While striker Leonel Ateba joined Simba from USM Alger club, Freddy Michael who is replaced by the Cameroonian also join USM Alger
But it was not a player exchange deal, Simba has spent more than 540 million to get Ateba while reaching a bilateral agreement to terminate the contract of Freddy who did not meet the needs of coach Fadlu Davies
Freddy has already left the country for Algeria to join USM Alger, former champions of the CAF CC African Confederation Cup
Freddy will be the third player to play in the Algerian premier league this season, coming from the Simba club
Other players are Sadio Kanoute and Babacar Sarr who joined JS Kabylie coached by former Simba coach Abdelhak Benchikha