33·Legends

Itumeleng Khune vs Jomo Sono

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Itumeleng Khune

South Africa · 2009–15 · GK

Almanac rating
83
Rank in South Africa
#5 of 33
Clubs
Kaizer Chiefs

A scorpion kick clearance on 28 October 2015 is the save Chiefs supporters replay, though the one that travelled further was the David Villa penalty he beat away at the 2009 Confederations Cup. Voted PSL Footballer of the Season in 2012/13, a rare thing for a goalkeeper, he added three Goalkeeper of the Season awards, league titles in 2013 and 2015, domestic cups with Kaizer Chiefs, and more than 90 caps, more than any South African goalkeeper. Career record: club career at Kaizer Chiefs.

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Jomo Sono

South Africa · 1974–87 · CM

Almanac rating
83
Rank in South Africa
#6 of 33
Clubs
Colorado Caribous, Atlanta Chiefs, Toronto Blizzard

A Pirates supporter renamed the teenager Jomo, burning spear, after Kenyatta, and by 1977 he had crossed to the New York Cosmos to share a dressing room with Pelé, Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto. He drove Orlando Pirates' 1974 sweep of the league, the Top 8 Cup, the Life Cup and the Champion of Champions trophy, then bought Highlands Park in 1982 as the first Black owner of a white club and made it Jomo Cosmos, national champions in 1987. Career record: club career at Colorado Caribous, Atlanta Chiefs, Toronto Blizzard.

The verdict

The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 83.

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