Pitso Mosimane has jetted off to joion Al-Ahli Saudi FC on a two-year deal, which is his first full-time teaching gig since leaving Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly.
Al-Ahli Saudi FC have performed 5 matches to date within the 202/23 season and discover themselves in seventh place after two wins, two attracts and a defeat They will journey to face eighth-ranked Jeddah on Wednesday, 5 October. Kick-off is at 19:15 (SA time).
Prior to their departure, Mosimane and his technical staff addressed the media in Sandton, Johannesburg.
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The common coach admitted that taking this provide with a second-division staff was a little bit of a danger, however that he was excited to proceed making an attempt to “break barriers” and get out of his “comfort zone”.
He additionally made some startling statements in regards to the difficulties of signing South African players due to the market worth the golf equipment value on sure players, which generally surpassed R30 million.
“If there is an opportunity in the next window… and maybe in the future… we can always look around and see what we can bring. It’s always good to bring South African players into those spaces but it’s very difficult to bring South African players to the Middle East. It’s not an easy thing. They need to adapt, their social life will be different
“The South African market is not an easy one. The teams expect a lot of money. That’s the challenge. The transfers are big here, people expect R30 million, R40 million and players don’t move. Clubs (in South Africa) ask for money they deserve and you can’t argue with that.”
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Mosimane additionally revealed that he can be keen to in the future take up a job in South Africa, however provided that the “project” was one with ambition and imaginative and prescient.
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Mosimane and his technical workers of Kabelo ‘KB’ Rangoagac, Musi Matlaba and Kyle Solomon at the moment are set to change continents to Asia and the Gulf.
“Coach Pitso and his technical team of Kabelo Rangoaga (fitness trainer), Musi Matlaba and Kyle Solomon (performance analysts) are ready for the challenge,” Mosimane’s company MT Sports confirmed in its statement. “The decorated South African technical team will be heading to Saudi Arabia from September 2022 to join Al-Ahli in Jeddah.”
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After warding off quite a few different affords that have been offered to him, Mosimane’s company MT Sports has supplied a prolonged assertion explaining why this was seen as the very best challenge, describing him as a ‘turnaround strategist’
“Coach Pitso Mosimane has navigated his career in a manner that not only changes the trajectory of a club over time but changes the game in a manner that positively affects the club and players,” MT Sports stated on Sunday.
“The history and legacy of the clubs and teams that coach Pitso and his technical team have been able to work with over many years, speaks volumes to how they approach each chapter of their coaching journey…
“With coach Pitso Mosimane’s experience and track record of being the football coach turnaround strategist, the Caf Pro Licence graduate and one of the most successful coaches in Africa, he is more than suitable for this role. The opportunity to lead such a prestigious club in Saudi Arabia presents itself as the perfect project to yield a win-win result for both parties.”
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