Not much could be read from Ndoro's gangly structure when he arrived in Botswana to begin a short but productive spell in 2009. But as soon as the whistle was blown, opposition defenders found out that they had an enormous task on their hands as the Zimbabwean spearheaded Nico United's attack with aplomb. Teams had thought they would take a breather after Nico had let go of one of the local game's deadly strikers, Master Masitara who had been signed by Mozambican outfit, ... midway through the previous season. But Ndoro ensured that Nico's strike force remained relevant and as potent after arriving without much reputation, but when he left in 2011, Gaborone sides, in particularly Gaborone United were scrambling for his signature. Ndoro was not a stylish number nine, but struck with chilling precision such that in his second season, he reached double figures as he finished as runner-up in the Golden Boot race. Despite playing for a modest side deprived of big names, Ndoro kept Nico in the hunt with a swashbuckling spell as he found the back of the net ... times.
Mochudi Centre Chiefs' Moemedi 'Jomo' Moatlhaping, who in comparison, was surrounded by a glut of stars and unending supply, finished as the top-goalscorer with ... goals. Whilst Moatlhaping took the honours, it was Ndoro who gained the plaudits, triggering a rush for his signature. But Ndoro turned down local advances and chose to return to his homeland where he linked up with Bulawayo-based Chicken Inn. His lethal boot continued to torment defenders and he found the back of the net with regular ease, in the process, alerting clubs in the cash-rich South African Premiership. Within a season, Ndoro was on a flight to join Mpumalanga Black Aces in South Africa, where again he proved his worth playing for a mid-table team. One of Africa's glamour clubs, Orlando Pirates did not hesitate as it came knocking for his services. It proved to be Ndoro's big break and he mesmerised in a Pirates shirt, earning glowing approval. From Pirates, he joined Saudi Arabia side, ... before he returned to South Africa in a controversial switch to Ajax Cape Town. He also played for Highlands Park as an illustrious career wound down. Whilst Ndoro rose to prominence at Pirates due to the stature of the club and the publicity around South Africa's Premier Soccer League, his spell at Nico had an undoubted impact on his launch to stardom. It might have been an under the radar spell, less talked about even in his death, but the Selebi-Phikwe side will go down in history as a club that made a critical contribution to the player's embryonic football stage. The 40-year-old Ndoro was this week found dead in his Sandton apartment in South Africa, sending the football world into mourning.
