By Staff Reporter,

Kenyan international striker Allan Wanga’s move to South African Premier Soccer League side Bidvest Wits is all but sealed Soka25east.com can exclusively reveal.

Allan Wanga who   declined to renew his contract with  Sudanese side Al Merreikh where he made headlines with his goal scoring prowess has received his Air ticket from Bidvest Wits and is scheduled to travel to South Africa on the 24^th June where he is expected to put pen to paper.

Speaking exclusively to Soka25east.com Wanga did not deny the revelation of the new development saying “Yes its true I have received Bidvest Wits have already sent me my flight ticket and letters to help in my acquisition of a visa at the South African embassy”

“I am glad that Bidvest Wits have been keen on me for sometime now and Ifinally see things going in the positive direction.I will be travelling to South Africa on June 24^th to finalise the details.PSL is a very competitive league and one of the best in Africa and I belive it will be a turning point in my career”Wanga told Soka25east.com

Wanga’s contract with Sudanese giants El Merreikh expires at the end of this May .

Wanga has played a pivotal role for El Merreikh since his arrival at the club at the beginning of June 2014 where he helped them win the Cecafa Kagame cup hosted by Rwanda.

Soka25east.com reliably learnt that Wanga was not happy after Al Mereikh were reluctant to improve his contract despite being one of the best perfomers in the team.

Wits is set to drop two foreigners namely Ethiopian Getaneh Kebede and Zambian striker Christopher Katongo in order to accommodate the new acquisitions, that include Allan Wanga.

TOP SCORER

With the Sudan league currently on mid-season break, Wanga was the second top scorer in the league with five goals while at club level, he is the top scorer with seven goals.

Wanga Allan is regarded as Kenya’s main striker at the moment, in the wake of the impending retirement of Dennis Oliech from the national set up.

He has previously enjoyed successful spells in Angola with Petro Atletico, alongside other stints in Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Sudan plus in the Kenyan Premier League where he has played for Tusker, Sofapaka and AFC Leopards.

In December 2013, Wanga scored two goals that enabled Kenya to beat Sudan 2-0 and win the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Nairobi.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com