Pitso Mosimane Honours Jomo Sono and Late Screamer Tshabalala for Changing His Life
Renowned coach Pitso Mosimane has expressed heartfelt gratitude to football legends Jomo Sono and the late Stanley “Screamer” Tshabalala.
He credited them for discovering him and setting him on a path that changed his life.
“Life Would Have Been Different Without Them”- Pitso Mosimane
Speaking on SuperSport Unplugged, Mosimane opened up about the critical role Sono and Tshabalala played in his early football journey.
“I always tell Jomo and the late Screamer Tshabalala, that ‘If it wasn’t for you guys, life would have been different for me’,” he said.
He recalled how they recognised his talent when he was still playing amateur football.
“They really contributed, they saw the talent – I didn’t see nothing. They saw that and they told me, ‘You’re gonna be something in football, come!’”
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From the Township to the Top of African Football
Mosimane’s playing career included stints with Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates, Greece’s Ionikos, Belgium’s KFC Rita Berlaar, and Qatar’s Al Sadd. But it was his coaching career that brought him continental acclaim.
He has lifted 20 major trophies, including three CAF Champions League titles, cementing his status as one of Africa’s most successful coaches.
A Humble Bond That Endures
Despite his rise to global football prominence, Mosimane says he still lives close to the man who gave him his break.
“From the township, now I live in the same neighbourhood three streets from Jomo – it’s beautiful, it’s humbling. I visit him, he visits me.”
He fondly recalled Jomo Sono’s presence at his honorary doctorate ceremony:
“When I received my doctorate, he was also there because he has a doctorate – he said, ‘Can you believe? Us, we didn’t study but here we are being called Doctors even though we didn’t study’.”
Giving Back to the Academics That Supported Him
Mosimane also touched on the importance of education and academic institutions recognising his contribution to football:
“To say that the academics has given us the support and respect in the game that we’re doing. Hence I can never be out of the schools, because the academics have supported me.”
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