Vipers Sports Club is pleased to announce the re-signing of right-back Ashraf Mandela on a two-year employment contract.
He returns to St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende having left in 2018 upon his own request.
It’s worth mentioning that Mandela is also a St Mary’s Secondary School, Kitende graduate where he featured till 2015.
In the 2018/19 season, he joined SC Villa before moving to URA FC a year later, where he spent three campaigns.
“Many people will ask me why I came back to this palace,” he started as he spoke to Vipers Media.
“You know l call it a palace because it’s number one in East Africa and moreover, we are chasing to be number one in Africa. I call this a come back because l was once here, left and now am back here.”
“I was here as a boy and now, l come back as a man ready to compete. This is a place where my dream started and l want it to continue here,” Mandela rumbled.
The roving right-back becomes our fifth signing after Isa Mubiru, Marvin Joseph Youngman, Olivier Omadjondo Osomba and goalkeeper Alfred Macumu Mudekereza.
QUICK PLAYER PROFILE
Full Names: Ashraf Mandela
Date of birth: December 20th, 2002
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kgs
Position: Defender
Nationality: Ugandan
Strong foot: Right
Previous Teams:
2019 – 2022: URA FC
2018 – 2019: SC Villa
2015 – 2018: Vipers SC
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