Allan Okello’s transfer from Young Africans to Moroccan giants AS FAR Rabat could deliver more than another major career move for the Uganda Cranes midfielder, with Vipers, KCCA and other clubs that contributed to his development potentially benefiting financially from the deal.
Okello completed a three-year move to AS FAR last week after only seven months with Tanzanian champions Young Africans.
While several reports initially valued the transaction at between $1.2 million (Shs4.48 billion) and $1.5 million (Shs5.60 billion), information obtained by Daily Monitor places the actual transfer fee paid by AS FAR to Yanga at $500,000 (Shs1.87 billion).
That figure is separate from Okello’s personal three-year package, which sources involved in the negotiations valued at approximately $800,000 (Shs2.98 billion).
The distinction is crucial when calculating what Okello’s former clubs could receive because contractual sell on clauses and FIFA solidarity payments are normally linked to the transfer compensation paid between clubs rather than the player’s salary package.
Vipers sold Okello to Yanga in January for a reported $300,000 (Shs1.12 billion) after the attacking midfielder had rebuilt his career at Kitende.
Daily Monitor has since established, through Okello’s representatives, that Vipers retained a 10 percent sell-on clause when completing that transfer.
What remains unclear is how that percentage is defined. If the clause entitles Vipers to 10 percent of the entire $500,000 (Shs1.87 billion) transfer fee, the Ugandan champions could receive around $50,000 (Shs186.6 million).
If it applies only to Yanga’s profit, the calculation would be different. Using the reported $300,000 (Shs1.12 billion) that Yanga paid Vipers, the Tanzanian club would have made a capital gain of about $200,000 (Shs746.2 million) from Okello’s subsequent sale.
Ten percent of that amount would leave Vipers with approximately $20,000 (Shs74.6 million). The exact payment depends on the wording of the transfer agreement between Vipers and Young Africans.
What is clear is that Vipers’ decision to include a future sale provision means the club could earn from Okello for a second time only months after allowing him to leave Uganda.
Okello’s football journey also brings FIFA’s solidarity contribution into the discussion. Born on July 4, 2000, he joined KCCA’s development structure as a teenager before making his senior debut in February 2017.
He established himself at Lugogo before moving to Algerian side Paradou AC in January 2020. Okello returned to KCCA on loan in September 2022 before leaving Paradou permanently and joining Vipers in 2023.
His spell at Kitende eventually restored him to the level that first made him one of Uganda’s most highly regarded talents. He helped Vipers win the 2024/25 Uganda Premier League and Uganda Cup double before joining Yanga in January 2026.
His impact in Tanzania was immediate, scoring 14 league goals and providing eight assists as Yanga retained the league title. Seven months later, AS FAR came calling.
Separate from Vipers’ sell-on clause is FIFA’s solidarity mechanism, through which clubs that contributed to a player’s training can receive part of the compensation paid in a subsequent transfer.
FIFA’s Clearing House system identifies the clubs entitled to training rewards using the player’s Electronic Player Passport, which contains his official registration history from the age of 12.
For a $500,000 transfer, five percent would represent a maximum solidarity allocation of $25,000 (Shs93.3 million).
That money would then be distributed among clubs that officially trained and registered Okello during the relevant development years.
KCCA are likely to be one of the principal Ugandan beneficiaries because of the years Okello spent in their youth and senior systems before his move to Algeria, as well as his later loan spell.
Paradou could also benefit for the period during which Okello was registered with the Algerian club, while Vipers may qualify for a smaller solidarity share depending on the precise dates contained in his registration record.
Okello’s earlier development sides could also have an entitlement if their registrations appear on his official Electronic Player Passport. The precise allocations cannot be established simply from publicly available career dates.
Under the FIFA Clearing House process, the provisional Electronic Player Passport is reviewed by the relevant clubs and associations before FIFA produces a final allocation statement setting out how much each eligible club should receive.
Yanga have turned Okello into a profitable asset within seven months, Vipers appear set to earn from him for a second time because of their sell-on clause, while KCCA and other clubs involved in his development could receive compensation through FIFA’s solidarity mechanism.
Okello’s transfer offers another reminder that player development does not have to stop generating value when a footballer walks through the exit door.
For Ugandan clubs capable of identifying, developing and properly registering talent, the rewards can continue arriving years later.