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Enock Muchinjo

FIFA’s ban on Zimbabwe sparks domestic football revival

Dynamos fans Kudakwashe Chitungo, left, with his friends and fellow club supporters Leornard Gandari, middle, and James Mushure, right, at the Harare derby [Enock Muchinjo/Al Jazeera]

Harare, Zimbabwe – The fans arrived for the Harare derby hours early, with one side of the National Sports Stadium decked out in the blue of Dynamos FC and the other in the green of their bitter rivals CAPS United.

As 35,000 fans taunted each other in a feverish atmosphere, Dynamos won the game 2-0. At the final whistle, dozens of their fans invaded the pitch in joy.

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