Bamuza Sono

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Bamuza Sono
Personal information
Full name Eric Scara Bamuza Sono [1]
Date of birth (1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2016 Jomo Cosmos 309 (6)
Total309(6)
International career
2007 South Africa 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Scara Bamuza Sono (born 21 March 1980) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Born in Johannesburg, Sono spent his entire professional career with Jomo Cosmos. [1] He also earned 4 international caps for the South Africa national team in 2007. [1]

Personal life

His grandfather Eric Bhamuza Sono and father Jomo Sono were also footballers. [2] In March 2019 it was reported that his house was at risk of repossession due to non-payment of mortgage payments, [3] and in February 2021 it was reported that he was in arrears to the City of Johannesburg Council. [4] In May 2020 he was accused by Sherwyn Naicker of "ruining his reputation" whilst Naicker played at Jomo Cosmos. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bamuza Sono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "Sono's son in South Africa squad". BBC News. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. Reporter, Phakaaathi (11 March 2019). "Bank to repossess Bamuza Sono's house – report". The Citizen.
  4. Masungwini, Norman. "Bamuza Sono owes City of Joburg R500 000". Citypress.
  5. "'Jomo Sono and son ruined my reputation,' says Sherwyn Naicker". SowetanLIVE.