Former Sheffield United, Coventry and Birmingham forward Peter Ndlovu has been critically injured in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe.

GettyImagesFormer Coventry striker Peter Ndlovu is Zimbabwe’s all-time leading goalscorer

Sheffield United confirmed the news in a statement on their official Twitter feed.

It read: “Our thoughts are with former player Peter Ndlovu, who has been critically injured in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe. £sufc.”

A statement from Birmingham read: “The thoughts of everyone associated with Birmingham City Football Club are with Peter Ndlovu and his family following news of a serious car crash in Zimbabwe.

“Peter was a very popular player during his time at St Andrew’s and we hope he pulls through this difficult time.”

Information from the Press Association was used in this report.