Former Premier League Player Peter Ndlovu Cannot Afford Child Support for 13 Children

• Zimbabwean legend Peter Ndlovu is caught up in child support mess after he was dragged to court
• The woman who dragged her to court bore two of his 13 children and is demanding high monthly payments
• The former Mamelodi Sundowns player was the first African to play and score in the Premier League

Former Zimbabwean player and football manager Peter Ndlovu is caught up in a legal suit over payment of child support for two of his 13 children after the mother dragged him to court.

Ndlovu was the first African player to play and score in the new-look Premier League in 1992 while playing for Coventry City and amassed 100 caps for Zimbabwe.

The former Mamelodi Sundowns player claimed the fee demanded by the woman for two children is exorbitant considering he takes care of his 11 other children.

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Ndlovu unable to pay child support

As reported by Sun UK, the woman demanded a whopping £1,420 per month for the two children, which the former Premier League player cannot afford to pay, and the court reduced it to £568.

Speaking during the court session, quoted by All Africa, he claimed he had no relationship with the woman other than two meetings that resulted in the birth of the children and has not heard from the children since 2016.

''I have 13 children, including the two with the first respondent. I am obliged to contribute and see to the maintenance of all my 13 children,'' he said.

''I was not informed by the respondent about the pregnancies or the subsequent births of our children. The last I heard of the children was when she instituted maintenance proceedings against me in 2016. There is no communication between the respondent and me,'' he added.

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