Chicken Inn midfielder Brett Amidu (24) said he decided to stay at the club after he was invited for trials at Lusaka Dynamos of Zambia.
Amidu and striker Obriel Chirinda were invited for a 10-day trial period at the Zambian club.
While Chrinda took up the offer, Amidu revealed that he decided not to go to Zambia on advice from his employers. He said:
I decided to stay and not go to Zambia after I got advice from my bosses. I just listened to the advice after I was told that going to Zambia was not a good move.
Amidu revealed his ambition to play in Europe and also touched on his failed transfer to Egypt. He said:
It is every player’s dream to play outside the country if an opportunity arises. As for me, my ambition is to play in Europe and if it so happens that I go to a country like South Africa it would be a stepping stone.
I don’t know what really happened with the Egypt deal. I sorted everything including the visa, but I don’t know what really transpired.
Several Zimbabwean players in recent years have not found the grass greener on the other side of the Zambezi River.
The trio of Partson Jaure, Nqobizitha Masuku and Devon Chafa had short stints at Zambia side Buildcon before and mutually terminated their contracts in 2018.
Joel Ngodzo and Donald Teguru (Buildcon) and Winston Mhango (Kabwe Warriors) have all returned home after short stints in Zambia.
Ngodzo and Mhango have joined Highlanders while Teguru is at FC Platinum.