Palace forward and rapper part of three-man consortiumAFC Croydon play in the ninth tier of English football
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha and rapper Stormzy are set to become joint owners of non-league club AFC Croydon.
The pair are part of a three-man consortium, along with former Palace head of player care Danny Young, that has agreed a deal to acquire the assets of the south London side, who play in the Combined Counties Football League Premier South Division – the ninth tier of English football. Croydon announced contracts had been exchanged with the existing ownership and the consortium “will own, operate and develop their childhood hometown football club”.
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