THE Christos Sapphire is one of the persons who particularly occupied the Greek football reality. The 21-year-old footballer, who was born in Athens but since the age of At the age of 9, he moved with his family to Oslodecided to compete in the blue and white rather than the Norwegian national flag, although he had recorded appearances at Young people.
Before recording his first participation with the blue and white, o Sapphire continued the excellent performances with the Slavia Pragueeven scoring in last night’s match against Lille for his qualifiers Champions League. Despite a 2-1 win, the Czechs failed to qualify as the French had prevailed in the first leg.
The wonderful goal of Zafiris
Who is Christos Zafeiris?
Athens – Oslo – Prague
Born on February 20, 2003, Zafeiris started kicking the ball in academies around Athens, among them one that belonged to the Panathinaikos network. In 2012, in the midst of a crisis, his family made the decision to move to Norway, where his grandfather already lived.
She continued her involvement in football, passing through her academies Lillestrom. His talent did not take long to be seen, with the Valerenga to acquire it at the age of only 14 years. It wasn’t long before the first calls to the youth ranks of Norway, where he made his debut in 2018.
His name reached England and in 2019 he was tested at Chelsea, Leicester and West Ham, while he was also in Greece to be tested at Olympiakos.
Returning to Norway, he made a move from the Second Division (Grorund) and then moved to Haugesund where he developed his game as an ‘eight’. In January 2023, he moved to the Czech Republic as one of the great talents of Norwegian football, having excellent seasons.
The national team and Jovanovic’s role
Having stood out in Norwegian football and seeing his name ‘played’ all the way to the Premier League, it seemed unlikely that he would not be called up by the Norway Men’s team. However, this did not happen and therefore the procedures were initiated by Greece so that Zafeiris could choose the blue and white.
An important role was played by the hiring of Ivan Jovanovic, with the new federal coach giving the “OK” to the EPO for approaching Zafiris, who in turn responded positively.
Zafiris’ debut with the national team could take place in the matches against Finland and Ireland, however FIFA has not yet given the formal ‘OK’, although the relevant documents from the Greek and Norwegian federations have been sent.
The 21-year-old midfielder looks set to be in Jovanovic’s call-ups for the October games against England and Ireland.
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