Uganda teenager Owen Mukisa joins Roc Nation Sports as Senegal defender trials in Norway

Owen Mukisa, the 15-year-old Uganda international, has signed with Roc Nation Sports Intl, while Senegalese centre-back Abraham Wake is on trial at Norwegian club Tromsø IL.

Mukisa, who represents Uganda at Under-17 level, currently plays for the Vipers SC Youth Academy. Roc Nation Sports Intl confirmed the agreement on the agency’s Instagram account, with the company now managing the teenager’s interests.

Wake begins Tromsø trial

Tromsø IL are assessing another potential African recruit after 18-year-old defender Abraham Wake arrived in Norway for a two-week trial.

Wake came through the Mawade Wade Academy in Senegal. Details of his trial were published on the Gutan Vares Instagram account.

The central defender has been described as powerful, athletic and technically gifted, with significant scope for development. A partnership between Tromsø IL and the academy could help facilitate a future transfer, reportedly for about one million Norwegian kroner.

Ohandza announces retirement

Cameroon striker Franck Ohandza has ended his professional football career at the age of 35.

The former Cameroon Under-20 international represented his country at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Ohandza’s final professional appearance came in 2022, when he played for Dingnan United in China. He announced his retirement on Instagram, bringing an end to a career which had taken him across several years of professional football.