In the 2020/21 DR Congo Premier League season, former Yanga striker Fiston Mayele played for AS Vita and finished in second place in the top scoring race, scoring 14 goals behind Simba's Jean Baleke who scored 15 goals.
In the award for the best player of the season (MVP), the name of Maxi Mpia Nzengeli who was playing for AS Maniema Union at the time when he was only 21 years old
Last season the President of Yanga Engineer Hersi Said made an effort to sign Maxi but it was not easy for AS Maniema to release their captain. Hersi did not give up, this season he tried again and has finally succeeded in bringing Maxi to Yanga
AS Vita coach Raul Shungu, who has coached Yanga in 1998, has praised the signing of the player assuring Yanga fans to expect great things from him
"I saw Yanga have signed Maxi, this is another very good player who has come here in Tanzania, I can say if it is a book then Maxi is a new version instead of Fiston (Mayele)," said Shungu whose team is in Tanzania doing pre- season
"I spoke when Mayele arrived here again before starting to play. I said he is a great player who if he puts in the effort he will cause a lot of trouble and it happened, I think you all saw now as well as the opposing teams watch out for this Maxi" p>
"His talent is very great, he can play many positions on the field, he has strength, speed and the best thing for Yanga, they will benefit because he is a young boy who will help them a lot, you will also see him score a lot," Shungu was quoted by the newspaper Sportsman
The truth of Shungu's words began to be seen in Mwananchi's week game against Kaizer Chiefs, Maxi playing for 45 minutes which was enough to introduce him to Tanzanian football
