29/09/2025
Jomo Sono was the first black entrepreneur to open a KFC franchise in 1982 in Soweto, after he retired as a soccer player.
He went on to own six KFC outlets and became a successful businessman with diverse interests, including petroleum, hotels, diamonds, and sport.
.and he carried on keeping his job as a coach to his team, being the owner of the team, the bus driver whenever the team travels, CEO of the team, the trainer, a physiotherapist, an advisor, appear in Nugget shoe polish advert, a psychologist, KFC meat quality tester, KFC staff trainer..
