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#MyZimHero: Peter Ndlovu, Zim’s football enigma

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At the age of 18, Peter Ndlovu (born 25 February 1973), was already playing for the Zimbabwe national soccer team as a key striker .

At the age of 18, Peter Ndlovu (born 25 February 1973), was already playing for the Zimbabwe national soccer team as a key striker .

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Born in Bulawayo, Peter started playing for Bulawayo soccer giants Highlanders in 1988 before joining English club Coventry where he scored 39 goals in 176 appearances.

Jim Brown, in a book titled Coventry City:The Elite Era, described Ndlovu’s impact at Coventry; “He made an immediate impact by scoring away at Arsenal and then became the toast of Highfield Road with a thunderbolt winner against Aston Villa in November 1991, endearing him to the Sky Blues fans.”

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From 1997 to 2001, he was at Birmingham City before having a brief stint at Huddersfield Town on loan. He later joined Sheffield United up to 2004 before moving down South where he played for Mamelodi Sundowns until 2008.

During his time with the Zimbabwe National team, he scored 38 goals in 100 appearances, from 1991 to 2007.

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In 2011 Ndlovu was appointed the assistant manager of the Zimbabwe national football team, albeit briefly before being called back to South Africa to be Team Manager at Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C, a position he still holds to date. photo_1355680436755-2-0

Years Team Appearances Goals 1988–1990 Highlanders 1991–1997 Coventry City 176 (39) 1997–2001 Birmingham City 106 (23) 2000–2001  Huddersfield Town (loan) 6 (4) 2001–2004 Sheffield United 135 (25) 2004–2008 Mamelodi Sundowns 81 (20) 2008–2009 Thanda Royal Zulu 2010 Highfield United 2011 Black Mambas

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