In a dramatic turn of events, Nchanga Rangers have swallowed their pride and sold Bornwell Mwape to a South African club after failing his trials in Sweden.
The 22-year-old striker has reportedly joined South African PSL club Amazulu on a long-term deal.
Bornwell was the Zambia national team joint top scorer in 2013 with five goals tied with Festus Mbewe who is currently on a six month loan deal with another Durban outfit Golden Arrows.
“Yes, Bornwell has agreed to join AmaZulu in July. He did well in Sweden but he’s delighted to be joining Usuthu,” Bornwell’s agent Ryan Hartslief told SoccerLaduma on Tuesday.
His moves comes a week after failing a trail Swedish club Malmo.
Nchanga club chairman Blackwell Siwale has been on record over the last few months that they would not flog Bornwell to a South African club and that they would only listen to offers from European clubs.
Meanwhile, Amazulu will loan Bornwell back to Nchanga until June.
I think Zambians need to exercise patience in what ever move in terms of selling skills we have than burring talent in South Africa where talent is not developed at that professional level, late us hope he wont sleep like Mukuka Mulenga.
Mwape lacks precision. Players that need 12 chances to score once have no place in European soccer. I hope this is a lesson well learnt by other players aspiring for European leagues.
I agree with you totally. Bornwell is not one to make it anywhere because he lacks basis attributes of a striker. Renard’s insistence on playing Bornwel at national team level only served to exposed his failure to identify talent. But then Bornwel is not alone in a premature search of proffessional football. His striking partner at national team Festus Mbewe is already out there in Mzanzi.
Wish him well though!
I knew this Bornwel; cant pass trials in europe. Hes very lazy and a kula. He cant dribble or hold on to the ball. nichi chest che
Desperate for money and not real development. I think he will fail even in sa. Namapulukutu yaku sa akose, otherwise akabwelako after avent seen to be skilled. Anyway whole the bedt
FAILURE BY BEMBAS thus why we TONGAS only play in Goal , we are good at kujata ng’ombe
Iwe chi****la. is Hichani Himoonde a Bemba ? Thats the problem with you Kraal-raised chaps, ever tribal napashilingile
Kwena nga twaisa tekwa na batonga, ala cikoma no mupini ku ntanshi……
Blackwell said Bornwell blablablaaa….
@Anyoko, you are very useless in society. Why should you even feel proud to mention your tribe on football issues. You are the same i d i o t s who are pulling HH down in his presidential aspirations and he will never be our Presido. You have confirmed your inferiority characters through tribal expressions. B u s t a r d.
You and Anyoko sound like you work for the same master ‘IMPOSTERS’ trying to paint the tribal tag on others.
@ ATA ……., LOL ! I THINK BUSTARD SOUNDS A WHOLE LOT WORSE THAN BASTARD !
HOPE HE WON’T STILL BE 22 A COUPLE OF YEARS FROM NOW !