Born on the 19th of August 1992, Peter Ndlovu is the most celebrated Zimbabwean that ever lived. Here are five facts you probably didn't know about him?

  1. On 19 August, Peter Ndlovu made History by being the first African footballer to play in the new English Premier League.
  2. He is credited for being the African Footballer who had the longest career in the English league which started in 1991 to 2004
  3. He played for 9 different football clubs in his career, 4 of which were in the United Kingdom.
  4. In his debut season, Peter made 32 appearances and scored 7 goals,
  5. He was the first and only player to score a hat trick away to Liverpool on the 4th of March 1995. His record would last 14 years, until it was broken by Arsenal's Andrey Asharvin in April 2009.
  6. He played professional football as a striker from 1988 until he retired in 2011
  7. He became known as 'Nuddy' by Coventry City fans.
  8. He earned 100 caps for the Zimbabwean national team over a 15-year period
  9. He single-handedly led his nation to qualification for her first ever African Cup of Nations, in Tunisia 2004.
  10. He was born in Makokoba in Bulawayo.