“Al Ahly’s success has nothing to do with Pitso Mosimane”- club legend

Pitso Mosimane’s arrival has had no impact on Al Alhy’s success according to one of the club’s legends Magdy Abdelghany.

Mosimane is yet to fully win over Egyptian football fraternity

Mosimane who arrived in Cairo late in 2020 has been a rather divisive figure for all of football fans and pundits since he touched in Egypt and Abdelghany has now become the latest to add his voice to the list of voices that has sought to discredit “Jingles” contribution thus far. 

He already has four major trophies with Al Ahly

Despite taking only two months to beat archrivals Zamalak in CAF Champions League two seasons ago, as well as adding his fourth trophy with another Champions League trophy recently, Mosimane is still the subject of intense and increased criticism from some within the Egyptian football fraternity and Abdelghany has since explain what his grip with the former Mamelodi Sundowns coach is.

Club legend speaks out about his tenure

“Mosimane, like [Manuel] Jose, was unsuccessful at first and then started winning, especially since Al Ahly faced weaker teams,” Abdelghany told Sada El-Balad TV.

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“Al Ahly’s success has nothing to do with Mosimane’s tactics, and he achieved results that he did not expect, and would never have signed a contract promising these results.

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“I’m not attacking Mosimane, I’m just assessing his level and his choices. He has players who make the difference, and in the end the league will go to its normal place, El-Gezira [location of Al Ahly],” he concluded.

He is on a quest to his first league title

Mosimane is into his first full season at Al Ahly and has already won two trophies. His recent Champions League triumph took his overall trophy tally to 17 and undoubtedly placing him among the list of the most decorated coaches on the African continent. Earlier in the season he participated his second Club World Cup having previously coached Sundowns at the tournament.

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He then led Al Ahly to an impressive third place finish at the tournament which featured the likes of German giants Bayern Munich. Mosimane is now aggressively in pursuit of winning the league for the Red Devils, in a season that has had its fair share of ups and downs for him. Even if he wins the league ,however, there are no guarantees that would shut the critics.