Pitso Mosimane, Al Ahly’s football first-team head coach, spoke following the team’s 1-1 draw against Ismaily in Matchday 2 of the EPL Cup.

In his post-match press conference, Mosimane gave his opinion on the performance of our youth players and talked about the reasons why he decided to give them the chance to play in Monday’s encounter.

“I’m very proud of the boys. They played two games against two tough teams. We played to win; however, I consider it a victory especially as our youngsters were great.”

“It’s our second game in four days. Their ages are young. You could see that they do not have energy left, but they have the spirit.

“We do not have enough time to train, but they followed the tactics.”

“Mohamed Mahmoud is a very good experienced player. However, he lacks game time and doesn’t have the speed of the game. Of course, his physical condition isn’t good. He can’t run like Ammar, Fakhry, and Mano. That's why we are trying to prepare him in this tournament”

“I don't have a lot of options. The players who are supposed to play in the FIFA Club World Cup have not trained yet. I try to do my best. “