Kaizer Chiefs loanee Xolani Cossa could reunite with former Amakhosi teammate Sima Bobo at Gomora United, as the Motsepe Foundation Championship side is keen to sign the defender on a free transfer, FARPost can reveal.
Bobo, who played alongside Cossa in the DStv Diski Challenge [DDC], has been training with Gomora this week. Former Richards Bay FC winger Ntando Mbambo has also joined the club’s training sessions.
Cossa is on loan at Gomora from Kaizer Chiefs, while Bobo is a free agent after leaving Amakhosi ahead of the 2026/27 season, ending a nine-year stint in the club’s development structures.
Interestingly, the two spent some time in Botswana last season, on loan from Chiefs. Cossa spent the season at Black Lions, who were relegated, while Sima spent the second half of the season at Botswana Premier League side Mochudi Centre Chiefs.
The duo were part of the Kaizer Chiefs reserve side that won the 2024/25 DDC title.
A composed centre-back who is comfortable on either foot, Bobo can play out from the back and find teammates further up the pitch. He can switch play with a diagonal pass or break the opposition’s lines with a ball into midfield, giving Gomora another way to find their attackers early.
NTANDO MBAMBO ALSO TRAINING WITH GOMORA UNITED
Mbambo, 20, is a right-footed winger who can play on either flank. According to his player profile, he scored 29 goals and provided 17 assists in 68 appearances for Fakazi Sports Club before recording 11 goals and eight assists in 27 matches for Ethekwini Coastals FC.
He finished as the top scorer at the 2025 SA Duma Cup and later spent time with Richards Bay’s reserve and senior squads. He scored one goal and two assists in seven appearances across his spell at the club.
Gomora sit 10th in the Motsepe Foundation Championship with 12 points from their opening 10 matches, having won three, drawn three and lost four. They ended a run of three successive defeats with a 2-2 draw away to the University of Pretoria and will be looking to build on that result as they try to climb the table.
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