Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Women's Soccer
Pritchard Ndaira
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- pritchard.ndaira@mtsu.edu
Ndaira joined the Blue Raiders' staff after serving as Associate Head Coach at Lipscomb during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
In the 2025 season, Ndaira played a crucial role in helping Lipscomb achieve a 15-6-2 record. Under his guidance, Lipscomb's goalkeeping unit achieved 12 shutouts. Notable victories included a 2-0 victory against Queens in the first round, a 1-0 overtime triumph against Jacksonville University, and a 3-0 win in the ASUN Championship over North Florida, giving the Bisons their second consecutive ASUN Championship. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, they defeated sixth-seed Mississippi State 1-0 in Starkville, Miss. before falling 0-3 to eventual-national champions Florida State.
In his first season with the Bisons in 2024, Ndaira helped the team to a 14-4-4 record, winning the ASUN Championship for the fourth time in school history. Lipscomb's season ended in the NCAA Tournament, falling to Vanderbilt, 1-4. In the 2024 fall campaign, Ndaira led his goalkeeping unit to 11 shutouts, including two in the ASUN tournament, with standout wins including a 7-0 victory against Central Arkansas in the semifinals and a 1-0 win over Eastern Kentucky in the final. Freshman goalkeeper Kaïna Cesar was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team and had the top goals-against average in the ASUN Conference.
From 2018 to 2024, Ndaira served as head coach at his alma mater, Faulkner University, leading the program to its first winning season since 2011. During his tenure, Faulkner achieved three consecutive postseason appearances, including two conference semifinal berths, and built a sustainable and competitive talent pipeline with its 45-player roster. Ndaira's teams included 18 different NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 67 SSAC All-Academic selections.
During his collegiate playing career, Ndaira was one of the top goalkeepers in Faulkner men's soccer program history, setting the program record for career saves with 323, nearly 100 saves higher than the second-highest total. He ranks third in save percentage among goalkeepers who played in at least 50 percent of the team's matches, and is a three-time academic all-conference selection. Additionally, he earned a conference Defensive Player of the Week honor in his senior year. He also received second-team All-SSAC honors in 2014 and was named team MVP three times.
After graduating, Ndaira pursued coaching opportunities at George Washington Carver High School and Mountain Brook High School, serving as an assistant coach in 2016 and 2017. He worked with the Alabama Olympic Development Program as a goalkeeper coach and served as head coach for the Alabama Elite Player Development Program. Ndaira has also coached the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club and Crank Soccer since 2017.
He played semi-professional soccer for five seasons with three different teams: Birmingham Hammers (2015-2017), Georgia Revolution (2014), and Myrtle Beach Mutiny (2013).
Ndaira is a native of Triangle, Zimbabwe and earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Faulkner in 2015 and obtained a master's in justice administration in May 2021.
He is married to Nicole Berryman. They have a daughter named Charlotte two sons, Jackson and Jude.
In the 2025 season, Ndaira played a crucial role in helping Lipscomb achieve a 15-6-2 record. Under his guidance, Lipscomb's goalkeeping unit achieved 12 shutouts. Notable victories included a 2-0 victory against Queens in the first round, a 1-0 overtime triumph against Jacksonville University, and a 3-0 win in the ASUN Championship over North Florida, giving the Bisons their second consecutive ASUN Championship. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, they defeated sixth-seed Mississippi State 1-0 in Starkville, Miss. before falling 0-3 to eventual-national champions Florida State.
In his first season with the Bisons in 2024, Ndaira helped the team to a 14-4-4 record, winning the ASUN Championship for the fourth time in school history. Lipscomb's season ended in the NCAA Tournament, falling to Vanderbilt, 1-4. In the 2024 fall campaign, Ndaira led his goalkeeping unit to 11 shutouts, including two in the ASUN tournament, with standout wins including a 7-0 victory against Central Arkansas in the semifinals and a 1-0 win over Eastern Kentucky in the final. Freshman goalkeeper Kaïna Cesar was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team and had the top goals-against average in the ASUN Conference.
From 2018 to 2024, Ndaira served as head coach at his alma mater, Faulkner University, leading the program to its first winning season since 2011. During his tenure, Faulkner achieved three consecutive postseason appearances, including two conference semifinal berths, and built a sustainable and competitive talent pipeline with its 45-player roster. Ndaira's teams included 18 different NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 67 SSAC All-Academic selections.
During his collegiate playing career, Ndaira was one of the top goalkeepers in Faulkner men's soccer program history, setting the program record for career saves with 323, nearly 100 saves higher than the second-highest total. He ranks third in save percentage among goalkeepers who played in at least 50 percent of the team's matches, and is a three-time academic all-conference selection. Additionally, he earned a conference Defensive Player of the Week honor in his senior year. He also received second-team All-SSAC honors in 2014 and was named team MVP three times.
After graduating, Ndaira pursued coaching opportunities at George Washington Carver High School and Mountain Brook High School, serving as an assistant coach in 2016 and 2017. He worked with the Alabama Olympic Development Program as a goalkeeper coach and served as head coach for the Alabama Elite Player Development Program. Ndaira has also coached the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club and Crank Soccer since 2017.
He played semi-professional soccer for five seasons with three different teams: Birmingham Hammers (2015-2017), Georgia Revolution (2014), and Myrtle Beach Mutiny (2013).
Ndaira is a native of Triangle, Zimbabwe and earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Faulkner in 2015 and obtained a master's in justice administration in May 2021.
He is married to Nicole Berryman. They have a daughter named Charlotte two sons, Jackson and Jude.
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