By Zim Sport Live Writer
Zimbabwean twin brothers Jamie and MacDonald Murefu have signed their full scholarships at English League One side Cambridge United.
The identical twins, who were born in Harlow, a town located in the west of Essex, England are the sons of former Dynamos goalkeeper Obey Murefu, who is now based in the UK.
Following in the footsteps of their father, the Murefu twin brothers have been part of Cambridge United’s academy for the past three years.
Jamie has been ever present in the U18s this season performing consistently well at left-back.
Harlow born; Jamie joined the Academy from Ryan FC at U13s alongside his twin, Macdonald in 2022.
His brother MacDonald is an exciting attacking player who can play both wide, or centrally.
Macdonald will be looking to have a big influence on the youth team initially next season.
The Zimbabwean duo were part of a group of 10 very talented young players who have been inducted into the Cambridge United Academy Scholarship Programme at the Club’s Training Ground facility.
The others are Zak Massoud, Jamie Murefu, MacDonald Murefu, Jordan Yakubu, Lohgan McDougald, Freddie Jolland, Daniel Ndeda, Daniel Efobi, Adewale Komolafe and Daniel Herd.
Cambridge United’s Academy Manager Dom Knighton said:, “It was a special evening to celebrate our young players, thank the families for their unwavering commitment to the programme thus far and induct them into their Scholarship Programme.
“It was also a great opportunity to provide an informative evening on what day to day life looks like as a Scholar here at Cambridge United Football Club.
“Each and every player will have their sights set on forging a career as a professional player and we continue to evolve and develop our programme to help support each individual fulfil their potential.
“However, we strongly believe that our Scholarship Programme at Cambridge Untied can open up a varied number of pathways both within the sports industry and beyond.”