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Augustine Hwata Harare Bureau
IT’S still not looking good in the Dynamos camp at the present moment and few people would envy to be either the head coach or the club chairman of the Glamour Boys.Kenny Mubaiwa is the chairman of the executive committee and is currently faced with a crisis of sourcing for funds for the team to travel for the crucial African Champions League, first round, second leg tie in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
But the Harare giants’ preparations for the match against AS Vita set for Sunday in Kinshasa, suffered another setback yesterday when the senior players refused to train for the second day in a row.
The players engaged in an industrial action on Tuesday when they boycotted the afternoon training session. Only some new players and the juniors took to the field for a workout.
It was the same story yesterday, despite a spirited attempt by Mubaiwa on Tuesday night that the issues have been resolved.
Dynamos senior players are boycotting training over outstanding allowances from their last league match against Black Mambas last season. The players also claim that they are still owed money from the preliminary of the African Champions League matches against Mochudi Centre Chiefs of Botswana.
When our Harare Bureau visited Zimphos during mid-morning yesterday, coach Callisto Pasuwa was at the training ground but the players were not around, save for a few juniors and two players from DC Academy.
By that time, the majority of the players were at East 24 where it is understood that they were addressed by team manager Richard Chihoro and secretary Webster Chikengezha, who both implored on the players not to lose sight of the important mission in DRC on Sunday.
Sources at Dynamos say the ugly state of affairs have brought some friction between Mubaiwa and Pasuwa.
“There is something like a cold war now between the chairman and the coach. The chairman was one of the people who stood by Pasuwa when other members wanted the coach to be fired. Now, sentiments are that Mubaiwa feels he is being let down by the coaches who are failing to rein in the players.
“Remember, there are PSL elections soon and Mubaiwa is vying for a post and he has every right to feel that people are sabotaging him,” said the source.
Dynamos have an uphill task when they go to the DRC with their trip on Friday still to be confirmed as events off the football field took centre stage.
The Harare giants need a scoring draw or a victory to qualify for the second round of the Champions League where they could be involved in a blockbuster game against southerners Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa.
There is also speculation that Pasuwa’s days as head coach could be numbered if he fails to progress in the African Champions League.
“There is agreement that Pasuwa did well to win three league titles in a row but some executive members want to do well in Africa and failure on Sunday would help their calls for his ouster,” said the sources.
Meanwhile Dynamos treasurer Webster Marechera, who was arrested on Monday as police investigated financial irregularities at the club, was released on Tuesday night. Marechera was being accused of prejudicing the club of $14,000 through under banking.
But while Dynamos are battling to restore sanity in their camp, one of the team’s most loyal fans Chris Musekiwa remains upbeat that they will be able to weather the storm and get a positive result in DRC.
“Dynamos are always dangerous when faced with such crisis because everyone would be wanting to make up for the lost time.
“So I hope they win in DRC against SA Vita,” said Musekiwa.
While Dynamos’ boat is rocking, it seems all is well at How Mine and are expected to arrive in Harare today before leaving for Seychelles tomorrow.
How Mine carry a healthy 5-1 advantage against St Michel in the Caf Confederation Cup first round.
Online Reporter