Al Ahli Saudi Coach Pitso Mosimane Apologises to Supporters After First Defeat

• What goes up must at some point come down in a disappointing thud
• Pitso Mosimane lost his first match as Al Ahli Saud coach since arriving in the Middle East
• A stickler to a high standard, the South African tactician apologised to the club's supporters for

Pitso Mosimane has very high standards.

This showed again in the dugout of Saudi First Division League side Al Ahli Saudi. The club lost for the first time under the South African's tutelage since he took over towards the end of last year, suffering a thumping and costly 4-1 defeat to Al Akhdoud last night.

Since taking over, Mosimane guided Al Ahli to first place on the log table going into the match. However, the loss dropped them down to third place, tied on 37 points with Akhdoud (first) and Al Hazm (second).

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Mosimane said on his Twitter account:

"We got humbled tonight. Unacceptable scoreline especially in front of our fans. No excuses, only apologies. Anyway, the race is still long. Sorry "

Ahli Saudi will get the chance to get back on track in a match against Al Kholood next Tuesday.

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Some in Egypt are just not going to let Pitso Mosimane be at peace in Saudi Arabia.

Despite a trophy-laden period of almost two years with the Cairo juggernauts, the respected South African coach was the target of criticism from both inside and outside the club for a number of reasons. The latest one is current player Mohamed Mahmoud, who fell out of Mosimane's use in matches.

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The player was injury-plagued from the second he arrived at the club in 2019, before being loaned out to Al Ittihad in Alexandria to get some much-needed game time.

Pitso Mosimane praises Morocco

Respected South African mastermind Pitso Mosimane praised his Moroccan counterpart Walid Regraguoif.

Regraguoif guided the Atlas Lions to the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was something that was not predicted.

Mosimane recently said that his nation was some 20 years behind the North Africans in terms of football development.