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Why ex-Kaizer Chiefs star Amidu was denied bail in Zimbabwe?
The Star
|October 10, 2025
FORMER Kaizer Chiefs forward Brian Abbas Amidu and his co-accused have been denied bail by a Zimbabwean court and will remain in custody pending trial on drug trafficking charges.
Amidu, also known as Tumirai Matsika, appeared in the Kwekwe Magistrates' Court alongside Kudzai “Reuben” Mhlanga after their arrest over the seizure of about 780kg of dagga, with an estimated street value of US$78,000 (more than R1.3 million).
The court ordered that the pair remain behind bars as the prosecution prepares for trial.
The arrest has reignited debate around Amidu’s age, with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) recording him as 29, while football databases such as FotMob and Transfermarkt list his birth year as 1990, which would make him 35. The Herald newspaper in Zimbabwe reported that prosecutors described the bust as one of the largest in the Midlands Province this year.
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