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Renard Defends Sunzu’s Reading Trial

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President Sata Shaking hands with Stopilla Sunzu when he visited the national Soccer Team
President Sata Shaking hands with Stopilla Sunzu when he visited the national Soccer Team

Herve Renard says letting Stopilla Sunzu attend trials was the best way get 100 per cent out of his star defender at the 2013 Africa Cup.

Renard said on Sunday in Nelspruit that Sunzu is 200 per cent ready despite missing the entire weeks training to attend to trials at struggling English Premiership club Reading.

“Stophila Sunzu left for five days exactly,” Renard said at Protea Hotel in Nelspruit.

“Why I let him go to England I think you know better the African culture.

“Meaning if you think of forcing one player to stay in camp to lose a chance of his lifetime he won’t play at a 100 per cent for the tournament one week after.

“His dream is to play in the premier league.”

Sunzu returned to camp on Friday while he awaits a final outcome of talks between his club TP Mazembe and the English club.

Meanwhile, Renard has declared Zambia ready to defend their title.

Zambia kickoff their defence against Ethiopia on January 21 in a Group C game at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.

“We are here to defend our title it was a big honour to get the title in 2012,” Renard said.

“Now it is time to look to the future and the future starts tomorrow.”

34 COMMENTS

  1. I wonder what this man who is not seen in zambia but outside zed his seen and would nt no what he is telling players lets hope his not insulting them.Can someone plz tell him that he sow HH and Nevers in chawama so that he sends his police.

  2. Here in the Uk we dont need people like Sunzu whose name I cant spell properly let alone pronounce it
    Stay in zambia please

    Thanks

    • moshota you are an *****! may be you are joking before we insult you? what do you think could be a dream of a young player like sunzu? do names play football! can you withdraw your sentence!

    • I DON’T UNDERSTAND MUSHOTA. DOES SHE JOKE OR SHE IS SERIOUS IN HER COMMENTS. CAN THOSE WHO KNOW HER VERY WELL SHED SOME LIGHT PLEASE?

    • In which UK are you right now? And do you think the UK needs a person with a wicked name like yours? Do you know where that remote place called Mushota is in Zambia? Or maybe there’s now a city in the UK called Mushota? You are fool with no brains in that head of yours. If you’ve made the UK your home then don’t comment on Zambian affairs. We only need people who are proud of Zambia and ready to build it. Nonsense!

  3. But why didnt Reading wait till afcon ends, dont they have diary? If we wont retain the trophy because Sunzu missed traing, they will be relegated! Hood luck zed lads

  4. The most annoying thing about it is that even after his trip nobody still knows if Reading have signed him unheard of for a professional international player of his calibre; is it because he has no agent and his club are representing his interests and theirs at the same time…this is why African players end up getting peanuts a week in the first 2 years in these European teams when their fellow team mates are on minimum £50,000 per week.

  5. Mushota your prostitution has gone to your head!!You are a qualified **** with no manners not even bad ones!!Grow up *** and start thinking properly.Do you think you are the first Zambian or African to live in the UK?You are embarrassing yourself and your family.Ulichipuba sana makaka!!

  6. Sunzu u have already tasted soccer at the highest level with TP Mazembe in Champions league and Zambia winning the AFCON Cup.

    Stop children ba Ethiopia, we need to get three points tonight.

    Zambia Go!!! Im more than happy and sure we shall go far.

  7. BA MAYO BA MUSHOTA, MULETEMWA ABANTU BONSE. MWILA SALALULA UMUNTU APABULA UMULANDU. JUST LIKE YOU ARE THERE, EITHER BY YOUR PARENTS GIVING BIRTH TO YOU IN THAT COUNTRY OR YOU COULD HAVE GONE THERE BY OTHER MEANS, SUNZU HAS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE AND WHO KNOWS, MAY BE AZABALA BANA YOU MIGHT BE THE MOTHER. HE IS TALL, HANDSOME, AND A NICE SMILE ALL THE TIME.
    ALA WE MWANA , CHINDIKA ABANTU BONSE. LIMBI SUNZU NI MBUYA OBE?

  8. ZAM 3 ETH 0
    If Renard picks this line up to defend AFCON 2013 trophy!
    1.Mweene(Captain) 2.Nkausu 3.Mbola 4.HH 5.Sunzu 6.Sinkala 7. M. Mulenga 8.Chisamba 9. Mbesuma 10.J. Mulenga 11. Kalaba

    The first 3 super substitutions;
    1.Chansa
    2.Chris
    3.Sakuwaha

  9. We want to be the first team to collect maximum points at the AFCON. God bless Chipolopolo. God bless Zambia.

  10. Ethiopia must be taught a lesson lelo! Bafwile baishimba ati tulibakalmba. ABABEMBA abati, ukulinganya amapuli nanakalamba bulaponwesha! Wapya baisa!

  11. Ba mushota nachizina choipa so mufuna mukadzi kamba pali sunzu
    Ba Zambia, nalelo bawina chipolopolo. ethiopia lelolelo.

    good team selection but chris, isaac in starting line up:

    proposed team: 4-4-2
    mweene,nkausu,mbola,HH,sunzu,Chansa,kalaba,sinkala,katongo,mulenga,mayuka

    subs: musonda, njobvu, mbesuma, sakuwaha, …………………………….

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