Celebrated Zimbabwe football legend George ‘Mastermind’ Shaya has died.

He was 74.

Regarded as the country’s best ever football star in living memory, Shaya died this Tuesday in Harare after a long illness.

The five time soccer-star-of-the-year turned out for local giants Dynamos back in the 1970s.

He leaves tales of a soccer great who left spectators spellbound by his dazzling football artistry.