An agreement between the two parties has been reached, pending signing and official unveiling in the next couple of days, per multiple sources.
Following his departure from Arua Hill SC on Tuesday, attacking midfielder Gadafi Wahab is close to sealing a deal with Uganda Premier League newbies NEC Football Club.
Concrete reports have indicated that NEC has won the race to sign the talented attacker, beating the likes of KCCA FC and Vipers SC, who initially expressed interest.
An agreement between the two parties has been reached, pending signing and official unveiling in the next couple of days, per multiple sources.
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And sources close to the player have intimated that the player, who is technically a free agent in this window, could head out should he receive a juicier offer.
Wahab bade farewell to Arua Hill yesterday, ending his stay at the club where he has spent two and a half seasons.
At the time of his departure, he had played 57 league matches, netting twelve times in the process.
This season, he had accumulated three goals and four assists for the struggling Leopards, who sit rock-bottom with five points in 15 games.
As Arua Hill finished fourth last campaign, Wahab was nominated for the Midfielder of the Season, with Laban Tibiita eventually walking away with the gong.
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His goal-tally was the same as that of Brazilian and former Chelsea forward Oscar Emboaba, who plays for Shanghai Port.
Meanwhile, NEC sits seventh with 24 points in 15 games and is looking at bolstering the squad ahead of the second round, slated to kickstart this February.
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