adminGrace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter
DYNAMOS teenage sensation Bill Antonio’s stock continues to rise with the winger attracting interest from Mozambican giants Costa do Sol.
Since making his bow for DeMbare in the Chibuku Super Cup in May, the impressive Prince Edward protege has been on the radar for several regional clubs.
And on Sunday, Costa do Sol made the first steps towards securing the 18-year-old’s services with their scouts attending Dynamos” league tie against Craneborne Bullets at the National Sports Stadium.
Antonio ended that match on the winning note with the Glamour Boys walking away 1-0 winners courtesy of Shadreck Nyahwa”s early strike.
The two assessors, who are understood to have already have a look at the youngster on internet managed to see the player in action.
Antonio has been one of the key figures driving Tonderai Ndiraya troops, helping them reach the Chibuku Super Cup semi-finals and in the league where Dynamos have picked six points in three matches.
The speedster made his debut in DeMbare’s second game of the Chibuku Super Cup against Yadah and has since nailed a permanent place in the first team.
He is so good even Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza called him into the national team for the penultimate 2022 World Cup qualifying tie against South Africa last month.
He was given six minutes in that tie at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg coming on as an 84th minute replacement for Khama Billiat.
He did not disappoint creating anxious moments in the Bafana Bafana box three minutes after coming on.
However, he picked a knock which kept him out of the final qualifier against Ethiopia at the National Sports Stadium.
The Dynamos teenage star is likely going to be named in the AFCON 40-member squad that is set to be announced today.
ZIFA have delayed announcing the squad due to some in-house challenges.
Yesterday, the Warriors coach Norman Mapeza and Warriors manager Wellington Mpandare were still finalising on a number of issues and are set to release the squad today ahead of the team’s camp on Thursday.
However, the youthful winger will have to wait a little bit longer before he can impress any international scouts as the top-flight league is going for more than a month’s break.
The Castle Lager Premiership to go on a break to pave way for the national team’s Africa Cup of Nations preparations.
The league is set to return in February once the AFCON finals end in Cameroon.
The league is still in its infancy with only three rounds of matches played. Other clubs such as Tenax, Chicken Inn, Bulawayo Chiefs and FC Platinum have outstanding matchday three games after their fixtures were postponed due to Covid-19.
CAPS United and Black Rhinos also have outstanding ties after Makepekepe players failed to turn up for the mandatory Covid-19 tests ahead of the game against the army team.
The Green Machine players have been on strike over outstanding salaries and they forfeited Covid-19 tests.
The league spokesperson Kudzai Bare in a statement released last night said the league will resume on February, 12 in 2022.
“This serves to advise that the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League will break for the holidays from Tuesday 21 December 2021. We will resume with postponed Matchday three fixtures on the 12th/13th of February 2022.
We would like to thank all our stakeholders for their unwavering support during the year.
We urge you to stay safe and continue to abide by the Covid-19 regulations during the holidays. We wish you a happy festive season,” wrote Bare.
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