Dynamos fan group urges boycott of league clash with Highlanders
By Auther Chimbgwa
A Dynamos fan group is planning a boycott of the troubled club’s premiership clash with arch-rivals Highlanders at Rufaro stadium on Sunday as pressure mounts on controversial Board Chairman Bernard Marriot Lusengo and his lieutenants to reverse the decline.
Marriot, with 51% ownership of the popular club, is accused of running down the once dominant football outfit and failure to invent modern strategies to catch up with competition from league opponents.
In an invitation to a media conference set for this Thursday, the Dynamos Supporters Association said “the purpose of the press conference is to update the public and stakeholders on the planned boycott of the Battle of Zimbabwe (Dynamos vs Highlanders) pencilled for Sunday 31 May 2025.”
Dynamos, with 22 league titles under their belt, have fallen spectacularly, and currently occupy an unfamiliar number 16 spot on the league table – their worst start to any campaign in many years.
The club, that was once home to some of the country’s most fierce strikers, has only scored four goals in 13 outings.
Dynamos last won the Premier Soccer League title 11 years ago.
The club has scrambled back-to-back Chibuku Super Cup victories in the last two seasons, but fans dismiss this as a pale shadow of their beloved team’s yesteryear glory.
The supporters accuse the Dynamos board and executive of lacking a long-term vision, failing to invest in youth structures, losing key players due to poor contract management, and a host of other crimes.
The poor handling of the club has seen Dynamos being outpaced by new opponents such as Simba Bhora, Scottland and MWOS.
The stand-off between the fans and the executive has seen a section of the club faithful urge a boycott of matches, especially high profile clashes pitting Dynamos, and old rivals Caps United and Highlanders.
Earlier in the month, a call to boycott the drawn fixture against Caps United flopped as fans flocked to Rufaro stadium to witness the derby, signalling divisions within the club’s support base.
