Jomo Cosmos midfielder, Matsilele Sono Junior, who's the youngest son of the club's owner Jomo Sono, was hijacked yesterday as he was leaving his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, for training.
The Cosmos-owner, Sono confirmed the news to the Siya crew yesterday when he said "I'm busy with the case of my son, he's just been hijacked. I just want to worry about that for now."
Now, the club has released a statement on their official website, revealing what took place during the incident yesterday. Matsilele Sono is still in in shock by what had happened but Cosmos confirmed that the player was unhurt.
"Suspects who hijacked Jomo Cosmos midfielder, Matsilele Sono Junior, early Thursday morning in Houghton Johannesburg, are on the run after cops nabbed one of them in Soweto.
"The criminals reportedly broke into Matsi's home, stole some Jewelry and made away with his white Ford after forcing their way into the driveway. The police quickly swung into action after being alerted, and this led to one arrest and eventual recovery of the car.
"According to club boss, Jomo Sono, the car was traced to Soweto thanks to Safesky Africa Technologies tracking system, one of Sono's companies.
"In a telephonic chat, Matsi said he was 'shaken,' but not hurt, as the police are still hot on the heels of the remaining accomplices.
"The incident prevented the player from attending Cosmos' training session scheduled for later in the afternoon, but will hopefully join the rest of the team on Friday."
