Tendai Ndoro


Tendai Passion Ndoro was a Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Ndoro started his career with Chicken Inn of Zimbabwe in 2011. Two years later, Ndoro completed a move to South African club [Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.|Black Aces F.C.|Black Aces] but was immediately returned to Chicken Inn on loan for the rest of the 2013 season. In 2014, he officially joined the Black Aces squad and subsequently made 41 appearances and scored 14 goals over two seasons before departing in 2015 to join Orlando Pirates.
In the 2017–18 season he appeared for three clubs - Orlando Pirates, Al Faisaly, and Ajax Cape Town, in breach of FIFA regulations. As a result, Ajax Cape Town had to forfeit the three league games he had appeared in for them, resulting in their relegation from the South African Premiership.
On 26 September, Ndoro signed for Highlands Park.
On 27 December 2019, Al-Orouba from Oman announced that they had signed Ndoro. Ndoro played for the club less than a season in 2020 before the club went bankrupt and closed. Following this sting, Ndoro became ill and was close to a mental breakdown. But in August 2022, he revealed, that he was ready to continue his career.

Death

Ndoro died in Johannesburg, South Africa on 18 August 2025, at the age of 40.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 July 2013Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia1–12–12013 COSAFA Cup
217 July 2013Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia2–12–12013 COSAFA Cup
310 January 2017Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–01–1Friendly
423 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon2–42–42017 Africa Cup of Nations
511 November 2017Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia1–21–3Friendly