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Dynamos Fined, Ill-Fated Match Awarded To Highlanders

The Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee has found Dynamos guilty of causing the abandonment of their ill-fated league match against Highlanders played last month at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo and fined them US$7500.

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Highlanders have also been slapped with a US$5000 fine for their fans’ invasion of the pitch as they celebrated the disputed goal.

Additionally, the PSL have awarded the match to Highlanders on a three-nil score line.

The match was abandoned in the second minute of time added on when both sets of fans invaded the pitch at different intervals leaving the referee with no option but to abandon the match.

Highlanders’ striker Washington Navaya had headed the ball home sending multitudes of Bosso fans onto the pitch in wild celebrations.

This angered the Dembare fans on the Mpilo End Bay and they promptly stormed the pitch and tore the nets on one goal while some attempted to uproot the goalposts.

After police had briefly driven the fans away from the pitch, council workers brought in some replacement nets but they could not do anything as missiles rained onto the goal area as Dembare fans protested the awarding of the goal.

This left the match commissioner Edson Nkau with no option but to call off the match.

The latest judgement increases Highlanders’ points tally to 23 though they still remain on 10th position on the log.

All PSL teams have now officially played 17 matches.

Mushunje Killed In Road Accident

Former Dynamos midfielder Barnabas Mushunje has passed on. He was 24.

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The Simba Bhora player lost his life after the car he was travelling in along the Harare-Shamva Road was involved in a collision with a tractor earlier this afternoon.

The badly-injured Mushunje was rushed to Parirenyatwa Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The player had travelled to Mutare for a funeral and was on the way back to Sjhamva where his team Simba Bhora are based.

Mushunje joined Dynamos in January 2020 and did not play much due to the Covid pandemic.

He played in the Chibuku Supercup and a few league matches in 2021 before moving to Simba Bhora at the beginning of this year.

May His Dear Soul Rest In Peace.

 

Umbro Muzadzi Collapses At Baobab

DYNAMOS FC Assistant coach Gift ‘Umbro” Muzadzi has reportedly collapsed at Baobab Stadium in Ngezi this afternoon.

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He has since been rushed to hospital.

The unfortunate incident happened as Dembare had just arrived at the stadium for their Chibuku Supercup quarter final clash against Black Rhinos scheduled for 3pm.

Ndiraya to temporarily take charge of Warriors

Dynamos coach Tonderai ‘Stanza’ Ndiraya will temporarily take charge of the Zimbabwe national team ahead of the upcoming Cosafa Cup until ZIFA sorts out papers for head coach Zdravko Logarusic.

Ndiraya and Harare City’s Lloyd Chitembwe are assistants to Logarusic in the Warriors technical department but the Croat was denied entry into South Africa yesterday when the team touched down at OR Tambo International Airport for the regional showpiece, because he did not have a valid visa.

Chitembwe on the other hand did not travel because he is blacklisted from entering South Africa due to previous transgressions.

This then leaves the responsibility of preparing the team, to Ndiraya, while ZIFA works flat out to have a visa for Logarusic.

“Meanwhile assistant Coach Tonderai Ndiraya will prepare the team in the absence of Coach
Lloyd Chitembwe who was never pencilled to travel to South Africa as a result of his non authorisation to travel to South Africa,” said ZIFA in a statement.

The Cosafa Cup roars into life in Port Elizabeth tomorrow.

Undefeated DeMbare edges Hereantals, opens up 6-point gap

Albert Eonde scored the only goal of the game as undefeated Dynamos edged ten-man Herentals 1-0 in a Chibuku Super Cup match played at the National Sports Stadium yesterday.

The Cameroonian finished off brilliantly from an equally well-struck pass from Tinashe Makanda in the 73rd minute, shortly after The Students had been reduced to ten man after Derek Chitsanzara was given his marching orders for a foul on King Nadolo.

As a result, DeMbare opened up a six point gap at the summit of Group 1, with 14 points, six ahead of second-placed Yadah, and seven ahead of third placed city rivals CAPS United.

Coach Tonderai Ndiraya said he the aim was to win and he was happy his charges did so in an evenly-contested match.

“Let me say what’s important was the three points we got today. They threw more numbers forward and importantly is that the boys did well defensively,” he said.

Dynamos trio in Warriors squad for Cosafa Cup

The Dynamos trio of defender Godknows Murwira, midfielder Shadreck Nyahwa and forward King Nadolo, have drafted into the Warriors fold for the upcoming Cosafa Cup.

Six-time winners Zimbabwe take part in the regional showpiece starting on July 7 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Nadolo, Murwira and Nyahwa have all scored for the Tonderai Ndiraya-coached DeMbare in the Chibuku Super Cup.

Below is the full squad;

GOALKEEPERS
1.Washington Arubi (Marumo Gallants)
2.Nelson Chadya (Ngezi Platinum Stars)
3. Martin Mapisa (Zamora CF)

DEFENDERS
4.MacClive Phiri (Sekhukhune United)
5.Kelvin Moyo (Nkana)
6.Carlos Mavhurume (Caps United)
7.Andrew Mbeba (Highlanders)
8. Lennox Muchero (Yadah Stars)
9.Godknows Murwira (Dynamos)
10.Qadr Amini (Ngezi Platinum Stars)
11.Malvin Mkolo (Bulawayo Chiefs)
12.Jimmy Dzingai (Nkana)

MIDFIELDERS
13.Blessing Sarupinda (Caps United)
14.Perfect Chikwende (Simba SC)
15.Tatenda Tavengwa (Harare City)
16.Shadreck Nyahwa (Dynamos)
17.Brian Banda (FC Platinum)
18. King Nadolo (Dynamos)
19.Nyasha Dube (Little Rock Rangers)
20.Jonah Fabisch (Hamburger SV)
21.Ovidy Karuru (Black Leopards)
22.Richard Hachiro (Caps United)

STRIKERS
23.Farau Matare (Bulawayo Chiefs)
24.Knox Mutizwa (Lamontville Golden Arrows)
25.Evans Rusike

DeMbare sons mourn one of their own

Legends of Dynamos today joined hundreds of mourners who converged at Misheck Chidzambwa’s house in Zengeza, to pay their respects to the late former Dynamos and Warriors defender.

Chidzambwa died on Thursday at the age of 66 after a long illness.

Among the mourners were legends of the blue and white army including Elvis ‘Chuchu’ Chiweshe, David George, and George ‘The Mastermind’ Shaya.

Also present were Dynamos sons Desmond ‘Gazza’ Maringwa and Norman ‘Lumumba’ Maroto, who were representing the Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ).

Chidzambwa will be buried at the family’s rural home in Mhondoro, on Monday.

The funeral was also graced by legends of the game like Stanford ‘Stix’ Mutizwa, Carlos Max, Charlie Johns and Brenna Msiska.

Mutizwa described Chidzambwa’s death as a huge loss.

‘Its a very big blow, taking into consideration that he has played football not only at Dynamos but also captained the national team. That alone can alone can tell you how great he was,” said Mutizwa.

”The Dynamos family has lost a legend, this is a huge loss. Dynamos have been robbed of a legend, the same applies for the nation at large,” he added.

 

Dynamos legend Misheck Chidzambwa dies

Legendary former Dynamos defender Misheck Chidzambwa, has died.

Misheck, brother to another legend of the blue and white army Sunday, had not been will since last year and was in and out of the hospital.

Misheck played for the Glamour Boys in the early 80s and won seven titles.

He was also the first national team captain to lift a title for the country, when he skippered Zimbabwe to the Cecafa Cup at Rufaro in 1985.

As a coach, Misheck was the first to guide Zimbabwe to silverware, when under his guidance, the Warriors lifted the Cosafa Cup in the year 2000.

We send our condolences to the Chidzambwa family, Dynamos supporters and the entire local football fraternity at large.

Dynamos to resume quest for Chibuku glory, against Herentals

Dynamos will resume their quest for Chibuku Super Cup glory when they take on Herentals on match day six at the giant National Sports Stadium on Thursday.

Kick off is 13:00.

Tonderai Ndiraya’s blue and white army will take on The Students looking to correct their wrongs from match day one, when the two sides played out a somewhat dull goalless draw at the same venue.

Football is back after government authorized its resumption but clubs are expected to follow all the Covid-19 protocols to mitigate the spread of the novel.

The Dynamos players got tested at Parirenyatwa Hospital this morning ahead of resumption of training.

Dynamos players get tested ahead of football resumption

Dynamos players this morning underwent the mandatory Covid-19 testing before starting training, in line with measures put in place for local football to resume.

On Tuesday, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), gave football and other contact sports the green light to resume, after government had previously suspended them through a national initiative aimed of keeping in check surging cases of Covid-19.

The Chibuku Super Cup, in which the Tonderai Ndiraya-coached side was flying high with three wins and two draws before the enforced break, will now resume after all top-flight clubs undergo compulsory testing.

The Glamour Boys got tested at Parirenyatwa Hospital today in preparation for the resumption of training.

DeMbare’s last game in the competition was a slender 1-0 win over city rivals Harare City, thanks a to a solitary King Nadolo header.

No injuries have been reported, meaning it’s all systems go for Chazunguza.