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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter
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AFTER watching his troops feature in their first pre-season match against Buffaloes at Rufaro yesterday, Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa believes he has assembled a squad that is potentially stronger than the one he had last season. Dynamos finished second behind champions FC Platinum in last year’s Castle Lager Premiership marathon.

DeMbare first used their rookies against Northern Region Division One perennial campaigners Mushowani Stars who beat them 1-0 before the senior side squared off against Eastern Region Division One outfit Buffaloes.

It was in the much anticipated match against Buffaloes that Mutasa gave the DeMbare fans a glimpse of the side that will be doing duty this year.

The Dynamos coach threw in returning defender Blessing Moyo, former Harare City defender Jimmy Tigere and the new midfield pair of Marvellous Mukumba and Raphael Manuvire.

Big Cameroon forward Christian Epoupa, whose bid to move to the South African Premiership hit a snag, also featured yesterday alongside Obey Mwerahari, goalkeeper Tonderai Mateyaunga, Quality Kangadze and Emmanuel Mandiranga.

“I think it was a good game considering that it was our first (game) and all the same it can only give us an idea of where we should put more focus on, there was a bit of coordination and combination play, but we could not get goals. The creativity was there and I am sure in terms of how we are progressing and how Rufaro is, it is okay.”

He singled out former How Mine midfielder Marvelous Mukumba, who was well involved in midfield battles before he was later pushed back into the right side of the defence as one of the players who had impressed him on the afternoon.