Egyptian giants Al Ahly hired South African Pitso Mosimane as their new coach, the Cairo based club announced on Thursday (1 October 2020).
The eight-time African champions parted ways with Swiss coach Rene Weiler who took over the club for a little over one year due to organizational reasons, the club mentioned in a statement.
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“Mosimane will lead Al Ahly for two seasons. He will bring with him an assistant coach (Rhulani Mokwena), a fitness trainer (Kabelo Rangoaga), and a tactical analyst (Musi Matlaba). Assistant coach Samy Komsan and Goalkeepers’ coach Michel Iannacone will keep their positions”, Al Ahly confirmed.
Hiring Mosimane is marked as a historical landmark for Al Ahly, as the South African becomes the first non-Egyptian African coach to lead the club in its 113 years’ history.
Mosimane (56) started his coaching career in 2001. He had spells with Supersport United and South Africa national team, before taking on Mamelodi Sundowns job in 2012. He led The Brazilians to five titles in South African Premier League, two Nedbank Cup titles and two more in Telkom Cup. He also guided Sundowns to their maiden CAF Champions League glory in 2016, adding the CAF Super Cup title a year later. He was named CAF Coach of the Year in 2016.
His first mission will be guiding The Red Devils in this season’s Total CAF Champions League semifinal against Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca. Ironically, he is making a return to the continent’s premier club competition after losing the quarterfinals with Sundowns to none but Al Ahly themselves.
Source: cafonline.com