Mosimane Expects A Tough Second Leg in Cairo
Our manager Pitso Mosimane expressed his happiness after the 2-0 win over Wydad Casablanca in the CAF Champions League semi-final first leg in Casablanca on Saturday night. However, the manager stressed that the team needs to be full alert as they did not reach the final yet.
In the long journey back to Cairo, We had the chance to hear from our manager, talking about the important victory, how he prepared the team for the game and his thoughts on the second leg at home.
Here is the full transcript of our manager’s answers:
“It was a difficult match, but the early goal gave us an advantage in the game and helped us accomplish the mission in Morocco.”
“I focused on creating positive motivations for the players to achieve the victory away from home as I noticed that the team is not used to win away matches. It is very important to be able to win away games and that is what I was keen to deliver to the players in my lectures.”
“I promise Al Ahly fans that we will keep the same spirit in every away game. We will not be able to win all the games but we will do our best.”
“The second leg at home will be difficult. I know that we have two goals advantage, but Wydad have the chance to do the same in Cairo. We played the first half in Morocco and we still have the second half in Cairo to complete our mission.”
“We are happy with our performance and the victory, but we must not exaggerate in the celebrations as we did not reach the final yet. We still have a second leg on Friday.”
“I am happy with the return of some players from injuries like Ahmed El Sheikh and Mahmoud Wahid, Kahraba will also be ready to help the team soon. However, Marwan Mohsen suffered calf muscle fatigue during the game and Afsha also suffered bruises in the ribs.”
“We cannot talk about the final now as we still have a second game and we need to achieve a positive result to reach the final. Once we reach the final, we will have the time to talk about our dream of winning the title.”
“I would like to thank the club president Mahmoud El Khatib for his efforts with the team and the support he gives to the players.”
“I also would like to thank Al Ahly fans for their support to the team, which gives the players more motivation to keep winning and achieve titles.”
We wish the best for our manager and his squad to lead us to more and more achievements.
