Dembare to Play in Empty Stadium

Record Zimbabwe league champions Dynamos will play their next Castle Lager Premiership tie against Ngezi Platinum in an empty stadium at Rufaro. 

The Glamour Boys were punished for the crowd trouble that erupted after they were beaten 0-1 by FC Platinum at the same venue.

The Premier Soccer League handed DeMbare the punishment for the behaviour of their fans who went wild and staged a number of running battles with the police.

Dynamos will also have to pay a $3 500 fine and will bear the costs of the hearing.

Dembare to Play in Empty Stadium

Meanwhile, CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe has expressed concern over the premature sacking of coaches in the Castle Lager Premiership.

He says he believes the coaches should be given time to build their teams.

So far three coaches -- Paulo Jorge Silva, Taurai Mangwiro and Kennedy Kachara -- have been booted out.

The fourth coach, Ngezi Platinum's Clifton Kadurira, is sitting on a two-match ultimatum. With only eight rounds of matches having being played, Dynamos have fired Portuguese mentor Silva while Harare City last week parted with Mangwiro.

He was replaced by Moses "Bambo" Chunga.

Yesterday, Chitembwe, whose job is firmly safe at CAPS United where he has changed the fortunes of the club, raised concern over the dismissal of coaches while addressing the club's weekly media briefing at the Green Machine's offices in the capital.

Fixtures

Tomorrow: FC Platinum Vs ZPC Kariba (Mandava), Tsholotsho v How Mine (White City), Chapungu v Dynamos (Ascot).

Sunday: Mutare City Rovers v Bulawayo City (Sakubva), CAPS United v Triangle (National Sports Stadium), Ngezi Platinum Stars v Harare City (Baobab).

*Highlanders v Border Strikers (Barbourfields, postponed),

*Hwange v Chicken Inn (Colliery, postponed).

*Matches postponed due to three or more players called for national team assignments.