Esrom Nyandoro (born 6 February 1980) is a former

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. In his native Zimbabwe, Nyandoro is nicknamed "Yellowman".

Club career

Nyandoro grew up in Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bulawayo, and learnt at

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. He was identified by soccer scouts whilst playing in the

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invitational under 19 tournament, for Zimbabwe Saints Juniors, which was used to identify and promote talent. As a result of this he signed with

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, rising through the reserve ranks to being a member of the league championship winning squad. Nyandoro was then signed by South African club

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in 2004 and was named the PSL Club Rookie of the Year after his debut season. In the summer of 2006, Nyandoro joined up with English

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club

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for a trial. This was on the recommendation of Peter Ndlovu who had played for the club. Nyandoro was however not signed.

International career

Nyandoro was a member of the Zimbabwean

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team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He scored a superb goal that was voted as the best goal of the tournament. He also participated at the

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* * 1980 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Zimbabwe men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Footballers from Bulawayo Alumni of Mzilikazi High School {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub