Pitso Mosimane

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has wished his social media followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Photo: Fareed Kotb/BackpagePix

Fresh reports suggest Pitso Mosimane will be SACKED soon!

Reports out of Portugal suggest ex-Zamalek head coach Jesualdo Ferreira is set to return to Cairo to replace Pitso Mosimane as coach of Al Ahly.

Pitso Mosimane

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has wished his social media followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Photo: Fareed Kotb/BackpagePix

Reports out of Portugal suggest ex-Zamalek head coach Jesualdo Ferreira is set to return to Cairo to replace Pitso Mosimane as coach of Al Ahly, according to the KingFut website.

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Egyptian fans will remember Ferreira from his time with Egyptian giants Zamalek where he won the domestic double [Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup] in his only season in charge.

The Portuguese coach had a volatile reign in Zamalek with then-chairperson Mortada Mansour.

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Tensions were so high that Ferreira breached his contract in November 2015 and left Zamalek before his contract expired.

Since then, the 75-year-old has had stints at Qatari side Al Sadd, Brazilian giants Santos, and most recently Primeira Liga side Boavista.

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If the reports are to be believed, Ferreira could be heading back to Cairo, but this time at Zamalek’s arch-rivals Al Ahly, as per a report from Portuguese news outlet FLASH.

The report added that Ferreira has already agreed terms with Al Ahly to become their new head coach.

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However, reports to the contrary in Egypt have suggested that Pitso Mosimane is set to sign a new two-year contract with Al Ahly after instructions from club president Mahmoud El-Khatib.

El-Khatib is believed to be impressed with ‘Jingles’ despite the ‘Club of the Century’ having struggling on the domestic scene where they lost both the Egyptian Premier League and the Egypt Super Cup.

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Pitso Mosimane has however managed to win two back-to-back CAF Champions League titles with Al Ahly as well as also leading the club to the CAF Super Cup title, the 2020 Egypt Cup and their second-ever Club World Cup bronze medal.

Whether the reports out of Portugal or Egypt are true or not remains to be seen!

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