Allan Wanga: I just pray my agent works out an agreeable dealJune 15, 2009 - 23:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Harambee Stars striker Allan Wanga could become the first Kenyan to play in Europe's premier club competition, the Champions League, if his employer and suitor agree to terms.Armenian perennial champions Pyunik FC had an initial offer for Wanga rejected by his Angolan club Petro Atletico. "Pyunik have been tracking me for a while now but my club has asked for more than they had offered and negotiations are going on," Wanga said. According to Wanga, Atletico have put a price tag of 350,000 euros (Sh37.8 million) on him against Pyunik's offer of 250,000 euros (Sh27m). The 22-year-old moved to Petro Atletico from Tusker in 2008 in a $60,000 (Sh4.68m) deal. He has scored four goals in eight matches this season for the reigning Angola champions. "Petro still want me and will only release me if the price is right. It is a dream for me to play in Europe and I just pray my agent works out an agreeable deal," Wanga said. Pyunik is one of the most popular football teams in Armenia. Founded in 1992, the Yerevan-based club has won a record 11 Armenian Premier League titles. The club currently has one foreign player, Zambian midfielder Emmanuel Mbola. Wanga, the 2007 KPL top goal scorer, is currently in camp with Harambee Stars who are preparing to host Mozambique in Nairobi for their must-win World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie on June 20, Daily Nation reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |