Vipers Sports Club has finalised the capture of talented Democratic Republic of Congo natives Gracia Mpongo Mbombo.

Standing at 5.9ft, 22-year old Mbombo is a versatile midfielder with specifications at the attacking end of the midfield and box to box player.

He has previously featured for Breme RCK (DRC), Etoile du Congo (Congo Brazaville) and Desportivo de Huila, Porcelena FC, Progresso Da Luanda in Angola.

He also previously traded his game at DRC’s DCMP and FC St Eloi Lupopo, in an adventurous young career.

His impressive performances in the past had him win the Best Player of the Year award at Breme and twice voted the Best Midfielder at Etoile du Congo.

Mbombo has been through the national team setup as he has previously received four U-17 and two U-23 selections.

Also unveiled was Darcy Mbaka Kipoyi is a 27-year old forward, who has experience of over ten years of top football.

He has previously featured for Kada Sport, FC Lupopo, Nzakimuena, Sanga-Balende and Lusaka Dynamos.

He also played for Club Barnet de Anglaise, DCMP and FC Renaissance du Congo in his native, DRC.

Each of the two have penned down a two-year employment contract at the St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende.

The two join three other DRC players on our roaster, following the arrival of Rodriguez Shamamba, Alfred Macumu Mudekereza and Olivier Osomba.

Mpongo Mbombo

Mbombo’s story has, however, raised eye brews.

This was after the Kitende side announced that the Congolese is 22 years of age.

Sports scribe Cephas Tendereza thinks that it is largely impossible for a player at 22 to have played for 6 clubs.

Meanwhile, the Government of Uganda through the Directorate of the government analytical laboratory is mobilizing Shs 2 billion to procure an age detection machine from the United Kingdom.

According to sources, the machine is to be used by the Ministry of Public Service to help detect the actual age of civil and public servants who lie about their actual age.

The age detecting machine, which shall mainly rely on the dental DNA will establish the actual age of individuals with a saliva swab or a finger print.

Speaking about the age detecting machine, the Director of the government analytical laboratory Kepher Kateu Kuchana says the machine will be procured upon receiving the required funds.

“The machine, which will be procured from Europe uses advanced software to examine the dental features to reveal the right age of the person,” Kuchana told Vanguard News.

It should be recalled that last month, the public service ministry offices at Wandegeya were partially razed down by a fire that destroyed records and archives harboring details of public servants.

This was after majority of public servants sought to amend their age and trim it by 10 years after parliament declined to increase the retirement age from 65.

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