Vodafone Ba soccer team midfielder Shameel Rao is heading to USA next month.

Rao is going to sign a contract with the Bringham Young University side that lately toured Fiji, where they played against team's like Ba, Suva and Lautoka.

Ba soccer president Rishi Kumar says they have released Rao and now he's not available to play for Ba in tomorrow's Super Six playoff's against Lautoka.

Kumar says another player in line to join, Rao is striker Josaia Bukalidi, but he's yet to make up his mind.

Meanwhile in the only Super Six playoff's match played last night saw Vodafone Labasa beat Viva Rewa 3-2 at Ratu Cakobau Park.