Pitso Mosimane edges closer to the SACK after Zamalek Cairo derby

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane edged a step closer to the ever-looming axe when his saw his side concede a late equaliser against rivals Zamalek in their Cairo derby on Monday.

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Pitso Mosimane made a couple of key changes to his team with Taher Mohamed and Mohamed Sherif both drafted back into the line-up after starting on the bench in their midweek win over Al-Ittihad.

Al Ahly had to wait until the 33rd minute to fashion their first real opportunity of the matches when Hussein El-Shahat collected a pass from Sherif before firing wide of Mohamed Awad’s goal.

The match was goalless at the half-time break.

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Zamalek started the second half the brightest but were unable to take advantage of their dominance.

It was Al Ahly who got the all-important breakthrough in the 73rd minute when substitute Salah Mohsen latched onto Amr El-Sulya’s pass before rounding Awad to fire into the back of the net.

However, Al Ahly’s joy was short-lived as Patrice Carteron’s charges managed to restore parity with 10 minutes remaining through Ferjani Sassi’s strike.

And that’s the way the match ended, 1-1.

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Match stats showed that Zamalek shaded the total shots 14-10 and 6-3 in terms of shots on target.

With one point apiece from the match, Zamalek continue to lead the way with 45 points after 21 matches, four points ahead of Al Ahly, although the latter do have two games in hand.

Pitso Mosimane and Al Ahly will now prepare for Saturday, 15 May’s CAF Champions League first-leg clash against Mamelodi Sundowns.

Kick-off is at 21:00 SA time.

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