FOOTBALL’S CHOPPER DREAMS BIG
WILMORE “Chopper” Chimbetu has been very unfortunate over the past two seasons.
He was closer to joining FC Platinum in 2022, a move that could have afforded him an opportunity to win his maiden league title.
But the proposed loan deal from Herentals fell through.
He remained with the Students, playing limited roles and hardly made any impact.
Chimbetu then sealed a one-year loan deal with Dynamos last season but again all didn’t go well as the Glamour Boys struggled to get him registered as their player.
Now, he wants to make up for lost time. “I can’t express how I am feeling to be part of Dynamos on a permanent basis. It is something that I have always wished for.
“Last season, I was there but didn’t get to really enjoy it given that I encountered challenges in my registration.
“It was really frustrating to sit on the sidelines while others were doing the work. I love the game and being out due to such unfortunate situations is really disappointing.” He added:
“But, it is part of the game, I still managed to fit into the team and it was very amazing at the end as we won the Chibuku Super Cup and gave the eventual league title winners Ngezi Platinum a good run for their money.
“I am really thankful to Herentals who gave me the opportunity and platform to play football. I am now playing for the biggest team in the country.
“The good thing is that I was with Dynamos
last season and seeing most of the players who were here last year still around makes life very easy for me.
“We are a team and we know our responsibility as a club. We are aware of the situation that we find ourselves in as players.
“We know Dynamos have never gone for more than 10 years without winning the league in the club’s history. That means we have to work very hard to maintain that record.”
Dynamos coach Genesis “Kaka” Mangombe said Chimbetu’s availability will help his team.