Former Zimbabwean cricketer and assistant coach Sinikiwe Mpofu has been in the news because she passed away recently at age 37, know her cause of death
Sinikiwe Mpofu, a former Zimbabwean cricketer and assistant coach for the women’s team, died at the young age of 37, less than a month after her spouse passed away.
In a statement, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) stated that Mpofu was declared dead on arrival at a medical institution after she fell at her house in Masvingo and that a post-mortem will be performed to ascertain the cause of death.
Zimbabwe cricket coach Sinikiwe Mpofu cause of death, obituary, age, family, husband, stats
It is with great sadness and shock that Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) announces the sudden death of Zimbabwe Senior Women’s National Team Assistant Coach Sinikiwe Mpofu, less than a month after her husband, Shepherd Makunura, was laid to rest.
She was 37. pic.twitter.com/jqLincfVxl
— Zimbabwe Cricket – Women (@zimbabwewomen) January 8, 2023
Since then, many people have taken to social media to pay their final condolences to her. Many people also tried to find out more about her. So, here’s what we know about her:
Who was Sinikiwe Mpofu?
Sinikiwe Mpofu was a well-known former Zimbabwean cricketer and an assistant coach. She has been in the news because she passed away recently at age 37.
Her full name was Sinikiwe Gava Mpofu. She was born on February 21, 1985, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. She was brought up in the suburb of Njube.
She did her schooling at Mtshede Primary School and Mpopoma High School. Later, she studied journalism.
She was married to Shepherd Makunura, who was also a professional cricket coach. They had two children together.
She died on January 7, 2023, in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. She died at the age of 37.
Her career
Sinikiwe Mpofu participated in the inaugural official international of the Zimbabwe women’s national cricket team in 2006. She was a right-handed all-rounder who could also bowl right-arm at medium speed.
She started out in domestic play with Bulawayo’s Westerns, but in 2007, she moved to Harare and joined the Takashinga Cricket Club. She represented Zimbabwe in the 2011 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2008 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa.
Mpofu was the first female cricketer from Zimbabwe to make the switch to coaching. She led the Mountaineers, a female cricket team from Zimbabwe. The Mountaineers won the 2020–21 Fifty-50 Challenge when she was in charge.
She was appointed the women’s team’s head coach for the Southern in 2021. She was scheduled to travel to South Africa in 2023 with the women’s national under-19 cricket team, but she took compassionate leave after the passing of her spouse.
Cause of death of Sinikiwe Mpofu
Her cause of death has not been disclosed yet.