Former Bloemfontein Celtic forward Rodrick Mutuma has reportedly fallen on hard times and is living like a destitute in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
According to reports, the self-styled ‘Prince’ of Zimbabwean football is homeless and is living in a disused light motor vehicle in the high-density suburb of Mbare in Harare.
Mutuma has been in Zimbabwe for over a year after unceremoniously leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo outfit [DRC], FC Lupopo.
An unnamed source quoted by a Zimbabwean publication, Zimbabwe now, revealed that the former Dynamos forward sold all his belongings, including a flat he owned in Harare.
The source revealed that the 34-year-old had turned his home into a brothel before deciding to sell it.
“When he got injured in DRC, he came back home. Unfortunately, his wife had already left him, he turned his home into a sex and drug haven,” said the source.
HOW RODRICK MUTUMA LEFT FC LUPOPO
The source also added that Mutuma did not amicably part ways with FC Lupopo.
“When he got injured. He requested to come back home, but the club insisted that he should receive medical attention in DRC.
“But he refused and came back here, where he removed his plaster without due process being followed.
“He even demanded money for medical check-ups from the club, which he would divert to drugs.”
Mutuma made his name as part of the trailblazing Dynamos squad that won the league four times on the trot from 2011 to 2014, then under the coach Kalisto Pasuwa.
It was during this era that he attracted the attention of several South African teams, with Bloem Celtic getting his signature in January 2013.
He also joined the exclusive club of players that played for the three traditional Zimbabwean giants, Dynamos, Highlanders and Caps United.
The Mvuma-born striker becomes the second former DStv Premiership star to hog the limelight after falling on hard times this year.
Ex-SuperSport star Nyasha Chazika made headlines in September when he revealed his struggles with depression owing to financial struggles.
Chazika said he was depressed as he made a passionate plea for assistance, saying his family members had abandoned him.
In truth, the two cases leave questions lingering about whether Zimbabwean footballers are doing enough to prepare for life after hanging their boots.
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