The African contingent at Saudi Professional League club Al-Tai FC added another member this week following the transfer of Guinea-Bissau national team midfielder Alfa Semedo from Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães. The 24-year-old joins on a two-year contract and was brought to Al-Tai by the club’s new manager Pepa, who was hired in July and previously managed Semedo at Vitória.
Born in Bissau, Semedo left for Portuguese football with a move to Lisbon powerhouse Benfica at the age of sixteen before spending time at another Portuguese top division side in Moreirense as well as in Spain with Espanyol and England with second tier clubs Nottingham Forest and Reading. The starting central midfielder for Guinea-Bissau joins a group of players who represent African national teams including Cameroon full back Collins Fai, Zimbabwean attacker Knowledge Musona, Algerian Amir Sayoud and also Republic of Congo star forward Guy Mbenza who joined after starring for Wydad AC in the club’s 2021-22 CAF Champions League and Moroccan Botola Pro title runs.
