Kinnah Phiri was offered a contract in 1982 by Sharjah SC, an Emirati professional football club that competes in the UAE Arabian Gulf League, but he was not allowed to leave the country, so he moved to Swaziland to play for his second and final team,  the Manzini Wanderers.
Born in Blantyre, Kinnah began playing football for local side Big Bullets F.C., and in 1982 was offered a contract by UAE club Sharjah SC. Sharjah Football Club or Al-Sharjah is an Emirati professional football club that competes in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. He was not allowed to leave the country, but he moved to Swaziland to play for Manzini Wanderers where he would finish his playing career. 
