SPECIAL PLAYERS
Pirates and Chiefs lack stars, says Jomo Sono
Outspoken former Bafana Bafana coach Jomo Sono says his former club Orlando Pirates and rivals Kaizer Chiefs do not have any special players in their ranks these days. A forthright Sono said the two Soweto giants need special players to inspire the masses‚ which is not the case currently. “Pirates still need a special person‚ Chiefs still need an Ace Ntsoelengoe, and unfortunately it’s not happening at the moment. I don’t know when they will find the players, but hopefully they will‚” said Sono‚ a former Pirates star player who went on to form Jomo Cosmos after spending years in the US. Pirates and Chiefs‚ who are in their fifth and fourth seasons without a trophy respectively, while bitter rivals Mamelodi Sundowns have dominated with three league titles‚ have failed to stamp their authority locally. Asked how he felt about Pirates’ decision to hand his old No 10 jersey to midfielder Vincent Pule in the Caf Champions Leag ue‚ Sono said: “He [Pule] is okay for Pirates, but you can’t ...
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