Jomo Sono’s father revealed and he was playing for Orlando Pirates. Today I realized we as the new generation we will never enjoy or have a chance to enjoy soccer like the people of the old days . Today I met an Indian brother who was a Youth In 60’s he narrated a great story about the great soccer legend Eric Bhamuza “Scara” Sono who is also the father of Jomo sono.
Muhammad who is also one of the most respected members of the Marlboro Community , a small Muslim dominated area on the border of the popular Alexandra said Eric used to play with news papers. He could dribble his opponents off and pull out the news paper and start reading. This was so amazing he told me a lot of things now you can see that the Sonos the inherited football . Soccer is in their blood .
Accordind to Wikipedia “Eric Bhamuza “Scara” Sono (born 1937 – died 1964) was a South African soccer player who ignored the apartheid laws prohibiting people of different races from competing with one another. He captained the Orlando Pirates and was the father of Jomo Sono. He died in a car crash at age 27, when Jomo was 8 “
