Afrisports and Zambia midfielder Stophira Sunzu has moved to French Ligue 2 club Chateauroux.
The teenage midfielder has signed a 1-year loan deal with the French Ligue 2 club until the end of the 2008/2009 season next May.
Afrisports confirmed the deal was completed yesterday and that Sunzu is already at Chateauroux preparing for his debut campaign in the French second tier club.
Sunzu joins Chateauroux after a successful trial spell at the club in July but the deal was delayed after Afrisports and the French club failed to agree on terms.
The 19-year-old midfielder has until his move to France been on loan to Zanaco from the Faz division 1 north club since the start of the season.
Sunzu was part of the Zambia Under-20 team at last years Fifa World Youth Championships in Canada after earlier making his international debut with the Under-23 team in their Olympic and All-Africa games qualifiers.
He will be the second Zambian and Afrisports player to join Chateauroux after striker Jacob Mulenga who has been at the French club since August 2004.
Meanwhile, Zambia Under-20 teams 10-day training camp to Australia has collapsed in unexplained circumstances.
The team was due to leave for Canberra on Wednesday but silence has engulfed the teams departure.
Good news,pls make the best of dat opportunity Sunzu,
talent is one ting it’s de attitude that counts at the end of it
Sports news is much fun that all the politics going around. phew, some more latest sports new please LT
All the best young Man.Make sure,you work hard and get signed on permanently.
But why did the trip to Australia fail.There is poor planning at FAZ even worse than the Teddy Mulonga executive.this information about Sunzu is good.the media should also be following these players’ plight after their moves instead of concentrating on the English league.No matter how small zambia is compared to English football we are stioll proud of our players as thats all we have got and we need to know how they are doing at their new clubs
#4 jemboG, check out on zambianfootball.net if you want the latest on the zambian football scene, thhey are doing a good job to inform us who are far away from home.
Yes my boy, go to france and learn how to shoot at goal accurately from a long distance. We need thunderbolt smashers in our national team
GO SUNZU AND REMEMBER WERE YOU HAVE COME FROM —— SHARP RAZER KONKOLA
#5 Thanks
I’m in France and I’m trying to follow every weekend stats and results of Zambian players in Europe and especially in France with Jacob Mulenga, Felix Katongo and now Sunzu, but also Chris Katongo in Arminia Bielefeld in Germany. Go Zambia your players have great skills they should be proud of themselves and sure of their strength.
Well done to the young man but he should remember this is only the beginning,learn from Mbesuma’s time in Europe and try and from it.
Well done to the young man but he should remember this is only the beginning,learn from Mbesuma’s time in Europe and try and learn from it.
This guy has a weired first name. I guess he is the only Zambian with the name Stophira. I can assure you that one of his parents, most likely the father had lived outside Zambia, somewhere were he heard that name lol.
Good job,you make us proud.
Iwe ka kabusha, the name does not matter here. Do we really know your name and what it means koswe?
It is good development to the kid.Let the player mature into first team an then we can call him.He should focus an use the best of this opportunity
I vely happy shofila shunzu is vely play foottbal in fulance.he good vely an foottbal good him.zambia is football happy to.is samu and jacobo murenga who is praying footbal in fulance to.vely appy evlyday and zambia happy for shofira. shiporoporo shiporoporo iweeeeee.
work hard boy and good wishes.
No 12,
Stophira is born of Congolese parentage. However, the Sunzu boys are Zambians.
Good news for the youngster, hope he can cement a place so he can get either a longer term deal or a bigger club.
His father was a long standing goalkeeper for Sharp Konkola Blades and can still be contacted in Chillis if anyone wants to make his nationality an issue now that he’s gotten an overseas contract.When he played for Afrisports,Zanaco,Blades and the U-20 non of this mattered,whats wrong with us Zambians kanshi na PHDS ( Pull him Down Syndrome) ?
Thanks # 18.
Jz frm lsk
Only the strongly survives the european football
This is encouraging guys. Give credit where it is due.
This is very good news,but bafana bakazipunzilako, education is important to help understand contracts and their roles.look at mbesuma shame shame!!!
TZ
Sunzu is the son of the former Konkola Blades towering Goalkeepr Felix Sunzu. The father is Congolese(DRC). His sons are now Zambians there is Stophira and Feliz Sunzu Jr. Both these yougsters have played for Konkola Blades. we need as many players to break into european league and perform. Good luck to the boy.