Video: Crystal Palace Star Wilfried Zaha Honoured With Beautiful Mural at Selhurst Park

Video: Crystal Palace Star Wilfried Zaha Honoured With Beautiful Mural at Selhurst Park

Lukman Mumuni
updated at May 26, 2023 at 10:11 PM
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  • Crystal Palace unveil mural in honour of striker Wilfried Zaha
  • The Ivorian forward has shared his excitement after he was immortalized by the club
  • Zaha has been a key figure at Selhurts Park since returning from Manchester United

Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha has been honoured with a lovely mural in South London.

The beautiful painting of the ex-Manchester United striker was unveiled by the forward on Friday ahead of Crystal Palace's final game of the season.

Zaha, who has been a key player for the Eagles since returning to the club after a difficult spell in Manchester, arrived with his family and friends to witness the lovely moment.

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Wilfried Zaha has been honoured with a mural at Selhurst Park. Credit: @CPFC
Source: Twitter

In a video shared on social media, an excited Zaha is seen cutting the rope as the painting was unveiled.

"Speechless! Words can’t exactly express or describe the joy I felt standing there and witnessing this painting with my family and friends honestly still hasn’t sunk in but all I can say is thank you," wrote the Ivorian striker on Twitter.

Zaha is out with an injury and will miss the final game of the season.

However, his contributions for Crystal Palace this season has been immense, scoring seven goals and provided two assists in 27 matches for the South London club.

Zaha linked Al Nassr move

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that weeks after sealing the most audacious transfer in their history, Al-Nassr could be lining up the signing of another Premier League star.

Wilfried Zaha is said to be tempted by the option of quitting the English league and linking up with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Middle East.

Zaha has rejected offers to extend his contract at Crystal Palace and could be allowed to leave in the summer.

Zaha spots difference between England and Ivory Coast

Crystal Palace star, Wilfried Zaha, has explained the difference between playing for Ivory Coast and England.

The two-time capped England player switched nationalities to play for Ivory Coast in 2016.

In an interview with Total Media podcast, the 29-year-old stated there is a massive difference in playing for the two countries, claiming there is a major infrastructural deficit with the African countries.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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