In 1987, Melu won his second Footballer of the Year award making it an almost clean sweep by Wanderers players with Kalusha Bwalya (1984) Jonson Bwalya (1986) and Efford Chabala missing out on the award but winning the Sportsman of the Year trophy in 1985.
Already past his 30th birthday, Melu surprised a lot of fans when he signed for Greek club Olympiakos on a three-year contract.