Dynamos left back Ocean Mushure has been pardoned by the Zimbabwe Wartiors Technical team and is expected to return to the team when they resume traing on boxing day.

Mushure is said to have snubbed a National team call up after he missed out of training with reports suggesting even his club Dynamos were unaware of his whereabouts.

According to Warriors Coach Pasuwa,the players phone was switched off but reports in the Daily Circulating newdpaper the Herald says he was attending to a sick relative.

He is back to the team after writing an apology to ZIFA and the bench as the Warriors team broke for Xmas with the players expected on 26th to resume training.

Zimbabwe are in Group D along with Zambia,Mali and Uganda.

Pasuwa named a strong squad that included Roderick Mutuma of Dynamos and Chicken Inn’s Edmore Chirambadare.

The squad

Squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Elvis Chipezeze (Chicken Inn FC), Tatenda Mukuruva (Dynamos FC), Takabva Mawaya (Hwange Colliery FC), Donovan Bernard (How Mine FC)
DEFENDERS: Stephen Makatuka (CAPS United FC), Blessing Moyo (Dynamos FC), Bruce Kangwa (Highlanders FC), Ocean Mushure (Dynamos FC), Elisha Muroiwa (Dynamos FC), Teenage Hadebe (Highlanders FC), Lawrence Mhlanga (Chicken Inn FC ), Hardlife Zvirekwi (CAPS United FC) Farai Madhananga (Flame lily FC)

MIDFIELDERS: Nqobizitha Masuku (Highlanders FC), Tichaona Chipunza (Triangle FC), Ronald Chitiyo (Dynamos FC), Raphael Manuvire (ZPC Kariba FC), Tafadzwa Kutinyu (Chicken Inn FC), George Majika (Chicken Inn FC), Marshall Mudehwe (FC Platinum), William Manondo (Harare City FC), Danny Phiri (Chicken Inn FC), Gerald Takwara (FC Platinum), Joel Ngodzo (CAPS United FC) Hillary Bakacheza (Triangle United FC)

STRIKERS: Pritchard Mpelele (Hwange Colliery FC), Rodreck Mutuma (Dynamos FC), Edmore Chirambadare (Chicken Inn FC), Brian Muzondiwa (FC Platinum), Francisco Zekumbawira (Harare City FC), Knox Mtizwa (Highlanders FC), Moses Demera (Flame Lily

Austin Oduor

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