By Ibrahim Karim Bangura (Tanko)
Chengdu Rongcheng FC are set to announce the signing of Sierra Leonean winger Issa Kallon.
The team was last season’s third-place in the league.
The player has confirmed that they had reached an agreement for a two-year contract with Chengdu Rongcheng.
The 29-year-old, who joined Shanghai Port from Dutch side Cambuur in 2022, has been handed a new deal in his career after leaving Nantong Zhiyun.
The Sierra Leone international player has recorded 7 goals and 8 assists in 45 appearances for Shanghai Port as they won the title before moving to join Nantong Zhiyun in 2024.
He scored 5 goals with two assists have played 22 matches.
He scored on his debut for Nantong Zhiyun in the Chinese Super League opening game of the 2024/25 season. Nantong Zhiyun played away from Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, and that match match ended in a 1-1 draw in March last year.
The player equalized for Nantong Zhiyun in the 67th minute as he received a pass and slotted the ball at the bottom right of the net.