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 Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter

GIANTS Dynamos have promoted four players from their junior development structures as they look to give more opportunities to their young players when football returns on the domestic scene.

The club spokesperson Yvonne Mangunda said the Harare giants have since submitted application documents to the Premier Soccer League for the registration of the quartet during the second transfer window that closed last Friday.

All the four players are products of the junior development programme.

“Twenty-year-old goalkeeper Tanyaradzwa Jinja and 21-year-old midfielder Albert Manenji have been rewarded with a place in the 30-member senior squad after training with the team since 2019,” said Mangunda.

Jinja has been part of the development side since 2013 and was part of the squad that won the Harare Junior League in 2016.

Manenji played for Prince Edward Academy and moved to South Africa in 2017 for two years, playing for Ubuntu Academy in Cape Town. He then played for Dynamos Under 20s in 2019 and started training with the senior team.

“The two players that are new to the senior team setup are 17-year-olds Claivert Rodgers Tshuma and Stephen Chatikobo. They are both from the Dynamos feeder academy, Prince Edward.

“They join other Prince Edward Academy players Antonio Bill, Luke Musikiri and Hamilton Gomba who joined the senior team this year.”

Eighteen-year-old Bill has started in five of the six Chibuku Super Cup played so far this year, only missing the first game due to pending registration issues.

Musikiri, who turned 17 years two days after making his debut in the Chibuku Super Cup against ZPC Kariba, and 18 year-old Gomba have both been included in matchday squads.

“This shows the club’s commitment to seeing more youngsters coming up through the ranks,” said Mangunda.