Cisse signs up with Dhafra

Al Dhafra have signed the Burkina Faso international forward Abdoulaye Cisse on a free transfer from the Qatari club Al Sailya. Cisse, 25, has signed a one-year contract with Dhafra. Cisse joins Dhafra as a replacement for the Togolese striker Mohammed Abdul Kader, who joined them in the mid- season transfer window. Dhafra have released the Iranian midfielder Mahdi Razabzadeh and the Nigerian defender Kenneth Ikwugabado. sports@thenational.ae