Pitso Mosimane Expresses Interest in Coaching in South Africa but Mamelodi Sundowns Aren’t Open to a Reunion

Pitso Mosimane Expresses Interest in Coaching in South Africa but Mamelodi Sundowns Aren’t Open to a Reunion

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:05 PM
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  • Pitso Mosimane recently admitted that he was open to returning to coaching once again in South Africa
  • Former Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane previously coached Mamelodi Sundowns before he opted to go to Egypt
  • Mamelodi Sundowns are happy with the coaches they have and are not open to welcoming back Pitso Mosimane

Pitso Mosimane has not ruled out a return to South Africa as a coach.

Mosimane has been linked with numerous clubs since he left Al Ahly last week.

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Pitso Mosimane is interested in returning home to coach but Mamelodi Sundowns are happy with Rhulani Mokwena, Manqoba Mnqithi and Steve Komphela. Image: @Lorenz_KO/ @Bevstar7
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Jingles recently admitted that he missed South Africa and was open to coaching again in the country, KickOff reported.

"I can never say never to coaching in South Africa. I miss home, and maybe things can change quickly so why not. Let's ruffle a few feathers and let football be competitive again,” he said.

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Following his departure from Al Ahly, some believed that Mosimane would return to Mamelodi Sundowns. Mosimane was contracted to the Brazilians till 2024 but left the club to join Al Ahly in 2020. He was also the only coach to lead Masandawana to the CAF Champions League title.

Sundowns' chairman, Thlopie Motsepe, has ruled out the possibility of Mosimane returning to the club though, Goal.com reported.

“We have three very successful coaches who have done so well for our football club. All we can do is wish coach Pitso well. Our coaches have done so well, it wouldn’t be right to think about any other suitor for our football club because we have found the perfect coaches,” he said.

Orlando Pirates legend Jerry Sikhosana wants Hugo Broos to be replaced with Pitso Mosimane as Bafana coach

Jerry Sikhosana is weighing in on the South African national team and coach Hugo Broos.

Legs of Thunder has called for Broos to be replaced as Bafana Bafana coach amid the loss to Morocco and his recent comments regarding the state of football in South Africa.

Broos commented that South Africa lacked quality players to compete on a global stage and that the level of the Premier Soccer League wasn’t very high, Sowetan Live reported. The comments upset many people and the former Orlando Pirates striker thinks Broos now needs to be replaced.

Pitso Mosimane is preparing for an inevitable battle with Mamelodi Sundowns in court. The former Al Ahly head coach said that he would love to avoid going to court but would if he had no choice.

As reported by The Citizen, Mosimane has signed a contract extension with Sundowns, resulting in the club paying his commission to his wife, who is also his agent.

The money was meant to be paid in instalments but Sundowns paid the amount in a once-off lump sum. Pitso then jumped ship and signed for Al Ahly, without working out the remainder of his contract at Masandawana.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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