Still ticking along
Back in the days when Jomo Cosmos was a regular in the Premier League, winning trophies, reaching finals and walking with the pride that was befitting of their nickname Ezenkosi, they had a lethal front-man, one of the greatest ever to come out of the Southern African region.
Manuel ‘Tico-Tico’ Bucuane arrived from neighbouring Mozambique in the months leading to the start of the modern day PSL after being spotted by Jomo Sono at the 1996 AFCON finals.
Tico-Tico was lethal at his best, reaching double figures in the first three years of the PSL and becoming the first non-South African to reach triple figures in the colours of a local top-flight club, going on to net 106 goals in the country’s top-flight.
His stay at Ezenkosi was disrupted by a short loan spell at Chinese club Guangdong Hongyuan and another brief stint at Tampa Bay Mutiny in the USA.
“I think I overstayed my welcome at Cosmos and those are the things that I regret,” reveals Tico-Tico.
“The environment became way too familiar for me and Jomo treated us like his kids so that makes you feel comfortable and you don’t want to go. With other clubs it is all professional
