Zimbabwe’s biggest football club, Dynamos FC, have been kicked out of the 2026 CAF Confederation Cup over outstanding salary payments owed to former coach, Saul Chaminuka.
The “7 million members” club will not be included in Thursday’s draw after CAF released the list of 56 teams that will be participating in the tournament.
The sanction also costs Dynamos a minimum $100,000 in preliminary round participation fees.
Club officials had hoped to avert the ban after making a last-minute partial payment of the nearly $13,000 owed to Chaminuka. However, football motherbody FIFA insisted on full settlement of the debt before the deadline.
The development is a major embarrassment for both Dynamos and Zimbabwean football, underlining persistent administrative and financial challenges within local clubs.
However, rivals and reigning Premier League Scottland FC face no such issues and will be included in the draw for the CAF Champions League, conducted alongside the Confederation Cup draw.