Management at Djurgaden IF of Sweden are impressed with the performance of Zambia U23 Midfielder Edward ‘Tiger’ Chilufya’s performance at the club and are confident that he will soon establish himself as a regular at both club and the national team.
Djurgaden IF sports Director, Bo Andersson said this when he paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Ambassador to Sweden, Her Excellency Ms. Rose Salukatula on Monday according to a press statement by Nicky Shabolyo, Counsellor at the Zambian Embassy in Sweden accessed by the ZamFoot Crew.
Ambassador Salukatula led staff from the embassy to show solidarity with Chilufya and his club when Djurgåden IF played Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish top league, the Allsvenskan.
Djurgården beat their opponents, 2 – 0 in a nail-biting encounter to take the top spot of the table with about four games remaining to the end of the season. Djurgåden IF is tied at 50 points each with second-placed AIK after 23 games played this season.
Speaking before the game, Andersson pointed out that the current team was “very competitive” but Chilufya has still managed to get a lot of opportunities during which he has displayed his skill and impressed since joining the club in 2017.
Ambassador Salukatula thanked Djurgården IF for recruiting Chilufya noting that this was a show of confidence that Sweden, and the club, in particular, had in Zambian talent.
The Ambassador later on led embassy officials and some Zambians at the game which was played at Djurgården’s home ground, Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, in singing the ‘happy birthday’ song for Chilufya and making a presentation of assorted fruits to him. Chilufya turned 20 yesterday (17th September).
Chilufya represented the Zambia national team at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. He helped Zambia win the tournament, scoring in the final against Senegal in a 2-0 win on 12th March 2017. Chilufya ended with 4 goals and was joint top scorer for the tournament. Chilufya also represented Zambia at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and helped his team make it into the quarterfinals of the competition.
