It was announced on 22 July 2016 that El Kabir joined J1 League side Sagan Tosu for the 2016 season. It came after when El Kabir told the club's technical director İbrahim Üzülmez that he wanted to leave. Prior to leaving Gençlerbirliği, El Kabir said he was in Turkey when the 2016 coup d'état attempt took place in country, as a reason of him leaving the club.