Ugandan Premier League champions Vipers SC have added to their squad with the arrival of Mohamed Salem Ekbad ahead of the new season.

The latest acquisition for the Kitende-based outfit was unveiled on Wednesday with a statement on the club’s official website confirming: “Vipers Sports Club have rounded off the capture of Mauritanian national, Mohamed Salem Ekbad, making him the first player from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to sign for a Ugandan club”

The statement added: “The 25-year-old, who is primarily an attacker, has penned down a two-year employment contract with the Uganda Premier League champions.”

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Ekbad joined from Mauritania League 1 side, FC Nouadhibou where he plied his trade for the past two seasons, winning the league title twice and netting 17 times for the country’s giants across two league campaigns, including 11 goals in the final season.

Previously, the forward featured for FC Sahel in the 2018-19 season and helped them qualify for the first division as champions, finding the back of the net 12 times during the season. In the following campaign, which was FC Sahel’s first in the topflight, he struck eight times.

In their second year at the top, Ekbad scored 13 goals and got selected to the national Under 23 side of the North West Africa country and the national team (locally based players). This year, he featured for Nouadhibou in the World Arab Club Champions Cup qualifiers, before they got knocked out by Al Kuwait.

He becomes the ninth foreign player at Vipers joining Fabien Mutombora, Alfred Mudekereza, Rodriguez Shamamba, Abubakar Lawal, Tety Desire, Miguel Nzau Lutumba, Rodriguez Lopez, and Luiz Otavio.