Dynamos will face Zambia’s ZESCO United in the 2024/25 first Preliminary Round of the CAF Confederation Cup, scheduled for August.
If they defeat the Zambian side, the 2023 Chibuku Cup winners will then proceed to the second Preliminary Round in September, where they’ll meet either Foresters FC from Seychelles or Orapa United from Botswana.
Speaking to Zimpapers Sport on Thursday, Dynamos’ head coach, Genesis “Kaka” Mangombe, expressed confidence that with proper preparation, they can overcome ZESCO in the upcoming games. He said:
We have been drawn against ZESCO, they are a good side. This means we have to be very prepared and address our grey areas since they are not pushovers.
It’s game on and we have to be prepared and be ready to battle.
If we tick all the right boxes, ZESCO is not going to be a problem for us they are going to fall.
We need to beef up our squad, and we need strikers with even some coming from abroad.
But we have a short space of time as they need to gel in the system since the days are near.
The Glamour Boys faced a setback the last time they were slated to participate in continental club football. They withdrew from the CAF Champions League in 2015, citing financial challenges.
Meanwhile, the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions, Ngezi Platinum Stars, have been paired with AS Maniema from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the CAF Champions League.
In the first leg, Ngezi will play as the home team, and then they’ll travel to Central Africa for the return leg.
The winner of this matchup will go on to face Petro de Luanda from Angola, who received a bye in the preliminary round.
Both draws were determined based on the teams’ geographical proximity.
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