Libyan Moneybags Target Best Paid Player in Tanzania After Luring Azik Ki and Thembikosi Lorch

Azam FC midfielder Feisal Salum aka Fei Toto is a target of Libyan side Al-Ittihad. Image: Azam FC

Libyan Moneybags Target Best Paid Player in Tanzania After Luring Azik Ki and Thembikosi Lorch

Joel Omotto 13:26 - 30.01.2026

Libyan club Al-Ittihad are rumoured to have turned their attention on Azam FC playmaker Feisal Salum, also known as Fei Toto, as they look to build a strong squad.

Libyan club Al-Ittihad are reportedly planning an audacious attempt to lure the best paid player in the Tanzanian league to Tripoli.

Al-Ittihad have already convinced South African forward Thembinkosi Lorch and Burkina Faso international Stephane Aziz Ki to join them from Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club this month.

The Libyan club has made Lorch one of the best players in Africa after agreeing to pay Wydad $1.5 million (Ksh193 million) in transfer fees and offered the forward a salary of $75,000 (Ksh9.5 million) per month.

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Can Al-Ittihad Convince Fei Toto to Move?

Fei Toto Yanga
Azam FC midfielder Feisal Salum aka Fei Toto signed a new big-money deal last year. Azam FC midfielder Feisal Salum aka Fei Toto is tipped for Yanga Return.

Even with the two mega-money deals, they are still trying to bring in more players and the latest reports indicate that they have set their sights on Azam FC’s Feisal Salum, popularly known as Fei Toto.

Salum is the highest paid player in the Tanzanian league with a reported salary of $27,000 (Ksh3.5 million) per month after signing a new one-year deal last September that made him the outright top earner in the division.

His deal also included a signing-on bonus of $308,000 (Ksh39.8 million), a house as well as a Toyota Anaconda MV which convinced him to extend his stay at the club amid interest from South African giants Kaizer Chiefs and North African sides.

Libyan Outfit Keen to Offer Big-Money Bid

Feisal Salum.

However, Al-Ittihad are reported to be ready to test Azam and Fei Toto’s resolve with a $2.5 million (Ksh323 million) bid and a salary offer that would dwarf what he is currently on.

It remains to be seen if Salum would be convinced as the Zanzibar-born playmaker appears happy in Tanzania at the moment as he looks to lift Azam to league and CAF Confederation Cup glory.

Salum and his Azam teammates have been in good form since the year started, winning three and drawing one of their four matches, including a 2-1 victory against Nairobi United in Confederation Cup last Sunday, and will face the Kenyan side in the return leg this weekend.