Peter Ndlovu - International Career

International Career

A veteran of 100 international games over a 15-year period, Ndlovu is the all-time leading scorer for Zimbabwe. He led his nation to qualification for their first African Cup of Nations (held in 2004 in Tunisia) as well as their second appearance at the 2006 tournament in Egypt. He played severalinternational games alongside former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar in from 1991-1995.

Peter Ndlovu provided the funding for the senior national team's stay in DRC when they were preparing for the game in Kinshasa, and also helped them in Burkina Faso when he scored two brilliant goals. During the 2004 Africa Nations Cup Ndlovu scored three brilliant goals. Ndlovu is well remembered in South Africa were he helped Zim to overpower South Africa, in South Africa's first international game after Apartheid which ended 4-1 with Ndlovu his brother Adam, the standout players. He also scored a hat-trick in Swaziland as King Mswati and his Queens where busy watching Ndlovu's magic.Out of all the players who played for the Zim National Team Ndlovu is being regarded as the best alongside Norman Mapeza and bruce Grobelaar. an injury spell around 1995 to 2000 so him operating at reduced efficiency level after which he returned with recharged batteries in the new millennium. His mature displays assured Zimbabwe of qualification to the Nations cup with a brace in the final qualifying game including a cheeky lob over the goalkeeper. this particular match was as tense as final games go but Ndlovu's maturity in front of goal saved the day. Peter also featured for Zimbabwe in a defeat to South Africa in which 13 people died in Harare in a stampede. His best goals for the national team were arguably the one against Egypt in Harare in 1993 and against Angola around the same time at the National Sports Stadium in Harare. Both goals where from passes in the deep, and a thunderbolt take off in pace which shocked defenders among them legendary Hani Ramzy of Egypt who is now national team coach. Peter came into international recognition as an under-23 player ironically at the All Africa Games in Egypt where he competed with Africa's best while teaming up with Zimbabwe's golden under-23 generation only the second to qualify for All Africa games. The next would be in 1995 at home.