It is now official. Uganda Cranes striker Emmanuel Okwi is back in Dar es Salaam with top flight side, Simba Sports Club.
The development follows earlier reports as the gifted player haggled for his sign on fees and other wages. The talented striker left Kampala last week for Dar es salaam to conclude the final talks. He is believed to have bargained for a $45,000 sign on fee with wages undisclosed.
Okwi makes his third return to the club he first played for in 2010 from Sports Club Villa.
Back then, the player received a $40,000 sign on fee.
He played for three seasons up to 2013 before he transferred to Tunisian side, Etoile Du Sahel where he featured in just one match.
He returned to SC Villa before crossing over to rivals Yanga Africans in 2013/14.
Surprisingly, Okwi returned to Simba during the subsequent season until Danish side SønderjyskE Fodbold came calling.
In Denmark where he had signed a five-year deal, Okwi only lasted two seasons before he was offloaded after being deemed surplus to requirements since he had failed to cement a starting slot.
In January 2017, he returned to Uganda and signed a brief contract at SC Villa.
At Simba, Okwi, who will mark his third stint, is reported to have penned a two-year deal worth $30,000.
10 goals in 13 matches was the recipe for his unquestionable eye for goals and a recall to the Uganda Cranes where he has been part and parcel of the regional country-wide tours and the recent international friendly matches against Kenya, Ethiopia and Senegal.
He was recently part of the Uganda Cranes team that won 1-0 away to Cape Verde in Praia, playing 78 minutes before paving way to eventual goal scorer, Geoffrey Sserunkuma.
