Simba Jemwa | Chief Football Writer
Dynamos’ revival under Kelvin Kaindu and the mercurial leadership of Denver Mukamba continues to gather momentum, yet Sunday’s 0-0 draw at home to struggling Triangle carried with it the faint whiff of an opportunity missed.
The result extends DeMbare’s unbeaten run to five matches, a sequence that has lifted them from the suffocating threat of relegation and restored a measure of belief to a side that looked adrift not so long ago. When Kaindu and Mukamba arrived, Dynamos were staring nervously at the trapdoor, weighed down by inconsistency and the heavy shadow of their own history.
Now, there is conviction where once there was doubt. Kaindu has quietly instilled defensive organisation and tactical clarity, while Mukamba — a playmaker of rare instinct and undimmed flair — has rediscovered a stage to impose himself, becoming the heartbeat of this new chapter.
Yet, against a Triangle side coached by Genesis Mangombe, himself a former Dynamos boss, the Harare giants were guilty of failing to turn superiority into three points. For all their dominance in possession, the cutting edge deserted them when it mattered most, and Makombe’s return to familiar territory ended with his new charges leaving Rufaro with a share of the spoils that felt like a victory in their battle for survival.
This, then, is the paradox of Dynamos’ resurgence. Progress is unmistakable: five games unbeaten, an upward curve, a fan base starting to dream again. But progress is also fragile, dependent on turning resilience into ruthlessness if the Kaindu-Mukamba axis is to propel them further clear of danger and towards respectability.
For Mukamba, once cast aside and too often a figure of frustration, this renaissance is personal as well as collective. His ability to dictate tempo, slip into spaces, and conjure moments of creativity is giving Dynamos not just hope, but an identity again.
For Kaindu, the task is more pragmatic — harnessing the flashes of brilliance into a sustained run that guarantees safety before ambitions can be allowed to stretch higher.
The message after Triangle was clear enough: this is a Dynamos side reborn, but still a work in progress. And until three points become the norm rather than a bonus, the shadow of what came before will never be too far away.
