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Jomo Cosmos
Full name	Jomo Cosmos Football Club
Nickname(s)	Ezenkosi
Founded	January 29, 1983
Ground	Rand Stadium, Rosettenville,; Johannesburg; (Capacity: 30,000)
Chairman	Jomo Sono
Coach	Jomo Sono
League	ABSA Premiership
2008-09	NFD, Inland Stream, 1st; Championship Playoff winners
Home colours	Away colours

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Jomo Cosmos are a South African football (soccer) club based in Johannesburg that participates in the Premier Soccer League. The club is owned and coached by South African soccer legend Jomo "Black Prince" Sono.

The club was previously called Highlands Park, but was changed to its current version in 1982 when Jomo Sono ended his playing career in the USA and decided to name his newly bought club after his former NASL club, the New York Cosmos.

Jomo Sono's motive for this development has always been to recognise and build raw. Sono's teams accentuated and developed a strong youth policy and through years has gained a reputation for discovery and developing some of the finest talent to have played in the league, for the South African National team and abroad. Under Sono's ownership, the club went on to achieve several successes: it won the National Soccer League in 1987, the Bob Save Super Bowl in 1990, the Coca-Cola Cup in 2002 and 2005 and the SAA Supa 8 in 2003. Jomo Cosmos has also consistently finished among the top teams in the league.

The need to sell players due to lack of financial resources has led JC to be known to soccer administrators as the University of Soccer.

In 2008, Jomo Cosmos were relegated from top-flight football for the first time since 1993. After one season in the National First Division, they managed to return to the PSL for the 2009-10 season having won the Inland Stream and the promotion play-off against Carara Kicks.

[edit] Honours

Coca-Cola Cup Winners 2002, 2005
SAA Supa 8 Winners 2003
Bob Save Super Bowl Winners 1990
NSL Champions 1987
Second Division Champions 1994

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Club records

Most starts: Andrew Rabutla 229
Most goals: Manuel Bucuane 88
Most capped player: Manuel Bucuane (Mozambique)
Most starts in a season: Webster Lichaba (1986) and Helman Mkhalele (1993) both 46
Most goals in a season: Phil Masinga 27 (1991)
Record victory: 6-0 vs Grand All Stars (31/8/85, Mainstay Cup); vs Mabopane United Brothers
(30/8/86, Mainstay Cup); vs Umtata Bucks (28/3/92, NSL); vs Denver Sundowns (21/2/93, African Cup Winners Cup)
Record defeat: 0-5 vs Kaizer Chiefs (24/12/01, Coca-Cola Cup)

[edit] Premier Soccer League record

2007/2008 - 16th
2006/2007 - 7th
2005/2006 - 9th
2004/2005 - 13th
2003/2004 - 13th
2002/2003 - 8th
2001/2002 - 4th
2000/2001 - 4th
1999/2000 - 7th
1998/1999 - 10th
1997/1998 - 7th
1996/1997 - 7th

[edit] Club officials/Technical team

CEO: Jomo Sono
Team manager: Andrew Rabutla
Coach: Jomo Sono
Assistant coach: Helder Muianga

[edit] 2009/2010 First team squad

As of November 14, 2009

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Buti Khoza
2	MF	Daniel Gaborone
3	MF	Elhadji Abdou Samb
4	DF	Thapelo Tshilo
5	MF	Ousmane Berthe
6	FW	Tico-Tico
7	MF	Larry Cohen
8	MF	Papi Mngomezulu
9	FW	Koena Mathopa
11	MF	Bongani Theletsane
12	MF	Pikolomzi Noqazo
13	MF	Thabiso Hlalele
14	FW	Tshepo Moloto
15	MF	Gerald Modabi
16	MF	Lucky Mhlathe
17	FW	Sekou Camara

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Katlego Loke
19	DF	Asanda Mvalo
20	MF	Bamuza Sono
21	MF	Tornado Mongalo
23	MF	Gacoussou Diarra
25	FW	Siza Dlamini
26	FW	Lazarus Kaimbi
27	FW	Themba Maringa
28	DF	Gladwin Shitolo
31	DF	Thabang Borais
32	MF	Themba Shabalala
33	DF	Ayo Oluwafemi
36	MF	Felix Badenhorst
45	FW	Mfanafuthi Bhembe
68	GK	Abisai Shiningayamwe
100	GK	Avril Phali

[edit] Foreigners

In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Players with foreign and South African citizenship do not count as foreigners. Namibians born before 1990 can be registered as South Africans.

[edit] External links

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