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October 30, 2025

SICELO HLATSHWAYO - UNATTACHED (PART 3)

- By Tshepang Mailwane

Hola Sicelo, you're back for Part Three, which means you are enjoying this as much as we are, ha, ha, ha. You played at Jomo Cosmos, surely you have some memories from the time you spent there. Can you share them with us?

Thanks again for having me, my brother. Yes, I can remember some moments from my time at Jomo Cosmos with Bra J (Jomo Sono). He is a very nice coach. There is a guy called Mpho Rasilingwane. I don't think he is playing, but let me start from the beginning. So, in my first season at Cosmos, I was there with Nkanyiso Zungu because we grew up at AmaZulu FC development. When we got to Cosmos, they registered Zungu quickly and I was just training with the team without being officially registered. This was when Cosmos were playing in the National First Division and they had already qualified for the promotion Play-Offs. They were playing against Black Leopards in Thohoyandou. Remember, I was not registered, but Bra J said I should come to camp.

Interesting, why?

Well, I said to him, "Coach, I am not registered, why am I going with the team?" He was like, "I said you are coming to camp. Who said you are coming to play?"

Ha, ha, ha. That's classic Bra J... carry on.

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