Yannick Nzosa

Yannick Nzosa Manzila (born 15 November 2003) is a Congolese professional basketball player for Fuenlabrada of the Primera FEB, on loan from Unicaja Malaga.

At age 12, Nzosa was discovered by a friend of a coach of local club New Generation, with whom he started his basketball career.

One year later, he tried to enroll at Canterbury Academy in Las Palmas, Spain, with the help of former player Anicet Lavodrama, but was denied a visa.

[4] For the 2019–20 season, Nzosa was loaned to Stella Azzurra's affiliated team, Roseto Sharks of the Serie A2 Basket.

[1] Stella Azzurra filed a police report against Lolonga, who had been unhappy with the club's training of Nzosa, for kidnapping.

[10][11] On 31 March 2020, Nzosa signed a five-year contract with Unicaja of the Liga ACB after FIBA Europe ruled in favor of the club in its dispute with Stella Azzurra.

[27] Nzosa's father works in China, while his mother lives in a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[3] Nzosa's legal guardian is Joe Lolonga, a family friend and technical director of the Democratic Republic of Congo Basketball Federation.