Our manager, Pitso Mosimane expressed his happiness following Al Ahly’s 1-0 victory over Qatar’s Al-Duhail SC in the first round of the FIFA Club World Cup.

In the post-match press conference, Mosimane revealed that he is very proud of the performance of Al Ahly players and their ability to qualify to the next round. 

“We faced a tough opponent. They have a lot of great players, but we managed to achieve our goal and win the match.”

“I hoped that the team would continue with the same performance as the first half.  However, at the end we achieved our target and won the game.”

“Moreover in the last ten minutes of the game, Al-Duhail SC created several chances but we managed to deal with their pressure in the best possible manner.”

“On a different note, Bwalya played very well today. I hoped that the referee would count his goal, which was disallowed by the VAR. Moreover, he exerted a lot of effort in the first half, that is why I took him off the pitch in the second half.”

“Lastly, we will learn from our mistakes in today’s game ahead of our upcoming match against Bayern Munich. We will have to be very concentrated and prepare well for the game.”