Tendai Ndoro
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Tendai Passion Ndoro (15 May 1985 – 18 August 2025) was a Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a forward.
Infobox
2013
→ Chicken Inn (loan)
2017
Al-Faisaly
2018
Ajax Cape Town
2020
Al-Orouba
Full name
Tendai Passion Ndoro
Date of birth
(1985-05-15)15 May 1985
Place of birth
Luveve, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Date of death
18 August 2025(2025-08-18) (aged 40)
Place of death
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Forward
Years
Team
2009–2011
Nico United
2011–2013
Chicken Inn
2013–2015
Mpumalanga Black Aces
2015–2017
Orlando Pirates
2018–2020
Highlands Park
2013–2017
Zimbabwe
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11] · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Club
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Season
2013–14
League
Premiership
League
16
League
7
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
17
Total
7
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
25
League
7
League
2
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
29
Other
7
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
41
League
14
League
3
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
46
Other
14
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
Club
Orlando Pirates
Season
2015–16
League
Premiership
League
17
League
5
National cup
5
National cup
5
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
22
Total
10
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
30
League
12
League
3
League
0
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
37
Other
13
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
1
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
48
League
25
League
8
League
5
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
60
Other
23
Al-Faisaly
Al-Faisaly
Club
Al-Faisaly
Season
2017–18
League
Saudi Professional League
League
4
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
5
Total
1
Ajax Cape Town
Ajax Cape Town
Club
Ajax Cape Town
Season
2017–18
League
Premiership
League
7
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
8
Total
1
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
100
League
41
League
13
League
5
National cup
4
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
119
Other
46
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | 2013–14 | Premiership | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||
| Total | 41 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 14 | ||
| Orlando Pirates | 2015–16 | Premiership | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| 2016–17 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 13 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 23 | ||
| Al-Faisaly | 2017–18 | Saudi Professional League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Ajax Cape Town | 2017–18 | Premiership | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 100 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 46 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year[12] · Career statistics › International
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
National team
Zimbabwe
Year
2013
Apps
5
Goals
2
2014
2014
National team
2014
Year
2
Apps
0
2015
2015
National team
2015
Year
0
Apps
0
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
1
Apps
0
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
6
Apps
3
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
0
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
14
Apps
5
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Zimbabwe | 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | |
List of international goals scored by Tendai Ndoro · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
17 July 2013
Venue
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia
Opponent
Lesotho
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
2013 COSAFA Cup
2
2
No.
2
Date
2–1
3
3
No.
3
Date
10 January 2017
Venue
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Opponent
Cameroon
Score
1–0
Result
1–1
Competition
Friendly
4
4
No.
4
Date
23 January 2017
Venue
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon
Opponent
Tunisia
Score
2–4
Result
2–4
Competition
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
5
5
No.
5
Date
11 November 2017
Venue
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia
Opponent
Namibia
Score
1–2
Result
1–3
Competition
Friendly
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 17 July 2013 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | Lesotho | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2013 COSAFA Cup |
| 2 | 2–1 | |||||
| 3 | 10 January 2017 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 23 January 2017 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon | Tunisia | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 11 November 2017 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Namibia | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
References
- Appearances in the Nedbank Cup
- Appearances in the Telkom Knockout
- Appearances in the MTN 8
- Appearances in the Saudi Crown Prince Cup
- Pindulahttp://www.pindula.co.zw/Tendai_Ndoro
- Kick Offhttp://www.kickoff.com/news/37888/mpumalanga-black-aces-loan-ndoro-back-to-chicken-inn
- Times Livehttp://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2015/06/24/Tendai-Ndoro-joins-Orlando-Pirates
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44124485
- "Tendai Ndoro finally signs for new club"https://www.news24.com/sport/tendai-ndoro-finally-signs-for-new-club-20180927
- Lo3btnahttps://web.archive.org/web/20200102104856/http://lo3btna.com/94669/
- Fully recovered Tendai Ndoro needs ispani Archived 20 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, sn124.com, 16 August 2022https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/sport/fully-recovered-tendai-ndoro-needs-ispani-20220816
- The Heraldhttps://www.heraldonline.co.zw/breaking-former-warriors-striker-tendai-ndoro-dies/
- Soccer Ladumahttps://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/local/former-orlando-pirates-striker-tendai-ndoro-passes-away
- Former Pirates Forward Ndoro Passes Awayhttps://www.idiskitimes.co.za/betway-premiership/former-pirates-forward-ndoro-passes-away/
- Tendai Ndoro at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/tendai-ndoro/300829/
- Tendai Ndoro at National-Football-Teams.comhttps://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53052.html