WARRIORS striker Tendai Ndoro spent the
weekend behind bars in South Africa for allegedly
assaulting his wife Thando.

According to media reports from down South, the
Ajax Cape Town player was arrested on Saturday
and appeared at the Boksburg magistrate’s court on
Monday, charged with assault.
He was granted R1 000 bail and the matter was
postponed until later this month.

Sowetan newspaper yesterday reported that the
striker was arrested following a “nasty” fight with his
wife of six months at their home in Boksburg on
Tuesday last week.
He allegedly strangled the complainant Thando,
before throwing a TV set at her, which she managed
to dodge.

The newspaper quoted National Prosecuting
Authority spokeswoman Phindi Mjonondwane who
confirmed that Ndoro is facing a charge of assault
with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Thando also confirmed that she opened a case
against her husband, whom she wedded in
December, after he allegedly tried to choke her
following a dispute over car keys.

She said she had suffered enough humiliation from
Ndoro, who she also accused of infidelity.
“He started changing around March this year. He
would always get calls from girls here and there but
it’s nothing I took seriously,” she was quoted by the
newspaper saying.

“He wanted the car keys and I didn’t give him
because I was supposed to drop my son off at
school.
“He pinned me on the bed and strangled me while
he searched for the keys. He then picked up a TV
and threw it at me but I managed to dodge it and it
hit the wall,” she said.

“I called the police but they advised me not to open
a case yet and talk things through with my
husband.”
Thando said Ndoro called a family meeting, where he
again lost his temper.

“He tried to make me sign documents stating that I
was not his legal wife as we are only married
traditionally. I refused to sign those documents and
he lost his mind and threw a bottle of juice, which
broke against the wall and pieces of broken glass
hit some people in the room.”

Thando then went to open a case of domestic
violence against the player at the Boksburg police
station.

Ndoro’s lawyer Tshepo Moshoeshoe said his client
“was doing OK”.
The incident is a huge embarrassment to the striker
who is known for flaunting his wife on social media
platforms. The two had a traditional wedding in
December.

Ndoro was part of the Warriors squad that beat
Liberia in an Africa Cup of Nations at the National
Sports Stadium, playing 71 minutes before being
substituted by Evans Rusike.
He was overlooked for the Cosafa tournament that
ended last week, and his place in the team is now
threatened by the emergence of star Tino Kadewere- Newsday.