ABSA Cup final: Dynamos eye double as Mutapa calls for focus

Zambia Super League champions Power Dynamos head coach Osward Mutapa says his side is ready for Sunday’s ABSA Cup final against Red Arrows, but warned against taking the game lightly.

After securing the league title, Dynamos have shifted ifts attention to cup duties against a familiar foe at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

Dynamos etched their name deeper into Zambian football history after sealing the 2025-26 league title with four games to spare, following a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Konkola Blades in Chililabombwe last Saturday.

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The Kitwe giants not only clinched their ninth league crown but also achieved a historic milestone, successfully defending the title for the first time in the club’s history.

Dynamos mentally and physically prepared

“We have done enough going into the final,” Mutapa told the media. “Every player has featured this season, so we are mentally and physically prepared. Now it’s about application on the day.”

Mutapa said his side cannot throw caution to the wind despite facing a team that is second in the league.

“They are second for a reason. You can’t rule them out. This is football, you only win when you take your moments,” he said.

This is the second time the two teams are meeting in the cup in the last two seasons with the last meeting having been a semi-final encounter that saw Power lose.

Mutapa said the previous result has no bearing on what will happen on Sunday.

“That was then. This is a final. We must apply ourselves correctly and take our chances,” he said.

Red Arrows are back for fourth time

Meanwhile, Dynamos vice-captain Salulani Phiri echoed the coach’s sentiments, saying consistency has been key to Power’s run to the final.

“Consistency has brought us here. This is a cup the club hasn’t won in a long time. We want to win it and write our names into Power Dynamos history,” Phiri said.

The memories were still fresh last year, the Airmen shot down Power Dynamos in the semifinals before narrowly losing the title to Zesco United on heartbreaking post-match penalties.

Now, Red Arrows are back for the fourth time in five years, hungry, battle tested and determined to finish mission Ndola.

But Dynamos might be looking out for revenge and ready to turn the tables in what promises to be an explosive final.

The match has been billed for the Levy Mwanawasa in what promises to be a thrilling encounter between two of Zambia’s top sides chasing the K1.1 million prize money.