Confederation of African Football Responds to Pitso Mosimane’s Comments, Floyd Shivambu Also Questions CAF

• The Confederation of African Football have released a statement regarding Pitso Mosimane's recent comments
• Pitso Mosimane voiced his dissatisfaction after his side were beaten by Wydad Casablanca in the final of the Champions League
• The Economic Freedom Fighters' Floyd Shivambu also questioned whether CAF was captured because of their recent decisions

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have not taken Pitso Mosimane’s comments lightly.

The Al Ahly coach made disparaging comments against the organisation following his side’s defeat in the final of the CAF Champions League.

Al Ahly were beaten by Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca 2-0 in the final hosted in Morocco. Speaking after the game, Pitso claimed that ‘the powerful got what they wanted in the end.’

His comments were in reference to the decision to have the final played in Morocco.

Times LIVE reported that Mosimane had a tense exchange with CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe during the medal presentations in which he said ‘so this is what you wanted.’

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The publication also reported that CAF has now responded to Mosimane’s comments, describing them as baseless.

CAF Senior Official, Luxolo September, explained how Morocco was chosen as the host of the final and also mentioned that it was unfair for Dr Motsepe to be blamed for the decision just because he was the face of the organisation.

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu, also questioned some of the decisions made by CAF. Taking to Twitter, Shivambu asked if the organisation was captured.

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Football fans are divided when it comes to Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane and CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe.

The two South Africans have been trending since the CAF Champions League final in Morocco last night. While some football fans are still congratulating Wydad on the win, others have drawn criticism surrounding the hosting of the final in Morocco, in front of Wydad’s home fans.

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Pitso has received a lot of sympathy from fans for having to play the final in front of the opposition’s fans while Dr Motsepe has been criticized by many.

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Pitso Mosimane is said to have parted ways with his CAF Champions League medal. The Al Alhy coach and players were criticised for taking off their runners-up medals before leaving the trophy stage.

iDiski Times has now reported that coach Pitso not only took off his medal but also gave it away. The publication spoke to an Algerian journalist, who attended the fixture, who confirmed that Mosimane gave his medal to a young photographer.

The Al Ahly team were upset with the fact that the match was contested in Morocco, in front of Wydad Casablanca’s home fans and tried to get the final postponed and the venue moved.