The Jomo Cosmos Post
Squad9 Aug 2027
The knee: Tshiamo Chiloane out for 111 days
111 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Jomo Cosmos lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Player ratings9 Aug 2027
Vintage Matsi Sono — 8.17
At 35 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.17, and nobody on the pitch better.
Match7 Aug 2027
No end in sight to Jomo Cosmos's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Jomo Cosmos has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad9 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Jomo Cosmos
Judas Moseamedi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets9 Aug 2027
Jomo Cosmos bid $36.0K for Bongani Jali
The offer went to Ajax Cape Town this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Boardroom9 Aug 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Jomo Cosmos
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad9 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Jomo Cosmos
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Phakamani Mahlambi was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market9 Aug 2027
Lebogang Mphela steps up from the Jomo Cosmos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lebogang Mphela 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.
Market9 Aug 2027
One of our own: Kermit Modiba joins the Jomo Cosmos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kermit Modiba is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Jomo Cosmos promote Thamsanqa Lorch from within
- Market One of our own: Ronwen Mahlangu joins the Jomo Cosmos first team
- The dugout Gerald Ndlovu gets it from the manager