CA Osasuna - The African Mirror

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2023

Jon Moncayola, a rising star who is already a leader for CA Osasuna

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THE midfielder, who has also filled in at right-back this season, has played the third-most minutes of the squad. Jon Moncayola is only 24 years of age, but he has already impressed enough on the pitch to earn a 10-year deal tying him to his boyhood club CA Osasuna until 2031. Such a long-term deal is almost unheard of in modern football, but Moncayola isn’t a typical footballer. He is a CA Osasuna fan first and foremost, and it was a dream come true when he debuted for the first team on opening day in 2019/20: a 1-0 victory away…

May

05

2023

By The African Mirror

Abde Ezzalzouli, the Moroccan youngster powering CA Osasuna’s Copa del Rey charge

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THE 21-year-old has been key to the Pamplona side’s run to the Copa del Rey final and has earned praise from Xavi Hernández, the coach of his parent club FC Barcelona. When it became clear towards the end of the 2022 summer transfer window that FC Barcelona was going to loan out their talented young winger Abde Ezzalzouli, CA Osasuna coach Jagoba Arrasate urged the club’s sporting director Braulio Vázquez to do all he could to bring this rising star to El Sadar. And, he succeeded. On the final day of the window, Abde was brought in on a season-long…

May

05

2023

By The African Mirror

How CA Osasuna rejuvenated its youth structure to usher in a new generation of first-team players

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THROUGHOUT its 103-year history, CA Osasuna has punched above its weight. Coming from a city, Pamplona, of fewer than 200,000 people and surrounded by huge historical clubs in the Basque Country such as Athletic Club and Real Sociedad, they have had little choice. And given the meagre resources at their disposal, their achievements are admirable. They have spent 41 seasons in LaLiga Santander and achieved eight top-10 finishes, their best being when they came fourth in 1990/91 and 2005/06. They also had memorable campaigns in knockout competitions, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2007 and Copa del Rey…

May

05

2023

By The African Mirror

Five things you may not know about CA Osasuna

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HERE comes a look at five interesting facts about one of the clubs to have spent the most time in the top flight of Spanish football, a club which is owned by its members and which prides itself on never giving up. Having spent 41 seasons in the top flight of Spanish football, and 37 in the second tier, CA Osasuna is one of the most historic clubs in LaLiga. It is also, along with Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Athletic Club, one of just four professional football clubs still owned by the club members. Throughout its more than 100…

May

05

2023

By The African Mirror

The magic of CA Osasuna’s El Sadar stadium, the award-winning ground that makes the most noise

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THE venue in Pamplona was voted the 2021 World Stadium of the Year by Stadium Database. CA Osasuna will be playing in this Saturday's Copa del Rey final in Seville. Although the team will play far away from the city of Pamplona, they produced many magical nights at their home ground of El Sadar to make it this far. And, it's a very special stadium, one which was named last year as the ‘World Stadium of the Year 2021’ by Stadium Database, a leading publication covering stadiums and sporting infrastructure on an international level. The result of the popular vote…