Probe Launched Into Pitso Mosimane’s Participation in Champions League Group Stages Draw

• A protest has been launched after Pitso was chosen by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to help conduct the Champions League draw
• Pitso's involvement has been seen as a conflict of interest by some clubs and a protest has since been launched regarding it
• Pitso's Al Ahly were drawn together in the same group with his former side Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Hilal and Al Merreikh from Sudan

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane's involvement in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League and Confederation Cup draw has come under heavy criticism from fellow coaches.

Pitso was chosen by CAF to headline the draw which saw his side Al Ahly drawn into the same group as his former side Mamelodi Sundowns.

Pitso's participation in the draw has raised a lot of questions from fellow coaches and Al Merreikh's vice president, Adel Abugreisha, has taken it one step further by lodging a protest with CAF, The South African reported.

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Al Merrikh were drawn alongside fellow Sudan team Al Hilal, Mamelodi Sundowns and Pitso's Al Ahly. Following the draw Abugreisha criticised CAF's decision to have Mosimane in the draw as he is a coach for one of the teams participating in the tournament.

"For the first time, one of the coaches of the 16 participating teams that qualified for the Champions League was involved in the draw," Abugreisha told Al-Hayah TV, KickOff reported.

Abugreisha added that they had lodged a protest with CAF but had not received a response thus far.

"This has nothing to do with our relationship with the clubs, the matter is for the Confederation of African Football, Mosimane was an opponent and a referee in the draw, and this happened for the first time. It's unjust for the Al Ahly coach to take part in the draw."

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In other CAF Champions League related news, Sports Brief reported that Pitso Mosimane will return home to face his former side Mamelodi Sundowns when the Brazilians do battle with his current side, Al Ahly.

Sundowns and Al Ahly were drawn in the same group in the TotalEnergies Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League. Sundowns and defending champions Al Ahly will be joined in Group A by Sudanese teams, Al Hilal and Al Merrikh.

Al Ahly will be looking to win their 11th CAF Champion's League trophy and the third in a row with Mosimane at the helm. Sundowns will be looking to lift their second trophy, having already won the tournament once when Pitso was still coach.