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Veronica Gwaze
Zimpapers Sports Hub
KELVIN Kaindu said Dynamos turned on one of their worst performances since he arrived at the Glamour Boys but it was still good enough to help them win the Chibuku Super Cup for a record THIRD time on the trot.
The Zambian coach, who is a pastor, sees the Hand of God in the miracle he has performed at the country’s biggest and most successful football team.
“This was one of our worst games since I joined the team but when God has your back you win even on your worst day,” he said.
“This is God’s grace.
“I knew that we had it in us. God had spoken and He has fulfilled so the least we can do as a team is to give credit and thanks to Him for guiding us to history.” Before the final, he had told the club’s media team he wanted the match settled in open play.
Dynamos had needed penalties to progress in every round, yet at Gibbo they finally closed out a tie inside ninety minutes.
Enasio Jnr Perezo scored the golden goal which sealed a 1-0 win over Triangle.
Kaindu has never hidden his faith, but what he had held back was that his confidence came from a prophecy delivered to him earlier in the season.
He believed it and followed it.
Financial strain, poor planning and shaky leadership had pushed Dynamos close to the edge all year.
On paper, this was a team inching towards disaster.
Yet Kaindu walked into that storm because he believed he had been sent there.
“When an offer to join Dynamos came, three or four other clubs also wanted me but God said Dynamos was the next destination,” he said.
“I know there was a lot of talk, many wondered why I chose DeMbare but I am a firm believer and I knew God would not lead me astray.
“By God’s grace, we would survive relegation and retain our Cup but it would be a matter of time for everyone else to understand where I was coming from with my decision.”
Since arriving in August to replace Saul Chaminuka, he finished the season unbeaten in all competitions. He came in after the transfer window had closed, inherited a side that had struggled from the first day of the campaign and still managed to push them to safety and into history.
This Cup triumph does not solve everything at Dynamos. The issues that nearly dragged them down still need attention.
But through a season that kept bending toward failure, Kaindu believed in something beyond tactics and his players followed that belief.
“Dynamos are a big club, we cannot be celebrating relegation. Big clubs should never find themselves in relegation in the first place so there is nothing to celebrate although we do appreciate everyone’s effort,” said Kaindu.
“We agreed that we would not celebrate, we reserved our celebrations for the Chibuku Cup because this was more important.”
Mathew Masinge