By Takudziridzwa Nyama
Zimbabwean footballer Cobert Chimedza Junior has emerged at Gil Vicente and signed a multi-year deal to join the Portuguese top club.
Chimedza aged 20 years was born in Harare and moved to United Kingdom at the age of 14.
Previously Chimedza played for MK Dons, scoring 18 goals in 15 appearances for the English League 2 side.
Gil Vicente, coached by former Portuguese footballer César Peixoto, are currently 14th in the league table, having accumulated 26 points from 27 matches.
Chimedza becomes the first Zimbabwean player to sign for a Portuguese top-flight club after independence, following the footsteps of the late Freddy Mukwesha, who turned out for Sporting Braga in 1960.