Malawian forward moves to Hull City

By Peter Jegwa

In football, Malawian-born forward Henri Kumwenda, has been signed by Hull City from Leeds.

Kumwenda,18, has been on the books of Leeds for the past 11 years having moved to England from Malawi as a toddler.

The young forward impressed as a Leeds Academy player and was often called to play for the team’s Under-23 side prompting the Malawi national team to consider giving him a call up.

Leeds were yet to offer him a professional deal and he has now moved to sign his first professional contract with Hull.

The young forward has tweeted about his move:

“Happy to sign my first professional contract with @HullCity Looking forward to this new chapter”

This article originally appeared on BBC News

Photo: @HenriKumwenda/Twitter