The real reason why Mosimane was not appreciated in Egypt revealed!

Mosimane during his Al Ahly SC days. Image: Twitter

When Pitso Mosimane joined Al Ahly SC from Mamelodi Sundowns, he continued to do what he does best, which is winning trophies.

Despite his winning efforts, which included Caf Champions League and Caf Super Cup success, some sections of Al Ahly fans and legends never warmed up to Jingles.

Just recently, Al Ahly treasurer, Khaled Mortagy raised some eyebrows when he said Marcel Koller, who is their current coach, is better than Mosimane.

"As a fan, I see that Al Ahly has a very good team, and it has the best coach that came to Egypt since Manuel Jose, and his technical staff is exceptional," Mortagy said on King Fut.

"Pitso Mosimane was different, but Koller is much better than him. Mosimane achieved titles, but Al Ahly’s performances dropped massively during his last period." 

But North African Football except, Haytham Mohamed, who spoke to ThisIsFootball.Africa, put things into better perspective.

"There are some fans that believe in Mosimane, and say he deserves a better chance. But the problem here in Egypt is that the fans are demanding," he said. Watch the full interview with North African football expert Haytham Mohamed here https://youtu.be/3KXWlycVQas

"Al Ahly is the biggest team in Egypt and Africa, winning the league, and winning the Caf Champions League is a must. So they are used to it.

"Now they want the next level, that Al Ahly plays the best football in Egypt, and Africa.

"They didn't like the way Mosimane won, especially in Africa. He just won the games, knew how to win the games, but didn't play good football. That is something Al Ahly fans don't like."

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The Red Eagles take on Al Hilal Omdurman tonight (Saturday 01 April) at 21:00 in a must win last group stage game.

They were almost knocked out of the competition a week ago, only saved by a last minute penalty save by Ronwen Williams, which denied Al Hilal a win that would have seen Al Ahly exit.

History though, is on the Egyptians side. Each time they have endured a difficult group stage campaign, Al Ahly have gone on to conquer Africa.