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Power Dynamos are at the ebb of what the ‘Baby Born’ with teeth used to be, especially between the 80s and 90s.
Success is what defined the CopperBelt Energy Corporation sponsored side and its faithful followers in years gone by.
A traditional power house of the game, Power Dynamos as a club can boast of having contributed to the growth of the local game, producing some of the finest talents to grace the Zambian game.
Power Dynamos are the first and only Zambian club thus far to win the CAF African Winners Cup in 1991 now called the Confederation Cup.
Since its inception in 1971, the Kitwe based giants have won six league title with the last coming in 2011.
Last month Power Dynamos celebrated its 50th anniversary marking what has arguably been a successful project for the club’s sponsors and many of the club’s faithful followers who witnessed the past hey days of ‘Aba Yellow.’
On Sunday Power Dynamos face a foe who 50-years ago was hardly an idea or a project worth comparing to the Kitwe based giants.
3-years younger than the 1991 African Winners’ Cup champions, ZESCO United are now the top dogs of the Zambian game.
In over a decade, ZESCO United has re-written its script from being underachievers of the Zambian game to becoming the country’s most celebrated club.
Like Power Dynamos, ZESCO United has soared higher, punching above weight than the traditional power houses of the Zambian game owing to the sound sponsorship the club continues to receive from its parent company, ZESCO Limited and good player transfer policies.
In 47-years of its existence, ZESCO United have won nine Zambian Super League titles, three more than Power Dynamos.
At continental level, ZESCO United have positioned themselves as the country’s perennial participate in the CAF competitions with the best finish being a semi final place in the 2016 CAF Champions League.
It has been a huge shift in power between the Ndola based giants and the Kitwe based side,
On Sunday, the two giants meet in one of the biggest matches of the Zambian Super League to be covered by South African Pay TV company, SuperSport.
Power Dynamos are a scratch of what they were known for between the 80s and 90s whilst ZESCO United being the new head boy of the game are a club in transition.
With both teams fighting hard to shake off the hurdles of what has been a tough start to the 2021/22 league season, Sunday’s clash promises to produce fireworks.
ZESCO United currently sit on sixth position with 18points having played 11 games whilst Power Dynamos occupy the 10th position with 16 points having played 13 games, two games better than their opponents.
The stage is set for another explosive encounter between ZESCO United and Power Dynamos.
Author: Desmond Katongo
