FORMER Australian Under-20 international Kofi Danning is leaving A-League champions Brisbane Roar to join Belgian second division club CS Vise.

The 21-year-old attacking weapon had his final training session with the Roar today ahead of his departure for Belgium, where he will undergo a medical before signing a two-year deal with the option of a third season.



Danning only joined the Roar in June last year from Sydney FC but struggled for regular first-team football in Brisbane.



However, the speedster's memorable performance for the Roar in the club's 1-1 AFC Champions League home draw with Beijing Guoan three months ago caught the eye of Vise scouts.



The Belgian outfit shares the same owners - billion-dollar Indonesian conglomerate the Bakrie Group - as the Roar.



"They (Vise) loved him," Brisbane coach Rado Vidosic said.



"They spoke to him and he expressed his desire to go over there and have a go."



Despite Danning having a year of his Roar contract remaining, Brisbane will not receive a transfer fee for the Ghana-born excitement machine.



"This is the first deal in our relationship with Vise. They've got a few players that we are looking at as well," Vidosic said.



"We've got our full number of players for this season but if we need something for next season, that would be a good way to do things."



Danning said Vise had presented him with an "exciting chance" to forge a career in Europe.



"I'm very excited but it's very daunting at the same time," said Danning, who made made his A-League debut as a 17-year-old in January 2009.

Originally published as Danning leaves Roar for Belgium