Cosmos will attack from the outset – Sono

JOMO Sono says there is no point in trying to play strategically during the Premier Soccer League promotion playoffs – he will attack from the start in a bid to secure his club’s return to the top flight.

Jomo Cosmos play in the opening match of the six-game post-season series away at Black Leopards on Sunday, but the Cosmos owner-coach says they will not go for a tactical away draw.

“We will attack them because this is no time to be looking to pick up away points or things like that. It’s like a knockout game, so there is no point in going to look for a draw. So we’ll go at Leopards. If they score, we’ll score. It will be an open game. We’ll attack them. We’ll start with Brice Aka up front and take the game to them,” he said.

“I think all the teams [in the playoffs] are confident. It was funny I went to see Swallows play last week. They have a good player in [Siyabonga] Nomvethe. They might be playing in bits and pieces but he is a still a good player. That’s the danger man that Swallows possess. If we can keep him quiet, we should be OK.

“Leopards are [NFD] home boys but that’s no problem,” Sono added in a reference to the difficulty that away teams have in Thohoyandou.

“We’ve played both home and away this season so we know what we are in for.”

Cosmos clinched their playoff place by finishing second in the National First Division, seven points behind winners Lamontville Golden Arrows and one ahead of third-placed Leopards.

Sono’s side finished their regular season on Sunday with a 2-0 away win over Cape Town All Stars

“It wasn’t the best of games. The first half was really exciting but we knew they would come at us in the second half so we kept it tight at the back, hoping for a counter, which we managed. We should have scored two or three more goals,” the Black Prince said. PSL promotion-relegation playoff schedule: May 17– Black Leopards v Jomo Cosmos May 20 – Moroka Swallows v Black Leopards May 24 – Cosmos v Swallows May 27 – Cosmos v Leopards May 31 – Leopards v Moroka Swallows June 3 – Swallows v Cosmos