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‘Nude pictures cost Peter Ndlovu job’

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TWALUMBA HOLDINGS director Nkululeko Sibanda yesterday told the High Court that he was forced to terminate soccer legend Peter Nlovu’s contract because he was in the habit of taking pictures of nude women to training.

TWALUMBA HOLDINGS director Nkululeko Sibanda yesterday told the High Court that he was forced to terminate soccer legend Peter Nlovu’s contract because he was in the habit of taking pictures of nude women to training.

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He said Ndlovu also verbally abused Black Mambas’ technical staff during his loan spell from Highfield United.

Sibanda was giving evidence in the case where Ndlovu is demanding payment of $55 000 signing-on fees.

“I heard reports from the technical team that Peter was using bad language towards them and that he was also bringing photos of nude and semi-nude women during training sessions and I terminated his contract,” he said.

But Ndlovu’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo objected to Sibanda’s evidence, arguing that it was irrelevant.

However, Sibanda’s lawyer Pardon Makuwaza insisted the pornography charges where contained in the termination letter for Ndlovu’s contract.

Sibanda said according to his understanding of Zifa football rules, the signing-on fees were supposed to have been paid upon the signing of a formal contract with the club by Ndlovu.

The former Warriors captain allegedly refused to sign the contract. Sibanda said when he terminated Ndlovu’s contract with Highfield United, the Black Mambas agreement was also shelved.

“Twalumba would not write any correspondence over Peter’s issues, but I had the right to write anything over Peter as the club president of Highfield United and major shareholder of Twalumba,” he said.

“As such I gave instructions for Peter’s transfer to Black Mambas FC.”

Sibanda told the court that at times he paid for Ndlovu’s other financial commitments from his pocket because he regarded him as a good brand for his company.

Before the termination of the agreement, Sibanda said he came up with plans to hold a testimonial match for Ndlovu, which were abandoned after the fallout.

On Tuesday, Ndlovu’s agent Winston Makamure told the court that the former Coventry City star was entitled to receiving signing-on fees. He said   the fee was paid in accordance with Fifa rules. High Court judge Justice Zimba-Dube reserved judgment.