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Ghanaian Appiah Very Happy At DeMbare

DYNAMOS’ Ghanaian recruit, Sylvester Appiah says he is happy at the country’s biggest club and cannot wait to play.

Defender Appiah joined the Harare giants, from ZPC Kariba, where he had spent five seasons.

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“I am very happy to be part of the country’s biggest team and it is a dream move for me,’’ Appiah said.

He said it was always his ambition to play for DeMbare.

“When I came here, and joined Twalumba, our first pre-match friendly was against Shabanie in a double header that had Dynamos playing in the afternoon,’’ he said.

“I could feel the atmosphere changed as they came out of the tunnel.

“The team has a huge following, which gives us players pressure not to disappoint.

“When you play before huge crowds, it improves your confidence and that is the challenge we need as players.

“I am now looking forward to turn out for the side and prove what I am capable of doing.’’

Appiah says he was influenced by his countryman, George Owusu, to join the Glamour Boys.

Owusu played for DeMbare and was part of the team that reached the CAF Champions League final in 1998.

“Growing up, we had players like Owusu who played for the club and that influenced me a lot.

“When I was approached, I checked with Owusu and he encouraged me to take the offer, which I did.

“There is a lot more to come and I believe Dynamos will help me a lot.’’

The Ghanaian said Dynamos have been supportive, even though he hasn’t played for them since he arrived at the club.

“Covid-19 affected everyone and there was nothing we could do but follow the guidelines,’’ he said.

“I am fortunate enough that my club is taking care of me, through our sponsors, and I cannot complain.

“It is everyone’s wish to visit his homeland after some time and you occasionally miss home but I am managing.

“My wish is to use Dynamos as a stepping stone to much bigger leagues and, given the opportunity, I know it is possible,” added Appiah.

The gangly defender joined Dynamos together with highly-rated midfielder Tinotenda Chiunye who has the potential to explode into the real deal.

Ndiraya Speaks On Massive Recruitment

“We took a look at where we are coming from, our performances last season; and it is against that background that we went on a recruitment path to try to beef up our team.

We did not perform to the levels which are expected from us by the Dynamos faithful which really prompted us to take the route that we have taken. I was very clear last season that we did not have enough quality in our team last season and that cost us valuable points, we had to act this preseason.

We have brought in quite a number of players in all the departments to try and strengthen the team and give the team the new face that it needs. I think we also need to understand that we had to run around but we were a bit late in terms of invading the market.

But of course I also said it in my previous interviews that we were competing against teams with financial muscle and these teams got into the market first to do business. However, we also had some alternatives, that is where we quickly rushed to.

I am elated that apart from the alternatives in other departments of the team, we also went for the players who we thought were good enough to play for our team this year. The process has not been finished yet, we are still to bring some more players to bolster our attack, but I think what is of interest is the balance which we sought to have.

We have recruited young players  if you remember at the start of the season we recruited a few youngsters from FC Platinum’s development side and we promoted a few youngsters from our Division 2 side and I must admit that our development side managed to produce quite a number of good players and credit should go to coach Norman Taruvinga who is heading that side’s technical department.

These youngsters are definitely going to give us some options this season. Amongst the youngsters we have Tinotenda Chiunye and I think we all know what the boy can do. He was at ZPC Kariba last year and he gave a lot of teams a myriad of problems whenever he played so we felt that if he comes to join us he can quickly make a name for himself and move forward with his career.

We have retained the Aces Academy duo of  Emmanuel  Jalai and Jarisson Selemani. We saw how these boys performed last season. They exuded so much potential and can only do better this season.

Tinotenda Muringai and Kudzanai Dhemere are also among the youngsters that we have retained at Dynamos. We have also brought in experienced players like Sylvester Appiah from ZPC Kariba ,Byron Madzokere from Yadah FC, Partson Jaure from Manica Diamonds ,so it is that balance we needed to achieve as we blend the rookies with experienced players in our central defence where we think we did well last season.

We are really satisfied and believe that we will have good competition in all departments this coming season. A number of players have come in to strengthen our midfield but it is the attack that we are looking at now before we close off our recruitment exercise.

This is what we have done this year and we are happy but obviously as a coach you are never satisfied you always want more quality but these boys have come to a big and difficult institution where good results are expected always.

This team building exercise we have come for will surely set the tone and foundation for the boys to put in big performances this season. Dynamos FC is always about having a big heart and this is what we are trying to inculcate into these players”

(Coach Tonderai Ndiraya spoke to the media at Lake Chivero where Dynamos FC were taking part in a team-building/bonding exercise)

Dembare Capture Ghanaian Appiah

Dynamos Football Club continued with their massive recruitment this afternoon with the acquisition of Ghanaian Sylvester Appiah.

His move was part of a busy afternoon for Dembare officials as they also facilitated the transfer of Tinotenda Chiunye from ZPC Kariba.

Appiah normally plays as a central defender but is also comfortable as a defensive midfielder.

Appiah is joining Dembare from ZPC Kariba where he has spent much of his time since coming to Zimbabwe. Infact, Appiah joined ZPC Kariba during the reign of Sunday Chidzambwa.

In 2018, he was named ZPC Kariba Player Of The Year.

Appiah is set to partner Partson Jaure in a new-look Central defence this season. Jimmy Tigere and Munyaradzi Mawadza did duty at CB last season. Tigere has since quit football to stay with his family abroad while Mawadza is still to know his fate from Ndiraya.

The player trained with Dynamos today at Hellenic Sports Club.

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