Kaizer Chiefs legend Tinashe Nengomasha: Where is he now?
Tinashe Nengomasha is a former Zimbabwean footballer best known for his stint with Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs. Where is he now?
Tinashe Nengomasha is a former Zimbabwean footballer best known for his stint with Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits in the South African Premier Soccer League.
Tinashe Nengomasha joined Chiefs in 2002 and became one of the club’s most decorated midfielders, leaving the club after ten years in 2012.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO TINASHE NENGOMASHA?
His command of the game saw him being nicknamed the “The General.” Over the years, he has also been credited for being influential in most signings of Zimbabwean stars to Chiefs.
Undoubtedly, his stint with the Chiefs has earned him an honour as one of the best central defensive midfielders in the history of the club.
In 2003 and 2004, he won big when he won the PSL’s Players’ Player of the Season and the PSL Footballer of the Year awards. Back home, he was part of the Zimbabwean 2004 Africa Cup Of Nations squad.
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Tinashe Nengomasha left Kaizer Chiefs after ten years and joined Bidvest Wits. He joined Bidvest Wits on a three-year contract as a free transfer.
However, he later hung his boots. Since then, he has been keeping his private life under wraps. He has been living in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Apart from that, he has been vocal about football matters.
In 2018 he joined a host of former footballers pursuing coaching as a new career path.
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MARRIAGE WOES
However, he has had his fair share of drama. The PSL legend recently dissolved his marriage with Samatha Mtukudzi.
Samatha Mtukudzi, daughter of the late Jazz Icon Oliver Mtukudzi, filed for divorce in 2018, and the matter was before the courts till April 2023.
Their divorce woes also revealed that the former Chiefs legend has several properties in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Samatha revealed that the two invested in several businesses together; hence she needed a fair share of assets from Nengomasha’s fortune.