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Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President Kalusha Bwalya has hailed Emmanuel Mayuka’s move to English Premier League side Southampton.
Mayuka on Tuesday penned a five year deal with Barclays Premiership side Southampton.
Confirming the deal Southampton said: “Saints have agreed terms over the transfer of forward Emmanuel Mayuka from Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys. The 21-year-old will move to St Mary's for an undisclosed fee having agreed a five-year deal to keep him at the Club until the summer of 2017.”
“Mayuka has had a very successful year and on merit he has got this move. He has worked extremely hard and I’m delighted for the young man. He has worked extremely hard and I’m delighted for the young man. The whole of FAZ and am sure the entire football community is delighted with this wonderful development,” said Bwalya.
Commenting on the signing of Mayuka, First Team Manager Nigel Adkins said "Emmanuel is a lightning-quick striker who I am sure will excite the fans," of the Club's fifth summer signing.
"He is only 21 years old but already has a great deal of experience, notably so at international level. He will bring something different to the group that we already have here at Southampton, and I look forward to seeing him pull on our shirt for the first time."
Mayuka is regarded as one of the brightest talents to come out of Africa in recent years, having moved to Europe in 2008 when he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv from his first club Kabwe Warriors.
He scored seven goals in 29 games for the Israeli outfit, leading him to sign a five-year deal with Young Boys in May 2010.
Mayuka recorded an impressive goalscoring ratio in his 84 appearances for his Bern-based former club, finding the back of the net 32 times in two seasons.
It is on the international stage, though, that the five-foot-nine frontman has made his greatest achievements.
Despite his relatively young age, Mayuka has already been capped 36 times by Zambia since making his debut in 2007. Three of his ten international goals came in his country's successful 2012 Africa Cup of Nations campaign – he netted against Senegal, Libya and Ghana as the Chipolopolo won the tournament for the first time in their history.
He finished the competition as joint-top goalscorer as one of seven players to score three times, but was awarded the Golden Boot by virtue of having an extra assist to his name.
Credit : SuperSports
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