Report: Former Norwich City player to stand trial in court alongside a woman
Ex-Norwich City player Jamar Loza is set to appear in court alongside a woman accused of supplying psychoactive substances on August 25th, 2022. Loza, a 29-year-old former Jamaica international, is accused of converting criminal property worth approximately £27000 from January to February this year and of possessing criminal property worth £645 cash on August 17th, 2022. His co-accused, 23-year-old Lydia Punchard from Melton Constable’s Church Street, is accused of supplying nitrous oxide (laughing gas) to another person from February to August 2022. Loza and Punchard were both present at the hearing on Friday.
The two defendants have declared their innocence in relation to the allegations and will be arraigned on December 2, 2021.
Loza, who has made one appearance for City, started his professional career with the Canaries and made his first-team debut in the Premier League against Arsenal back in 2014. In the same year, he won four Jamaican national team caps. During his time with Norwich, Loza has had loan periods at Football League clubs such as Southend and Coventry, as well as Leyton Orient, and has also had spells in the higher reaches of Non-League football with King’s Lynn and Maidstone United. Earlier this year, Loza moved to Suffolk-based Leiston.
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Norwich City: Wagner hails McLean, Sara and Forshaw mix
David Wagner has stated that he would not consider replacing Gabby Sara with any other player on his Norwich City’s central midfield squad. The Brazilian has been at the forefront of the Canaries’ new campaign, having been named the League’s Player of the Month in August. Kenny McLean, who has been acting as a stand-in captain, was strongly linked with a transfer to Leeds
He has had a busy pre-season, having featured in 45 minutes of the under-21s and 20 minutes of the cup. Wagner is confident that he will be able to gain further playing time and will be able to make his first start in the near future. He is hopeful that he will remain healthy throughout the season, and that he is a highly talented player. Wagner is also optimistic that Sara will improve further, noting that he is still eager to learn the game and is at the age where he is able to learn every game. “He is very fit and athletic, and he loves to play every match,” Wagner added. “It is clear that he plays a lot in Brazil, and if our midfield, Kenny, Gabby and possibly Forsy, are all healthy and performing at their best, then I will not switch them with any other midfield in the division.”
“You can add Nacho (Marcelino Nunez) and Liam (Gibbs) as well. Obviously then they have to play their part. They have to perform on the level which they are capable of. But if they do, we have a group together in midfield which can take on everyone, who can challenge everyone.”
“And this is where we have to make sure that everyone is in the best shape, best fitness shape as well. And then we have players in midfield who can dictate the game and this is what you need. If your midfield is below par you normally struggle.
“And we have to make sure, and this was the case in most of the recent games, including the pre-season, that our midfield was quite strong.”
