Scotland-based Warriors midfielder Kundayi Benyu who recently received a call up to play for the national team has joined Swedish side Helsingborgs IF on a loan deal until January 31, 2020.
The temporary move was confirmed by Helsingborgs on their website on Tuesday:
<blockquote>HIF has agreed with Celtic FC for a loan transfer of midfielder Kundai Benyu. The loan runs until January 31, 2020.</blockquote>
The 21-year old midfielder revealed that he was happy with the move. Said Benyu:
<blockquote>It feels like a good opportunity for me to continuously play A-team football at a high level.
My teammate at Celtic, Mikael Lustig, told me that Helsingborg is a big club, and this was a good opportunity for me, so I wanted to come here from the moment I heard about the interest (from Helsingborgs).
I have heard that the club has good supporters so I look forward to impressing them and showing what I can.</blockquote>
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Kundai Benyu Joins Swedish Club On Loan

Kundai Benyu who currently stars for Scottish champions Celtic has turned down the chance to feature for England at international level opting to play for Zimbabwe instead. Benyu was eligible to play for both England and Zimbabwe but chose to play for the country of his descent.
Warriors Manager, Wellington Mpandare said:
<blockquote>Kundai has now definitely committed his future to us.
He didn’t feature in our last African Cup of Nations qualfiers because of tactical reasons.
But he has made it clear he wants to play for us and the Ministry of Sport and Recreation are currently arranging the paperwork for him to play for us.
zimbabwe’s next international game will be in March 2018 after it was banned by FIFA for the World Cup after financial irregularities.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/1643796/celtic-kundai-benyu-zimbabwe-england/">The Scottish Sun</a>

Celtic Star Kundai Benyu turns down England to play for Zimbabwe

Highly rated 19-year-old midfielder Kundai Benyu has signed for Scottish champions Celtic. Benyu had attracted attention from several English clubs after an impressive season for Aldershot Town. Celtic are the reigning Scottish champions and have won the Scottish Premier League for the past 6 seasons.
Though he was born in England, Benyu is eligible to play for the Warriors through his Zimbabwean parents and was called up for the AFCON qualifier against and has in the past been willing to represent the Warriors.
Benyu told the Celtic Website:
<blockquote>It’s a massive honour to sign for the Scottish champions and one of the world’s great clubs
It’s a great opportunity for me to develop under Brendan Rodgers.</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40446748">BBC Sport</a>

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