* Alongside Zambian Evans Kayombo in what the team describes as “two more significant reinforcements”
By Duncan Mlanjira
Mozambican club Costa do Sol secured the services of Malawi international, Nigeria-born Babatunde Adepoju, alongside Zambian Evans Kayombo in what the team describes as “two more significant reinforcements”.
On its club media, Costa do Sol indicates that they first reinforced by securing Nené, who the returns to his former team following his time with Abu Salim SC in Libya.
The club describes the former Mighty Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets, as standing 1.92m tall “who arrives to fill the gap left by the also recently signed Eva’nga, who needs four months to recover from injury”.
Kayombo is a 25-year-old Zambian international, who is described as “another powerful attacker who increases the range of options for coach Horácio Gonçalves”.
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Costa do Sol, who previously had Malawian international Richard Mbulu, are lying 6th on that country’s league table with 12 points.
It is led by Ferroriario da Nampula with 19 points followed by UD Songo on 2nd place with 16 points; Black Bulls on 3rd with 14 points; Ferroriario de Lichinga on 4th with 14 points and Nampula Railway on 5th with 13 points.
Babatunde scored his first international goal in seven appearances for Malawi Flames during a 1-1 draw against Ethiopia in an international friendly at Dire Dawa International Stadium on June 9, 2026.
Babatunde celebrating his first international goal for the Flames
He earned praise from coach Kalisto Pasuwa, who said: “I am happy for him. Scoring has been a big problem for us, but having him score like that can motivate others and help us get more goals.”
Games he has played since he attained Malawi citizenship status in 2025, include a first international friendly in June which the Flames lost 0-1; 0-1 loss to Botswana in a friendly on March 31 and 0-0 draw with Zambia in another friendly on 28 March.
He first came to Malawi in 2015 from Sahel FC of Niger to join Blue Eagles whom he played for for one season before joining Masters Security in 2016.
He then moved to Mighty Wanderers in 2018 before playing for Silver for one season and returning to the Nomads in 2020.
He then joined Nyasa Big Bullets in 2021 before being taken aboard by Venda FC of South Africa but remaining at the Bullets on loan till 2025 when he joined Venda and now being sold to Costa do Sol.
With the Bullets, Babatunde set a record in the Airtel Top 8 2022 Season 4 when he netted 8 goals in three games to win the Golden Boot —breaking the record of three goals set by Khumbo Ng’ambi in 2017.
That feat won him Player of the Tournament beating his teammate Lanjesi Nkhoma and Silver Strikers’ duo of Stain Davie and Zebron Kalima.
He achieved this after playing in Malawi for five years and he recognised the Player of the Tournament as his first professional award.
The goal scoring record in the Airtel Top 8 remains the all-time to date.
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