{"id":8313,"date":"2025-08-19T07:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8313"},"modified":"2025-08-19T07:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:33:35","slug":"former-warriors-striker-tendai-ndoro-passes-away-at-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8313","title":{"rendered":"Former Warriors Striker Tendai Ndoro Passes Away at 40"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sithembinkosi L Jiyane<br>Sports Reporter<br>\u200e<br>\u200eZimbabwean football has been thrown into mourning following the death of former Warriors and Orlando Pirates forward Tendai Ndoro, who has died at the age of 40.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eNdoro was reportedly discovered lifeless in his South African apartment, where he had been based. While the exact cause of death is still to be confirmed, the sad news was first shared by Belgium-based ex-Warriors star Cephas Chimedza, who posted Ndoro\u2019s photo in national team colours with the tribute: \u201cFire, R.I.P Chief Striker.\u201d<br>\u200e<br>\u200eThe striker first made headlines in 2013 after excelling for Chicken Inn and the Warriors at the COSAFA Cup.<br>\u200e<br>\u200e His performances earned him a move to Mpumalanga Black Aces in South Africa, where his scoring form later saw him secure a high-profile transfer to Orlando Pirates, winning the hearts of many fans.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eNdoro went on to feature for Ajax Cape Town and Highlands Park, before taking his talents abroad with spells at Al-Faisaly in Saudi Arabia and Al-Orouba in Oman.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eRenowned for his lethal finishing and sharp attacking play, he was widely regarded as one of Zimbabwe\u2019s finest strikers of his era.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eIn later years, however, Ndoro\u2019s health became a cause for concern. In 2021, images of him looking frail surfaced on social media, amid reports suggesting he had even lost his eyesight.<br>\u200e<br>\u200eHis death has left a deep void in Zimbabwean football, with tributes pouring in from across the continent as fans, teammates, and clubs remember the striker who once carried the nation\u2019s hopes on the field.<br>\u200e<br><strong>\u200eZimGBCNews | Global News On An African Perspective\u00a92025<\/strong><br>\u200e<br>\u200e<br>\u200e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sithembinkosi L JiyaneSports Reporter\u200e\u200eZimbabwean football has been thrown into mourning following the death of former Warriors and Orlando Pirates forward Tendai Ndoro, who has died at the age of 40.\u200e\u200eNdoro&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8315,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8313\/revisions\/8315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}