Dynamos players returned to training on Friday after boycotting sessions on Wednesday and Thursday to protest unpaid winning bonuses and signing-on fees.
The sit-in had put their upcoming Chibuku Super Cup semifinal clash against Manica Diamonds at Rufaro Stadium in jeopardy.
Following a meeting with the club’s leadership, the players agreed to resume training. However, the situation took a turn for the worse on Friday morning when the club suspended Tanaka Shandirwa.
In response, the entire squad vowed to continue their protest, refusing to return to training until the suspension was lifted.
It wasn’t until the club reversed Shandirwa’s suspension that the players agreed to return to practice.
Meanwhile, the club’s executive has assured the players that their winning bonuses will be paid at the end of the season.
Players who spoke to <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/sport/article/200034119/dembare-players-end-strike">NewsDay</a> on Thursday claimed they were owed approximately US$500 each, in addition to outstanding signing-on fees.
However, club chairperson Moses Maunganidze denied the claims regarding signing-on fees, confirming only that they do owe bonuses, adding that an agreement is in place to address the issue. He said:
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Yes, we owe the players winning bonuses for about five games. However, the agreement was to pay them once-off at the end of the season.
If you still remember, we paid them winning bonuses for the first half of the season in June-July as a once-off payment.
Then we agreed with them to do the same for the second half of the season at the end of the term.
We are shocked to see them staging a sit-in for a matter that we thought had been addressed.
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The Chibuku Super Cup is now the only title Dynamos can aim for this season, as they are out of contention for the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title.
Last season, DeMbare secured the Chibuku Super Cup by defeating Ngezi Platinum 2-0 in the final, earning a spot in the CAF Confederation Cup. However, they were eliminated by Orapa United of Botswana.
Winning the Chibuku Super Cup again would grant the Glamour Boys a quick return to the CAF Confederation Cup.
In the other semifinal, last season’s finalist Ngezi Platinum Stars will face Simba Bhora at Baobab Stadium this Saturday.
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Players from Dynamos stopped practicing because they weren't paid their bonuses and fees. They almost missed an important match. The players went back to training after a meeting but got angry when a player was suspended. They only returned to playing after the suspension was lifted. The club says they will pay the bonuses at the end of the season. This is the only title Dynamos can win this season. Last season they won a cup but lost in a later match. If they win this cup again, they can play in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Dynamos Players End Training Boycott

Dynamos midfielder, Tanaka “Kante” Shandirwa on Monday went back to his parent club Yadah for counselling by the club’s owner Walter Magaya.
Shandirwa is at Dynamos on loan from Yadah.
The Warriors midfielder was in the news for the wrong reasons during the off-season and recently in Dynamos’ loss at the hands of Ngezi Platinum Stars in the Castle Challenge Cup.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/kante-turns-to-magaya-for-counselling/">Zimpapers Sports</a>, Shandirwa said Magaya personally phoned him on Monday afternoon and invited him for a meeting that lasted almost four hours. He said:
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I was invited by Prophet Magaya and he wanted to check if I’m okay. He said what he is hearing about me could destroy everything that I have worked for in the blink of an eye and he is not ready to process the pain.
I respect his passion for seeing me reach as far as I can, and I’m going to try my best to do everything he advised me to do.
I’m human and sometimes I make mistakes without knowing, and I’m happy to have people like Prophet Magaya, who showed up to open my eyes.
We spoke for a good time and I want to guarantee everyone, who is concerned about the lifestyle I chose that I’m now a changed man.
I also want to thank everyone who has been supporting me, and I’m going to do everything in my power to make them proud.
I’m now focusing on improving myself to be better than the player I was last season, and I want to assure Dynamos fans that this is our season.
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Some Dynamos fans have accused Shandirwa of “not behaving well during his spare time”.
Shandirwa was also spotted in the “wrong places” with a video of him at Mashwede Night Club going viral on social media.
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