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Midfielder Devon Chafa dismisses FC Platinum contract rumour
30 Dec 2013 at 11:11hrs | Views
DYNAMOS midfielder Devon Chafa has dismissed reports linking him to FC Platinum saying he has a running contract with league champions.
There is mounting speculation that he has agreed personal terms with the Zvishavane-based side.
"I Was also surprised to hear all about platinum but let me clear this. As far as know I have a running contract with Dynamos, I haven't talked to any team about where i will be next year. I will start negotiating on the 1st of March but hopefully will be donning the blue and white jersey kana ndikasadzingwawo" he wrote on his facebook wall.
The midfield hard man missed the better part of the second half of the 2013 Premier Soccer League season following his suspension by Fifa after testing positive for a drug with a prohibited substance.
At the time of his ban, Chafa had acquitted himself well as the preferred first choice to shield the Warriors midfield and will now miss the third edition of the African Nations Championships (Chan) which get underway in South Africa on January 11.
FC Platinum media liaison officer Chido Chizondo refuted the reported negotiations with Chafa, dismissing them as mere speculation.
"We have not agreed anything with Devon (Chafa), but he is part of our wish list like any other player we might sign during the transfer window.
"We made an inquiry about his availability in the mid-season transfer window and failed to lure him, but this time around we have not yet made any advances for him," Chizondo said.
Sources at Dynamos yesterday also indicated that the midfielder was headed for FC Platinum, who finished the season in fourth place last season and want to launch an onslaught on the league title.
Platinum have already signed Tarisai Rukanda to replace the Highlanders-bound trio of Welcome Ndiweni, Joel Ngodzo and Charles Sibanda.
Dynamos will, however, resist any attempts to prise from them the highly-rated midfielder as they have provisionally enlisted him in their Champions League squad.
But their efforts to retain Chafa's services appear doomed as the well-funded platinum miners, who also operate a fuel service station and night clubs in Zvishavane, have the financial muscle to outdo their opponents in the transfer market.
The owners of the player, DC Academy, are likely to favour a move to Midlands as it will come with huge monetary benefits for them and the player as compared to the financially troubled Harare giants, although DeMbare will have the platform to market the player in the African safari.
There is mounting speculation that he has agreed personal terms with the Zvishavane-based side.
"I Was also surprised to hear all about platinum but let me clear this. As far as know I have a running contract with Dynamos, I haven't talked to any team about where i will be next year. I will start negotiating on the 1st of March but hopefully will be donning the blue and white jersey kana ndikasadzingwawo" he wrote on his facebook wall.
At the time of his ban, Chafa had acquitted himself well as the preferred first choice to shield the Warriors midfield and will now miss the third edition of the African Nations Championships (Chan) which get underway in South Africa on January 11.
FC Platinum media liaison officer Chido Chizondo refuted the reported negotiations with Chafa, dismissing them as mere speculation.
"We have not agreed anything with Devon (Chafa), but he is part of our wish list like any other player we might sign during the transfer window.
"We made an inquiry about his availability in the mid-season transfer window and failed to lure him, but this time around we have not yet made any advances for him," Chizondo said.
Sources at Dynamos yesterday also indicated that the midfielder was headed for FC Platinum, who finished the season in fourth place last season and want to launch an onslaught on the league title.
Platinum have already signed Tarisai Rukanda to replace the Highlanders-bound trio of Welcome Ndiweni, Joel Ngodzo and Charles Sibanda.
Dynamos will, however, resist any attempts to prise from them the highly-rated midfielder as they have provisionally enlisted him in their Champions League squad.
But their efforts to retain Chafa's services appear doomed as the well-funded platinum miners, who also operate a fuel service station and night clubs in Zvishavane, have the financial muscle to outdo their opponents in the transfer market.
The owners of the player, DC Academy, are likely to favour a move to Midlands as it will come with huge monetary benefits for them and the player as compared to the financially troubled Harare giants, although DeMbare will have the platform to market the player in the African safari.
Source - zimbabwefocus.com
