PETER NDLOVU is off the critical list after a horror car crash killed his brother.
The former Coventry star, 39, was rushed to hospital following the accident in Zimbabwe.
But his ex-manager and close friend Winston Makamure has confirmed that he is now out of danger.
Makamure said: “He is now conscious and is communicating. He has internal injuries, head injuries, broken ribs and a broken leg.”
Adam Ndlovu, himself a former Zimbabwe international, died in the incident which is believed to have also killed an unidentified female passenger.
A statement from Coventry realeased earlier today said: "The club is saddened to hear of a tragic road accident in Zimbabwe that has left Peter in a critical condition and claimed the life of his brother Adam.
“It has been reported that both were travelling from an away match between Chicken Inn FC and a local side when Ndlovu’s car suffered a tyre blow-out which caused the car to veer off the road 20 kilometres outside Victoria Falls.
CRASH ... the smashed-up BMW X5 on the side of the road in Zimbabwe Picture: WWW.ZIMDIASPORA.COM
“Ndlovu achieved iconic status during his six years with the Sky Blues where he netted 39 goals in 176 league appearances for the club.
“Coventry City sends its best wishes and condolences to the Ndlovu family who will be in our thoughts.”
Peter’s former Sky Blues team-mates have also been tweeting their support and best wishes.
Darren Huckerby wrote: “Terrible news about Peter Ndlovu and his brother, hope he pulls through.”
Peter is Zimbabwe’s leading scorer of all time and also played for Birmingham and Sheffield United during 13 years in England.
Former Zimbabwean professional footballer  has died in a car accident that also left his brother critically injured. Adam and his brother , also a former professional footballer, were in the accident after failure of a tire on the   Adam was reportedly driving. Reports also suggest an unidentified female passenger may have died in the accident.

George Bhebhe, a friend of Adam, spoke to ''The Zimbabwean'' about the circumstances of the accident. He said "Adam died early this morning when their vehicle veered off the road after a tyre burst and hit a tree 20  from . He died on arrival at hospital. Peter is in critical condition and he is at Victoria Falls hospital in Intensive Care Unit. But arrangements still being made to transfer from there to a hospital in  or ".

Both Adam and Peter played for the Zimbabwe national football team and Peter is their all time top goalscorer. During his career Peter played in the  and played for , , , and . Sheffield United tweeted "Our thoughts are with former player Peter Ndlovu, who has been critically injured in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe. #sufc"

Adam formerly played for the Zimbabwean team  and at the time of his death coached  team Chicken Inn, based in Bulawayo.