is a chairman of numerous companies. On 22 October 2009 it was announced that he had returned to the South African Football Association, and one day later on 23 October 2009 he took the job as Technical Director. Honours Sono was voted 49th in the Top 100 Great South Africans in 2004. In December 2016, Sono received two doctorates from the University of London and the University of Dubai for his contribution to football and business. Upon receiving the two doctorates he said: "To me this is the greatest achievement. People say it’s from outside [the doctorates], I don’t think it’s from outside. I think it’s from the world because the University of London is one of the biggest and the commonwealth university is one of the biggest." Personal life He is married and has four children, including the South Africa national football team member Bamuza Sono, and his second son Matsilela Junior (*22 June 1992) plays Jomo Cosmos. See also List of African association football families References External links Jomo Cosmos Soccer Club Website NASL stats 1955 births Living people 2002 FIFA World Cup managers Atlanta Chiefs players Colorado Caribous players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football forwards New York Cosmos players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Sportspeople from Soweto South African expatriate soccer players South African expatriate sportspeople in Canada South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States South African soccer managers South African soccer players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players South Africa national soccer team managers Jomo Cosmos F.C. Recipients of the Order of Ikhamanga 1998 African Cup of Nations managers Jomo Cosmos F.C. managers