Pitso Mosimane during his Al Ahly coaching days. Image: kingfut.com
Pitso Mosimane: Al Ahly need ‘Jingles’ back – BADLY!
Al Ahly face almost certain elimination from this season’s CAF Champions League and there have been calls for Pitso Mosimane to return.
Pitso Mosimane during his Al Ahly coaching days. Image: kingfut.com
Egypt’s Al Ahly face almost certain elimination from this season’s CAF Champions League after a hiding at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns in Pretoria on Saturday.
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And as a result there have been calls from supporters for the return of Pitso Mosimane as head coach.
Masandawana hammered Al Ahly 5-2 in their Group B match at Loftus Versfeld.
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Marcelo Allende, Themba Zwane, Teboho Mokoena and Peter Shalulile (brace) all netted for Mamelodi Sundowns while Mohamed Sherif and Percy Tau scored for Al Ahly.
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Sundowns started the match like a house on fire as Allende opened the scoring as early as the fourth minute, but Sherif leveled matters in the 13th minute.
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Mamelodi Sundowns restored their lead in the 24th minute through Zwane before Mokoena made it 3-1 five minutes before the half-time break.
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Al Ahly reduced the deficit in the 60th minute as Tau fired past Ronwen Williams to make it 3-2 to the home side.
A late Shalulile brace (72nd and 88th minutes) sealed victory for Sundowns.
Mamelodi Sundowns returned to the summit of the Group B log with 10 points from their opening four games.
Sudan’s Al-Hilal have nine points with Al Ahly, who are the defending champions, on four points and in grave danger of elimination prior to the quarter-finals.
Cameroon’s Coton Sport bring up the rear with no log points to date.
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS V AL AHLY: STARTING LINE-UPS
Mamelodi Sundowns
Williams, Kekana, Mudau, Modiba, Mvala, Mokoena, Allende, Maema, Zwane, Mailula, Shalulile
Substitutes: D. Onyango, Boutail, B. Onyango, Domingo, Mbule, Morena, Ralani, Mashego, Ngobeni.
Al Ahly
El Shenawy, Abdelmonem, Maaloul, Ibrahim, M. Hany, H. Fathi , A. Dieng, Kendouci, Tau, Tahir, Sherif
