Pitso Mosimane And Al Ahly Lose Out on Egyptian League Title!
Pitso Mosimane And Al Ahly Lose Out on Egyptian League Title! The African champions have seen their 6-year streak come to a dramatic end.
Pitso Mosimane And Al Ahly Lose Out on Egyptian League Title! The African champions have seen their 6-year streak come to a dramatic end.
Al Ahly lost the Egyptian league title to perennial rivals Zamalek last night. Zamalek won their game to claim the league title with a game to spare.
The permutations going into the penultimate league games were simple. Al Ahly had to win to keep their hopes alive with a game to spare.
Zamalek on the other hand had their fate in their own hands. They knew that two wins from the final two games would guarantee their league success.
Al Ahly played out to an exciting 3-3 draw with El Gouna. Zamalek on the other hand won 2-0 against El-Entag El-Harby.
“Al Ahly is a great team. We will turn the page and come back stronger.” Pitso Mosimane told the media after the game.
“We suffered a lot from fatigue during the previous period as we kept playing for 10 consecutive months. We won the bronze medal of the FIFA Club World Cup, the CAF Super Cup title, and two CAF Champions League titles.
“We are human beings, and it is normal to suffer from fatigue.”
“We conceded many goals during our last games, especially while implementing a man-marking system. However, despite committing these mistakes, we put on good performances and achieved great results.”
“We accomplished many achievements in the last 10 months. We might have lost the Egyptian Premier League title, but we managed to achieve great things during the previous period.”
“We are the biggest supporter of the Egypt national teams. Our players joined the Egypt National team in different competitions, with the most recent one being the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.”
“Finally, we have many upcoming challenges. We still have the Egyptian Cup, the CAF Super Cup, and the Egyptian Super Cup and we will fight to win them.” He concluded.
They will now chase the domestic double via the Egyptian Cup. Pitso Mosimane And Al Ahly Lose Out on Egyptian League Title!