Dynamos in Disgrace: Caf Pullout Exposes Rot at the Top

Dynamos Football Club’s decision to pull the plug on their Caf Confederation Cup campaign is more than just a missed shot at continental glory—it’s a public declaration of deep-rooted administrative failure.

Blaming “financial constraints” for the withdrawal barely scratches the surface.

While money matters, this move lays bare a shocking lack of leadership under Bernard Marriot and the results are nothing short of humiliating for a club that once ruled African football corridors.

The retreat from the continental stage is especially painful when contrasted with the soaring fortunes of arch-rivals Highlanders, who are currently riding high after bagging a US$1 million sponsorship package from flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo. Dynamos, meanwhile, are left clutching at excuses and licking self-inflicted wounds.

This latest setback screams of poor planning, absent vision, and a club shackled by outdated thinking.

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Just last season, the Glamour Boys were a heartbeat away 90 minutes to be exact from the Confederation Cup group stages and a US$400,000 payday.

That narrow defeat to Botswana’s Orapa United should have been a wake-up call, a stepping stone toward redemption. Instead, it exposed the fragile spine of the club’s hierarchy.

A professional outfit would have seized the momentum, secured sponsorship, and built infrastructure to match their ambitions.

What Dynamos delivered instead was a sorry rerun of executive inertia — more talk, zero action.

As the Chronicle rightly observed, this isn’t just about missing a tournament it’s a glaring indictment of everything wrong at the top of the DeMbare pyramid.

The brand is eroding. Players are demoralised. Fans are fed up. Potential sponsors? They’re watching a ship adrift.

Meanwhile, Bosso is moving with intent, showing how vision and sound leadership can unlock opportunity.

That US$1 million deal isn’t a fluke it’s the result of a proactive, professional approach. Dynamos, for all their glorious past, now look like a club in reverse.

Unless the current leadership is held accountable and the house is cleaned from top to bottom, the Glamour Boys risk becoming a relic of Zimbabwean football admired only for what they used to be.