Dynamos F.C.

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Dynamos

Full name

Dynamos Football Club

Nickname(s)

DeMbare, Glamour Boys, 7 Million

Founded

1963

Ground

Rufaro Stadium
Harare, Zimbabwe
(Capacity: 45,000)

Chairman

George Shaya

Manager

David Mandigora

League

ZPSL




Home colours




Away colours

Dynamos Football Club is a Zimbabwean football club based in Mbare, Harare, founded in 1963 by Sam Dauya. ^[1] The team currently plays in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League and has reached the semi-final of the 2008 CAF Champions League.^[2] Known as DeMbare or The Glamour Boys, Dynamos are Zimbabwe's most popular club.^[2]

1 History
2 Honours and acheivements
3 Players
- 3.1 Current squad
- 3.2 Notable former players
4 Staff
- 4.1 Current staff
- 4.2 Former managers
5 See also
6 External links
7 References

[edit] History

Dynamos F.C. founder Sam Dauya initially wanted to found his own football club for the black population of Rhodesia in the early 1960s, after a Rhodesian club was established exlusively for white players in 1962.^[1] Dauya approached several players from two defunct black Zimbabwean football teams, Salisbury City and Salisbury United, about starting a new team.^[1] Dynamos F.C. was officially founded in 1963. Dauya personally drafted the club's first constitution and designed the teams first logo.^[1]

Dynamos Football Club's highest achievement is reaching the final of the 1998 African Champions League, where they lost to ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast by a score of 4-2.

The team is arguably the most popular team in Zimbabwe with 'over 7 million followers'.(The phrase 7 million supporters was coined by stauch supporters around 1982 when the population of the country stood at a staggering 8 million) Dynamos started rebuilding their club after in-house problems rocked them following their CAF success in 1998. Currently they are the defending champions in the domestic premier soccer league and they are contesting in the CAF Champions League. In May 2008, they beat defending African Champions Etoile du Sahel 1-0 in Tunisia to qualify for the lucrative mini league phase of the Champions League. Dynamos also beat the North African giants by the same margin in the first leg played in Harare.

Dynamos has been the most successful team in Zimbabwe and has brought up some of the best talents to grace the game in Zimbabwe; Moses Chunga is considered by many to be the nation's greatest player of the modern age, whilst George Shaya was the best of the pre-Independence Rhodesia. Elvis "Chuchu" Chiweshe (Eagles (Mazhiya) product) also remains as one of Zimbabwe's greatest ever dead ball specialists.

Due to its large support base, the club has had board problems which have in the past cost the team valuable players to rival clubs. Despite constant player unrest, Dynamos have recently risen above adversity and achieved the double, first winning the CBZ FA Cup and (with two games to spare) the CBZ Premier Soccer League, both wins over traditional rivals Highlanders FC(muzhanje).

Also nicknamed 'DeMbare' after the location of their home ground in Harare's Mbare township, the 'Glamour Boys' are geared once again for a run in Africa following their recent success.

They have managed to dump big names on their way to the semi final of the MTN African Champions League 2008. After uncertainity in fulfilling some matches in the knockout round, they ended up in the same group with Egyptian 'giants" Al Alhy, and Zamalek, and Ivorian team Asec Mimosa (who beat them 4 -2 in the 1998 finals of the same tournament. After a thrilling match at Rufaro Stadium, where they convinced everyone and even suprised their opponenets by beatin Zamalek,with the provebial sucker puncher, a thrilling booted free kick which found its way into Zamalek's net in the 90th minute from young substitute David Shoko ( the first shot to deceive Zamaleks entertaining, and talented young goalkeper), they booked a place in the semis of the tournament where they will meeet Cameronian outfit Cottonsport FC.

Soccer pundits and fans alike take turns to deliver jabs at Dynamos mentor Mandigora for a lack of tactical awareness. This seems to be Dynamos's nemesis. However almost all supporters believe that Dynamos will lift the MTN trophy this year.

[edit] Honours and acheivements

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League

Winners - 1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2007

Zimbabwean Cup

Winners - 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2007

Zimbabwean Independence Trophy

Winners - 1983, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2004

Zimbabwean Charity Shield

Winners - 2002

OK Woza Bhora

Winners - 2004

CAF Champions League

Runners-up - 1998

African Cup of Champions Clubs

Quarter-finals - 1981, 1984, 1987

CAF Confederation Cup

First Round - 2004

CAF Cup Winners' Cup

Quarter-finals - 1991

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Willard Manyatera
2	DF	Sam Mutenheri
3	DF	Danisa Phiri
4	DF	Tafadzwa Maingire
5	DF	Thomas Sweswe
6	MF	Brighton Tuwaya
7	MF	Desmond Maringwa
8	MF	Edward Sadomba
9	MF	Enasio Perezo
10	FW	Norman Maroto
11	FW	Murape Murape
12	MF	Sebastian Mutizirwa
13	MF	Gift Zvavanhu
14	MF	Afia Makwinja
15	MF	Ephraim Gwiliza

No.	Position	Player
16	GK	Zondai Nyaungwa
17	FW	Admire Dzukamanja
18	MF	Wonder Sithole
19	DF	Beaven Chikaka
20	MF	Benjamin Marere
21	FW	Philip Marufu
22	FW	Lazarous Muhone
23	FW	Farai Vimisayi
24	FW	David Shoko
25	FW	Carrington Gomba
26	DF	Reuben Mhlanga
27	MF	William T. Mapfumo
28	FW	Justice Majabvi
29	MF	Tinashe Tysil Dzambara
30	FW	Lovemore Mapuya