"Rio Ave Futebol Clube - Futebol, SDUQ has reached an agreement with Al Wakrah for the transfer, on loan for a season, of the athlete Gelson Dala," a note published on the club's website reads.
Gelson Dala arrived in Portugal in the 2016/2017 season to grow professionally at Sporting, but in the middle of the following season he was loaned to Rio Ave.
According to the note, the Angolan made four seasons "caravel to the chest, scoring 20 goals with the Rioavista jersey in 84 matches that he participated".
Rio Ave ends by wishing the player "the greatest personal and professional success in this new cycle of his career.