Pitso questions Chiefs and Pirates absence in AFL

Pitso Mosimane does not understand why Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates did not make the African Football League.

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As confirmed before Mamelodi Sundowns became the champions of the AFL, CAF decided to make the first edition exclusive to Africa’s eight highest-ranked teams by region.

However Mosimane did not seem to understand the rankings were based on regions.

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“How do you come to be invited, I don’t know. Is it points-based on CAF? And I just think there are other clubs like Raja Casablanca, I’m just making an example, there are a lot of clubs who have more points,” Mosimane said via iDiskiTimes.

“I mean [Orlando] Pirates have been there all the time, same as Kaizer Chiefs who have just been in the Champions League final, but I don’t know how Simba has more points?

“But I don’t want to talk about that tournament. I like the tournament because it’s rich, it’s got a lot of money. But I don’t know, you must tell me if it is a threat [to the CAFCL] or not. Financially, yes probably.

“That’s one thing but the other one says it’s just a tournament where everybody picks the teams that he likes or she likes. But Raja is a big team that fills the stadium, I’m just using them as an example, or Zamalek, a big club, unless you don’t know the CAF Champions League. So if you put Simba, what about Yanga?” Mosimane added.

“That’s another story also. But anyway, I don’t want to go more into that. But good for money, but it’s just a tournament,” he concluded.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Mosimane’s future is still yet to be decided.

The Kagiso-born coach confirmed he has received offers from the continent, Asia and Europe, but he remains focused on spending Christmas with his family.

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