South African Coach Reveals Humbling Moment Kante Asked Him To See One Of His Al Ahly Players

South African Coach Reveals Humbling Moment Kante Asked Him To See One Of His Al Ahly Players

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
  • Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane was amazed by Chelsea star Ngolo Kante after he asked to meet one of his Al Ahly players
  • Kante, who is originally from Mali requested to see Al Ahly's Malian star Aliou Dieng after their Club World Cup triumph on Saturday
  • Pitso Mosimane led Al Ahly to third place at the club competition in Qatar over the weekend after beating Al Hilal

Al Ahly's South African coach Pitso Mosimane is amazed by Chelsea ace Ngolo Kante's level of humility after the midfielder requested to meet one of his star players.

Kante, moments after winning the Club World Cup with Chelsea walked to Mosimane to humbly ask to see Malian forward Aliou Dieng.

Mosimane, who was shocked granted Kante's wish, taking to Twitter to express his excitement on meeting the swashbuckling midfielder.

Ngolo Kante walking to Pisto Mosimane to ask him whether he can see Dieng. Credit: @nyannthierry @TheRealPitso
Ngolo Kante requests to see Aliou Dieng of Al Ahly after Club World Cup triumph. Credit: @nyannthierry @TheRealPitso
Source: Twitter
"I was amazed by Kante asking me if I could get Dieng to meet him. Humility at its best. God Bless Kante!," he wrote.

Ngolo Kante originally comes from Mali, where Dieng hails from and it was exciting to see him linking up with someone from his African part.

Although, he chose to represent France at international level, Kante has always found ways to reconnect with his roots.

Al Ahly thrash Al Hilal to finish third at Club World Cup

African champions, Al Ahly finished third at the Club World Cup in Qatar over the weekend after thrashing Al Hilal 4-0 at the Al Nahyan stadium.

First-half goals from Hamdi Fathi, Yaser Ibrahim, Ahmed Abdel Kader set the record African champions to another silverware.

With Al Hilal reduced to nine men, Al Ahly completed the riot in the second half when Amr El Solia added the fourth.

Harvetz injury-time winner earns Chelsea Club World Cup

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Chelsea won the Club World Cup for the first time ever, as Kai Havertz scored in injury time to secure a win over Brazilian outfit Palmeiras on Saturday, 12 February.

In a close-knit encounter in Abu Dhabi, the Blues needed to dig deep to defeat a classy Palmeiras side, who pegged them back in normal time after Lukaku had put the European winners in the lead with a header.

Similar to their semi-final victory over Al-Hilal, the Blues were thoroughly dominant in possession, and Palmeiras players were at times fine with sitting back and absorbing the pressure from the European champions.

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Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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