adminDynamos secretary Nyika Chifamba said they are hopeful their players will regroup next week while his counterpart at the Moneybags, Phil Muwe-ngwa said they could have started training this week.
Chifamba said it was now up to coach Callisto Pasuwa to get the training programme rolling.
He said they had registered 26 players for the Caf Champions League while leaving four slots open.
While registering players is one thing, Dynamos are understood to be still trying to tie up contracts with more than seven key players who are on their list.
It is understood that Dynamos are yet to agree terms with Denver Mukamba, Devon Chafa, Martin Vengesayi and Augustine Mbara.
Dynamos are also yet to finalise loan deals with Highfield United who hold the rights to goalkeeper Washington Arubi and veteran midfielder Murape Murape.
It was also still not clear if the Harare giants have finally secured the international clearances for their two Zambian signings.
Chifamba chose to be diplomatic on the time-bomb brewing ahead of their preparations.
“We have signed all the players whom we require.
“If we have not made any moves for any players, then in means they are not in our plans,” said Chifamba.
Hopefully, Chifamba said, Dynamos will go into a closed camp for at least two weeks.
“At the moment we are still seeing if we can meet next week but the challenge is on the resources.
“We want the team to stay in camp,” said Chifamba.
Seasoned campaigners Dynamos have received a bye in the preliminary round and will face the winner between Mafuzo of Zanzibar and Liga Maculmano of Mozambique.
FC Platinum make their debut against Green Mambas of Swaziland in the preliminary stage on the weekend of February
17-19 and Muwengwa said they should get preparations rolling once their players, who are on national duty, return.
The Warriors, who are going to play Botswana tomorrow, have taken the bulk of the players from FC Platinum and Dynamos.
“We want to start training next week once we have the guys back from the national team.
“Although we have not yet finalised anything, we want serious preparations from next week. Going to Kariba is something
that had been tabled but nothing concrete has come out at the moment,” said Muwengwa.
Before the end the year, there was talk that FC Platinum and Hwange could play two South African clubs but Muwenga feels it’s now highly unlikely.
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