{"id":43705,"date":"2021-07-18T14:17:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T12:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=43705"},"modified":"2021-07-18T14:01:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T12:01:07","slug":"pitso-mosimane-guides-al-ahly-to-caf-champions-league-la-decima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/pitso-mosimane-guides-al-ahly-to-caf-champions-league-la-decima","title":{"rendered":"Pitso Mosimane Guides Al Ahly To CAF Champions League \u201cLa Decima\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane guided Al Alhy, the Egyptian football powerhouse, to their 10th CAF Champions League trophy with Saturday night\u2019s 3-0 final win over Kaizer Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>The South African club lost attacker Happy Mashiane to a VAR-assisted red card three minutes into first-half added time at Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Already the rank underdogs, 10-men Chiefs succumbed to the heat as Al Ahly piled on the pressure in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Goals from Mohamed Sherif (53\u2032), Mohamed Magdi Afsha (64\u2032) and Amr El Solia (74\u2032) inspired the Egyptian giants to a well-deserved win over their South African opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Mosimane earned his third Champions League title, also becoming only the fourth coach in the 57-year history of the Champions League to win back-to-back titles, matching the feat too of the man considered Ahly\u2019s best coach of the modern era, Portuguese Manuel Jose in 2005 and 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Jose won four Champions Leagues, and Mosimane now stands alone in second place on three.<\/p>\n<p>Ahly, who had not won the Champions League for a frustrating seven years before Mosimane\u2019s arrival, went to their Decima of 10 titles.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Mosimane led Al-Ahly to a 2\u20131 victory over Egyptian rivals Zamalek, winning their record-extending ninth title and their first since 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Former Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane guided Al Alhy, the Egyptian football powerhouse, to their 10th CAF Champions League trophy with Saturday night\u2019s 3-0 final win over Kaizer Chiefs. 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