Al-Ahly of Egypt, the ten-time African champion, announced, on Monday, the dismissal of its South African coach, Pitso Mosimane, two weeks after losing the final of the African Champions League in football against Wydad of Morocco.
Al-Ahly assigned the general coach of the first team, Sami Komsan, with the task of the coach temporarily, and he will most likely lead the team during the “summit meeting” against traditional rivals Zamalek in the Egyptian League on June 19.
And Al-Ahly published on its official website, “The club’s management today thanked the South African Pitso Musimani .. after the contract was terminated by mutual consent .. by consensus, he adhered to his continuation in his mission in order to ensure the stability of the team, and given the successes he achieved with the team, but Musimani during the meeting that took place with him A request not to continue.
Musimani, 57, led Al-Ahly to the Champions League title twice, in 2020 and 2021, before losing to Wydad with two goals.
The recent period witnessed introductions to the departure of the South African coach after statements attributed to him and his wife, his business manager, “which included criticism of what he considered interference in his choices of players, and the club’s management announcing an upcoming meeting with the coach after his return from vacation, which was considered unconventional.
Despite Musimani’s successes with Al-Ahly by winning the African Champions League titles twice in a row, the team’s failure and level against Moroccan Wydad sparked a storm of criticism about the team’s performance under his leadership and its adherence to the continuous involvement of a number of players regardless of their level, and ignoring others.