Pitso Mosimane won his 14th piece of silverware tonight after Al Ahly lifted the Egyptian Premier League for a record-extending 42nd time.
Pitso Mosimane joined the the Egyptian giants with the league title seemingly wrapped up however he managed to walk Al Ahly home with a near perfect record.
Al Ahly have dropped points just once since Mosimane took over earlier this month in a goalless draw against Pyramids FC. More impressive has been the fact that Al Ahly have scored 12 goals while conceding just once under Pitso Mosimane.
Pitso Mosimane lifts second League title for the year
Just over a month ago, Pitso Mosimane guided Mamelodi Sundowns to an incredible title snatch over arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs and tonight the former Bafana Bafana mentor earned his first trophy abroad.
Mosimane has now won 14 trophies in total which included five South African league titles making his Egyptian Premier League triumph his six league crown.
Mosimane’s trophies in full
- Telkom Knockout x2
- Nedbank Cup x2
- ABSA Cup x1
- SAA Supa 8 x1
- Absa Premiership x5
- CAF Champions League x1
- CAF Super Cup x1
- Egyptian Premier League x1
Pitso Mosimane still has the chance to add a further trophy to his cabinet this year in the form of the CAF Champions League with Al Ahly set to battle either Zamalek or Raja Casablanca in the 2019/20 final.
“We still have a lot of work to do in the coming period. We’ll flip the page on the Wydad as we have a lot of work to do in preparation for the final.” – Pitso Mosimane said as quoted by KingFut.
“Al Ahly reached the final on several occasions in the last seven years but failed to win any. Hopefully, we’ll return with the title this time around,”
Al Ahly cruised to the final after sweeping aside Moroccan giants Wydad Casablanca however it remains to be seen when the final will take place after CAF confirmed a delay in the remaining semifinal and final.
