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The Cavs feel the same way.

They believe he can seamlessly slide back into a midfield position alongside two former Foothills teammates, Sergio Camargo and good friend Elijah Adekugbe.

“I’m fortunate with Bruno, because I’ve had him for a couple of years, and we won a (PDL) championship together in 2018,” said Wheeldon Jr. of the Paris-born Zebie. “He has great energy. He will hunt down the opposition, and he will keep the team in possession, and he’s a selfless player.”

Zebie feels he brings all that, plus a little more.

“I’m good on the ball, so I can help the team in possession,” said the 24-year-old. “But more so, I bring a lot of competitiveness to the team.

“My competitiveness is very high,” Zebie continued. “Whatever I do, I like to be No. 1 — I like to win. So even when things don’t go my way, I make sure I out-work my opponent and make their life a living hell.

“And I think that’s why Tommy felt it was the right time to bring me back.”

He returns to Calgary after a year up the QEII with FC Edmonton, so he’s quite familiar with the CPL.

Zebie posted a goal in 23 appearances for the Alberta rivals last season.

“I went to Edmonton — I have a brother there and some childhood friends there,” Zebie said. “It was a matter of playing with my (older) brother (Allan) on the same team for one year and saying ‘I’ve done that in my career.’ But I knew in the back of my head I only wanted to be there for only one year and then try something different.

“Fortunately for me, Tommy saw that I was doing very well and playing all over the field. So we connected, and I didn’t hesitate. It was just a phone call, and within a couple of seconds, I was saying, ‘Yeah . . . I’m in.”