Congolese giants FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo have won the race to sign Zambian striker Emmanuel Mwiinde, the ZamFoot Crew understands.
Lupopo beat off competition from Angolan side Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto and a number of MTN Super League clubs. Mwiinde was most recently on the books of South Africa PSL side Marumo Gallants FC.
Despite Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto coming close and reaching a verbal agreement earlier on, it is Lupopo who have won the race, the ZamFoot Crew has learned.
Mwiinde is expected to leave for DR Congo later this week to complete formalities and put pen to paper on a two year deal, the ZamFoot Crew can exclusively reveal.
Prior to joining Gallants, Mwiinde was on the books of Oman Football Club side , Al Salam SC which competes in the Omantel First Division League which is the second-highest Association football league in Oman.
Mwiinde had a short unsuccessful stint at Young Zanaco in 2016 before moving to Chindwin Centries and later on Young Buffaloes where he had a successful spell helping them eliminate ZANACO FC and senior Green Buffaloes to reach the final of the 2018 Barclays Cup (ABSA Cup).
The pacey forward was part of coach Charles Bwale’s U20 squad for the 2018 COSAFA U20 where he scored one goal for the Young Copper Bullets.
He joined Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2018 and was part of the team that won the league during the 2018/19 season.
Mwiinde scored eight League goals in 16 games in the Israeli National Youth Division.
After a fruitful season in Israel, he returned to Zambia and his first stop was at Buildcon where he spent a season before joining Nkana and reached the Group Stage of the CAF Confederation Cup.
Before departure for United Arab Emirates where he played for FC Hatta and Masafi he played for Sensational ZANACO in the MTN Super League.
