18-year-old Cardiff City forward Ntazana Mayembe, who has re

18-year-old Cardiff City forward Ntazana Mayembe, who has represented both Wales and England at youth level, has been named in the Zambia senior squad for their upcoming friendlies against Senegal, Benin and Sudan

Well done Taz

I look forward to seeing him progress with us

This is great news and particularly (with some irony) he is a local boy...

I became aware of Taz through a conversation with a relative and Andy Dibble and been monitoring his progresd ever since...

Congratulations, Taz; one of our brightest prospects going forward... 0

Good luck for the future but would have been better City AND. Wales

Good luck for the future but would have been better City AND. Wales

He could still represent Wales mind these are only friendlies

Great news. Hopefully we'll see him as a first team regular soon

my son was in school with him - he is lightning quick by all accounts. He seems to have dropped out of the squads recently so hope MM rates him.

The old saying in football is "If he's good enough he's old enough. So why isn't he in our first team squad.
I would say he's not good enough or he is a late developer.

The old saying in football is "If he's good enough he's old enough. So why isn't he in our first team squad.
I would say he's not good enough or he is a late developer.

Go do your own research and report back your actual findings and not your assumptions...

There's a good boy...

I see some people commenting that he has fallen away a bit this year.

That is only true due to an injury he suffered that kept him out for months.

Taz was the star in 19/20 and destined to make a breakthrough.

However the injury came at a really bad time as that was when the youngsters were starting to get noticed and given more opportunities.

If Taz hadn't been injured then he would have been one of the ones given an opportunity in the first team.

If I remember rightly he was injured when MM took over and only really started playing regularly again in around March.

He did though finish the season really strongly Scoring in nearly every game he was involved in. He has amazing pace and can play up front or on the wing with an eye for great goals.

He may still yet opt for Wales. But let's get him firing for city first!

The old saying in football is "If he's good enough he's old enough. So why isn't he in our first team squad.
I would say he's not good enough or he is a late developer.

Wrong,on both counts too! He iscgood enough, but late developer? He is 18 ffs. Not 23 or something. Jeeze!!

Good luck for the future but would have been better City AND. Wales

He could still represent Wales mind these are only friendlies

does he even qualify for Wales...?

The old saying in football is "If he's good enough he's old enough. So why isn't he in our first team squad.
I would say he's not good enough or he is a late developer.

See my message above - he was unfortunate to get injured.

Very few 18 year olds are capable, physically or technically, to be plunged into the rigours of championship football. Hence the average age of squads tends to be around 25. There are exceptions of course, but players develop at different stages and ages.

Good luck for the future but would have been better City AND. Wales

He could still represent Wales mind these are only friendlies

does he even qualify for Wales...?

Represented both Wales and England at school boy levels apparently

Good luck for the future but would have been better City AND. Wales

He could still represent Wales mind these are only friendlies

does he even qualify for Wales...?

Represented both Wales and England at school boy levels apparently

schoolboys is based purely on where you attend school though....

Good luck for the future but would have been better City AND. Wales

He could still represent Wales mind these are only friendlies

does he even qualify for Wales...?

Represented both Wales and England at school boy levels apparently

schoolboys is based purely on where you attend school though....

Ah OK my bad

Good luck for the future but would have been better City AND. Wales

He could still represent Wales mind these are only friendlies

does he even qualify for Wales...?

Represented both Wales and England at school boy levels apparently

schoolboys is based purely on where you attend school though....

Ah OK my bad

i assumed he qualified for Wales mate but all the sites ive looked at just say England..

Taz was apparently born in Bridgend but is listed as having dual English(?) and Zambian citizenship

Clearly, he can play for any country where is attending school but not sure if he could play for Wales under residency rules (nothing seems clear cut anymore)?

Taz was apparently born in Bridgend but is listed as having dual English(?) and Zambian citizenship

Clearly, he can play for any country where is attending school but not sure if he could play for Wales under residency rules (nothing seems clear cut anymore)?

Surely if he was born here, he qualifies?? Not sure on the rules,so just asking.