The Jomo Cosmos Post
Match8 Aug 2026
Jomo Cosmos taken apart
0‑4 to Free State Stars, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Samkelo Mzolo arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Samkelo Mzolo has, at Jomo Cosmos, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Gerald Ndlovu beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 27. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Costly mistake from Siyabonga Makhoba
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Siyabonga Makhoba knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Kgaogelo Ramushu due for a Jomo Cosmos medical
Everything agreed with Polokwane City, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
George Matlou will not be coming to Jomo Cosmos
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Kaizer Chiefs is saying, and nobody at Jomo Cosmos is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Jomo Cosmos
Judas Moseamedi was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Lwandiso Radebe
Jomo Cosmos asked and Mamelodi Sundowns said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gift Lorch steps up from the Jomo Cosmos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gift Lorch has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Khama Mphela steps up from the Jomo Cosmos academy
- Market One of our own: Itumeleng Modiba joins the Jomo Cosmos first team
- Market Jomo Cosmos promote Sifiso Lorch from within