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Despite Maccabi Haifa's great interest in Chico Banza, in Cyprus they claim that the Greens are expected to face tough competition for his services. Anorthosis Famagusta wants to sell the winger of the Angola national team and sent a clear message to his agent, and teams from Turkey and Greece are following him themselves. Banza can be deployed on both wings, but prefers the left - just like his teammate, Milson from Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In January, Maccabi Haifa denied that they were interested in Banza, but in Cyprus they continue to insist that he is in the sights of the Greens and already said yesterday: "Maccabi Haifa has been following Banza for some time, but lately they have increased their monitoring of him. According to the information we have, the people of Haifa watched him in the game between the national teams of Angola and Morocco and they liked what they saw."
The 25-year-old player scored 6 goals this season and made 4 more in Cyprus, but Anorthosis are determined to sell him due to disciplinary problems. Among other things, he claimed earlier this season that he was invited to the squad of the Angolan team for the African Championship and asked to fly home - but in Anorthosis they found out that he was not in the final squad and got angry.
At the beginning of December, he hit a player of AK Larnaca during a fight for the ball and received a straight red card. In addition, he received 5 yellow cards this season and the Cypriot club feel that his fuse is short and want to say goodbye - but also to make a profit after they bought him from Mena Salamina for 170 thousand euros.
Plays the same position as Milson. Banza/GettyImages, FADEL SENNA
Banza previously played for the reserve teams of Leychos and Maritimo in Portugal, before landing in Cyprus in 2020. He played in Nea Salamina and after scoring 3 goals and making 10 assists in all competitions in the 2022/23 season, he was sold to Anorthosis.
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