The Bolivians Always Ready, who will face the caraveleros in phase 2, have confirmed the arrival of Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony, with a long history in Europe. The striker coincided with Manuel Pellegrini in the Ciudadanos.
Magellan is one of the Chilean representatives in the American Libertadores Cup 2023. The Academy, which entered the continental tournament as champions of the Copa Chile 2022, will open their phase 2 series next Thursday, February 23, against the Always close to Bolivia. Precisely, the mountain cast has arrived on the market and signed an African footballer with a long career in Europe.
This is the Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony, 34, who signed with the “blood band” team. The first sign of this signing came from Alto club president Andrés Costa, who revealed on his social media that a new addition would be coming to his squad, posting an image of a silhouette with the word “Welcome “.
Then, the club confirmed his brand new signing. “A surprise for our fans. World Cup player, more than 140 goals in the European Premier League, Champions League and Europa League. Champion of the African Cup of Nations. He played for Manchester City, Swansea, Sparta Prague and Vitesse among others…” posted Always Ready, publicizing their new striker.
Wilfried Guemiand Bony was born in Bingerville, Ivory Coast on December 10, 1988. During his long football career, he played for clubs such as Sparta Prague (Czech Republic), Vitesse Arnhem (Netherlands) , Swansea (Wales, which England) and Manchester City. In January 2015, the player signed with Ciudadanos for four and a half years, in exchange for 32 million euros. Bony achieved the sky blue cast at the hands of Manuel Pellegrini. At City, he was the 2015-16 League Cup champion.
During his career, the striker also played for Al Arabi of Qatar, Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and his last club was Dutch NEC Nijmegen. Bony also has a history with his country’s national team. He made his debut for the Elephants of Ivory Coast in 2010 and the following year scored his first goal, against Benin, in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. In 2015, he was part of the continental champion team, in Equatorial Guinea. In the final, he missed a penalty in the final shootout against Ghana. In the same way, they won. In the World Cup, he played three games in Brazil in 2014.
Always Ready already has a footballer of African origin in its ranks. This is the central defender Marc Enoumba, a Cameroonian nationalized Bolivian. He even played for the Altiplano team in the last Qualifiers. The campus also has other knowledge in the local environment, such as defense Nelson Cabrera, former Colo Colo, and striker Marcos Riquelme, former Palestinian and academic from Chile.
The key between the albirrojos and Magallanes opens in Chile and the return will be played on Thursday March 2 in Bolivia. The winner advances to phase 3 of the Copa Libertadores, the last before the group stage, It won’t start until April.
The Academy, on its return to the First Division, still cannot win. This Saturday, they lost to Universidad de Chile 2-1, at La Serena.
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