Zambia Women’s national team duo of strikers Grace Chanda and Misozi Zulu have expressed happiness with their newly penned professional deals in Israel with Maccabi Holon a six-time Israeli Ligat Al Women’s League Champion.
The Copper Queens duo inked professional deals with Israeli top side Maccabi Holon on Wednesday to become the third and fourth Copper Queens stars in Isreal joining Mary Mwakapila and Hazel Nali who are on the books of Hapoel Beershe’eva.
Misozi who was overcome with joy was quick to praise Copper Queen’s coach Bruce Mwape for his encouragement and advice to her.
“As for me am so happy to have this opportunity to join the new club in Israel. Am so happy and humbled,” she said.
“I don’t know what to say but it can only be God. I thank Coach Bruce (Mwape) for always encouraging and telling me that with time I would return to Europe if I kept working hard which I always keep in my mind.”
” Since God has already blessed me with I just want to go and work hard and achieve my goals by helping my team,” she added.
Grace Chanda said the move was an answered prayer and believes it will change her life and that of her family. Chanda has promised to work hard in Israel.
“Am happy, I was praying about, I wanted my football career to change, I wanted to play professional football. God is good he makes a way where there is no way. The more you play the more blessings you receive, so am very happy,” she said.
“When I go there I want to work hard because it will change my life and that of my family.”
This is the second European stint for Misozi Zulu who had a short six months stay in Kazakhstan on the books of Europe’s 12th ranked side BIIk Kazyugurt and become the first Zambian player to score in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
Grace Chanda on the other hand who is known for her prolific nature having netted 86 times for Zesco United ladies in 2018 in just 26 games will be making her first European stint following a remarkable Olympics Qualification tournament with the Copper Queens netting eight times to emerge as the top goalscorer.
The opportunities are now as wide open as the sea.