By Austin Oduor Otieno,

With just almost 73 days to the start of the 2015/16 English Premier League ,Victor Wanyama’s Saints will begin their pre season training on Monday 29^th June.

The Barclays English Premier League will start on Saturday 8^th August and ends on Sunday 15^th May 2016.Saints are optimistic that Arsenal will beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup final to hand them a chance to feature in the UEFA Europe League 3^rd Round.

The first leg of the round will begin on 30^th July,2015.Passage from the 3^rd Round will send the Saints to play off,a prayer that will only be answered if Arsenal beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup final. If the mathematics is solved then Southampton will enter the capital one Cup at the 3^rd round.

Meanwhile, Sadio Mane has been called to the Senegalese squad that will take on Burundi in the 2017 CAF African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The 23 year old hat trick record breaker who scored EPL’s fastest ever hat rick is optimistic of helping Senegal qualify to the Nations Cup. He scored 10 goals in his debut season at St Mary’s from Red Bull Salzburg.

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