Jomo Sono is one of the greatest footballers South Africa has ever produced . Sono 's international career never took off because of South Africa 's exclusion . He was major success at Orlando Pirates before playing in the United States . The most famous player to come out of SA, though not necessarily from a football team, is Nelson Mandela who played for Ajax Amsterdam and later became president of South Africa.
Jomo Sono is one of the greatest footballers South Africa has ever produced . Sono 's international career never took off because of South Africa 's exclusion . He was major success at Orlando Pirates before playing in the United States . Sono also coached South African national side to the 2002 World Cup finals .