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Bruce Chikuni
DYNAMOS coach, Genesis Mangombe has lost the support of, at least, 60 percent of his dressing room, according to a senior club official.
It is claimed some of the senior players who have fallen out with Mangombe are captain Frank Makarati, Issa Sadiki, Donald Mudadi, Tanaka Shandirwa, Shadreck Nyahwa, Kelvin Moyo, Martin Mapisa and Elie Ilunga.
Players are accusing Mangombe of making them scapegoats for the team’s poor results.
The Glamour Boys have registered just five wins in 18 attempts.
Mangombe is believed to have lost faith in Makarati, the highest-paid player at the club, who is being overlooked for duty.
At first, Mangombe’s excuse not to play Makarati was that he was struggling with a knee injury.
Makarati has been on Dynamos’ bench in their last three games and he has not played a minute during the period under review.
This has led many to believe there’s genuine bad blood between the two.
There was confusion, just before kick-off against Highlanders at Rufaro on Sunday, when there were attempts to change the starting line-up with Makarati coming in for Tendaishe Magwaza.
But, in the end, the skipper was kept on the bench. Shandirwa and Sadiki were once believed to be loyal to the coach but it is now claimed they have since shifted base.
Mangombe played a vital role in securing a loan deal for this duo from their parent club Yadah, where he was coach, before joining DeMbare.
Shandirwa’s fallout is understood to have emanated from the moment Mangombe blasted the influential midfielder when he told the media the player had lost his way due to a culture shock.
Nyahwa, Moyo, and Mapisa are being accused of being ringleaders of revolts which are now rocking DeMbare monthly.
This trio was excused from the team that stumbled to a 0-2 loss at the hands of Highlanders on Sunday.
Mudadi and Ilunga are being accused of being too close to TelOne coach, Herbert Maruwa.
Mudadi’s contract is expected to run down at the end of the season and our source said he has vowed not to extend his stay, if the environment does not change.
Mangombe is adamant that even if Makarati and Nyahwa had played on Sunday, they were not going to make any difference.
“I don’t think they could have made a huge difference because if you see the way we conceded our first goal, it was from a near post at an acute angle and, for the second goal, we only needed someone to be there to clear that line, which means our reaction was just poor maybe because of our fitness level.
“We still have many games to play and if we change our mindset, character and the way we present ourselves and deal with the problems we have, because you can’t play without training, issues can be addressed,” said Mangombe.
Online Reporter