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ALBERT KANGWANDA YOUNG AFRICANS (YANGA) MOVE AFTER STELLAR SEASON WITH RED ARROWS

 

Zambia international Albert Kangwanda has completed a move to Tanzanian champions Young Africans (Yanga), becoming the latest Chipolopolo player to secure a high-profile transfer following an outstanding campaign with Red Arrows.

The 27-year-old left winger joins the Dar es Salaam giants ahead of the 2026/27 season after emerging as one of the standout performers in the MTN Super League. Kangwanda finished the 2025/26 campaign with an impressive 17goals and nine assists in all competitions. 

His move to Yanga marks another significant step in a career that has taken him across Zambia, Croatia and Sudan, before earning the opportunity to compete for one of East Africa’s biggest clubs.

Yanga, who will defend their Tanzanian Premier League title while also competing in the CAF Champions League, believe Kangwanda’s pace, creativity and attacking versatility will strengthen coach Manqoba Mngqithi’s squad.

During the 2022/2023 season Kangwanda scored 12 goals for Kafue Celtic earning himself interest from several big Zambian clubs. 

In 2022, he secured a move to Croatian top-flight side HNK Gorica, although opportunities proved limited before a loan spell at second-tier outfit NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.

He joined Red Arrows in 2023 and  reignited his career. Back in familiar surroundings, Kangwanda rediscovered the form that established him as one of Zambia’s most dangerous wide players, combining explosive pace with direct dribbling, intelligent movement and an eye for goal.

His performances earned him a move to Sudanese powerhouse Al Hilal Omdurman later that year, although he also returned to Red Arrows on loan before producing the finest season of his career in 2025/26.

Kangwanda’s contribution of 17 goals and nine assists was instrumental to Red Arrows’ campaign helping the Airmen finish second in the league and win the ABSA Cup. 

On the international stage, Kangwanda has represented Zambia from youth level through to the senior national team.

He featured for the Zambia Under-20 side during the 2018 COSAFA Under-20 Championship and the qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations before graduating to the Chipolopolo.

One of his defining moments came at the 2022 COSAFA Cup, where he scored the winning goal in the final against Namibia to hand Zambia the regional title.

He also impressed at the 2023 COSAFA Cup, finishing as joint top scorer with three goals alongside South Africa’s Tshegofatso Mabasa.

- Aaron Mubanga

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YOUNG AFRICANS (YANGA) STAR CONFIRMS THREE PSL APROACHES

Young Africans SC star Stephane Aziz Ki has confirmed he received three approaches from South African clubs.

The Burkina Faso international agreed to extend his stay with the Tanzania Premier League champions by a further two seasons amidst widespread interest in his services.

Clubs in Morocco, Egypt and notably the big three in South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates and  Kaizer Chiefs have been linked with moves for his services.

“Even after the game [against Mamelodi Sundowns] there was like three clubs, three teams from South Africa, they came straight to me but what I said was that I never finished my job with Young Africans,” Aziz Ki when asked by iDiski Times about PSL offers.

“For me it’s like one project between me and the team, I want to go far with this team, for me [the project] is not finished, I have to come back to work and then go further with this team.

“I know these teams, so many clubs here [in South Africa] came to me but I need to finish my job here at Yanga.”

Aziz Ki featured in the Mpumalanga Premier’s Cup opener on Saturday afternoon in their 2-1 defeat to Bundesliga side FC Augsburg at Mbombela Stadium.

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FORMER PSL COACH LEAVES YANGA (YOUNG AFRICANS SPORTS CLUB)

Tanzanian giants Young Africans SC have confirmed the exit of former Premier Soccer League coach Milton Nienov.

The Brazilian goalkeeper coach left the club just a day after head coach Nasreddine Nabi left the club.

Local football fans will remember Nienov from his stints as Goalkeeper coach with Free State Stars, Polokwane City and Golden Arrows.