Pitso Mosimane has offered his opinion on his successor at Al Ahly Ricardo Soares, saying he wouldn’t have got the job if he wasn’t capable. Soares was lured from Portuguese top-flight club Gil Vicente back in July after Mosimane walked away from his role as the Red Devils’ head coach. And despite being regarded as one of the finest young tacticians from the country, he’s not found life easy in Cairo as Ahly are nine points behind league leaders Zamalek with four games remaining. But Mosimane feels that it takes more than just...
Pitso Mosimane’s successor at Al Ahly, Ricardo Soares could reportedly be on his way out less than two months after taking over. The Portuguese tactician was unveiled as new Al Ahly coach on 30 June after Mosimane had opted to depart from the ‘Club of the Century’ due to personal reasons. However, Soares’ had a tough start to life in Cairo, with his club falling further behind in the Egyptian Premier League title race and also losing the 2021/22 Egyptian Cup final to bitter rivals Zamalek. Despite a recent upturn in form, Al...
Al Ahly have called an emergency meeting in which Yassin Mansour, the President of the Al Ahly Company will be present as they discuss several ‘important’ matters. The Egyptian giants who have dropped to 10 points behind reigning champions Zamalek SC after their recent string of indifferent results have yet to find form under Ricardo Soares. Having replaced three-time CAF Champions League winner Pitso Mosimane, the Portugese tactician who was hailed for his work with Gil Vicent last season had major boots to fill. And despite some...
Al Ahly have now dropped more points in 10 league games since Pitso Mosimane left than ‘Jingles’ had dropped in the first 16 matches in charge. The ‘Club of the Century’ are continuing to stumble towards the end of their season, dropping points on Saturday evening again. Al Ahly only managed to collect a goalless against 16th-place Al Mokawloon, failing to close their gap on log leaders Zamalek. It could’ve been three points but Ali Maaloul missed a first-half penalty, meaning Al Ahly have now dropped 12 points in 10...
Al Ahly have confirmed that Bafana Bafana winger Percy Tau has finally returned to team training, handing the Club of the Century a welcome boost. The Egyptian giants have lost both their last games, being beaten by Pyramids in the league and Zamalek in the Egyptian Cup final. Tau, 29, has been absent from the Ahly squad for the last month after suffering an injury in his quadriceps last month. Of the seven games that the South African missed, Al Ahly only won three, losing as many and picking up one draw, putting pressure on Pitso Mosimane successor...
Al Ahly have suffered a major blow in the Egyptian Premier League after losing to Fagrie Lakay’s Pyramids. The record champions were still on track to draw level on points with rivals Zamalek, having two games in hand but suffered a costly defeat on Saturday. Pyramids, who themselves sit in second place, three points behind Zamalek, beat Al Ahly thanks to goals by Ben Youssef and Eric Traore. Lakay started for Pyramids but got substitute for Traore in minute 63. The defeat was new coach Ricardo Soares’ first loss as Al Ahly coach. The...
Pitso Mosimane’s successor Ricardo Soares has collected his first Egyptian Premier League win after his side thumped Future FC 4-0. Soares had started his reign with a 2-0 Cup win over Petrojet but saw his side drop points in a goalless draw against El Gouna. However, on Tuesday evening, Al Ahly returned back to their best, thumping fourth-placed Future 4-0. Get unlimited, fast 5G home wifi. Delivered to you fast from rain.co.za The game was already decided at half-time thanks to a brace by Mohamed Magdy Afsha and a penalty by Ali Maaloul. Ahmed...
Al Ahly have dropped points in the league debut of Pitso Mosimane successor Ricardo Soares. The Egyptian giants failed to beat El Gouna on Tuesday evening, only collecting a goalless draw in one of their three catch-up games. The match was new head coach Soares’ first league game in charge after Al Ahly had beaten Petrojet 2-0 in the Egyptian Cup during the Portuguese’s first match on the sidelines. Percy Tau didn’t feature on Tuesday as he is still sidelined with injury. Get unlimited, fast 5G home wifi. Delivered to you fast from...
