Zimbabwe’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star Themba Gorimbo has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to criticise Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry, calling her “the worst Sports Minister ever”.
Gorimbo alleges sports in the country is “dying because of (Coventry) who lets her family run the department and her meetings are run by her husband”.
This comes after the United States (US) based rising MMA star who was born in Masvingo, alleges that Coventry and the government arm, the SRC, are denying permission to put Zimbabwe’s flag on his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighting gear.
“I stand by my country and love every single development happening in my country. The roads are beautiful, things are changing but only one thing.
“Sports is dying because we have the worst Sports minister who lets her family run the department and her meetings are run by her husband,” Tweeted Gorimbo.
“(The) only way I can have Zimbabwe flag currently is this way. Every other athlete in UFC has their country flag on their fight gear except for me because (I DONT KNOW) The so-called Zim MMA board and SRC want me to bow down to get my flag on my kit. #kirstyworstsportsministerever.”
The 32-year-old welterweight fighter recently made headlines after knocking out his Mexican opponent Pete Rodriguez in 32 seconds.
Gorimbo gained popularity in 2023 when Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson bought him a luxurious house in Miami.
This was after seeing footage of the Zimbabwean star discussing his financial struggles prior to his first win.
Digging his grave wait and see
Anekadzungu mu blaz uyu
He must be careful,he will lose all his white friends and sponsors when he goes back to USA, Zimbabwe is known to abuse white people since land invasions🙄🙄🙄