Black Leopards’ dribbling wizard, Christopher “Matari” Netshidzivhe, might have made one fancy move too many. This comes after the controversial mid-fielder took his friend, Khathutshelo Mphaga, for a bit of a ride...

Matari, as Christopher Netshidzivhe is affectionately known by ‘Lidoda duvha’ supporters, allegedly borrowed Mphaga’s car to accompany his girlfriend on Saturday night. The problem is that he never returned the car and has been missing ever since.

The story started when the two friends were cooling down with a few beers at Vleifontein on Saturday night. According to Mphaga, he agreed to help Matari with transport as it was already dark and he didn’t want to place his friend’s life in danger. “I know him as a good friend and it never even crossed my mind that Netshidzivhe would disappear with my Toyota Corolla,” said Mphaga.

“I gave him the car because I was under the influence of alcohol,” he added and said he later went to Matari’s place, only to find that no one in the clubhouse knew his whereabouts.

A source close to Matari revealed to Mirror that the star had been involved in a similar incident recently. ‘He took another man’s Toyota Venture, only to return it to the owner after several days,” said the source, who preferred to stay anonymous.

Mphaga said he tried to call Matari on his cell phone, but his girlfriend answered the phone and told him that she last saw Matari on Saturday night when he dropped her off at home.

Mphaga, who is a teacher by profession, opened a case at the Makhado police station, but he was not given a case number. He was instead told that there were police officials out trying to track down Matari.

Makhado police station spokesperson Captain Maano Sadiki confirmed that a complaint by Mphaga had been submitted to them. “The case is a bit complicated, but our investigation to track down Mr Netshidzivhe is underway. We even tried to call him on his cell phone, but it has been off,” said Sadiki.

All efforts to get hold of Matari drew a blank as his cell phone was off.