Musimani talks about racism in Egypt and describes Al-Ahly fans as "difficult"

The coach of the Egyptian Al-Ahly team, the South African coach Pitso Mosimane, described the Egyptian Al-Ahly fans as difficult.

Musimani said in statements he posted on his page via “Instagram”: “There is nothing more difficult than Al-Ahly fans in terms of pressure. Regarding the team, they pressure the coach to win, but this is the price you pay when you coach Al-Ahly.”  

In response to the question, "Have you been subjected to racism by anyone in Egypt?" Mosimane said: “No, I have not faced any direct racist insult from anyone, I am not saying that there is absolutely no, but we have not faced anything of this kind, whether from our fans or our players and we have to deal with everything that confronts us and tries to frustrate us, but racism is in the world It's big and it can't be ignored, which is why a campaign called Black Lives Matter is important to try and fight it all over the world."

Musimani also described Al-Ahly in one word by saying, “The Nation Club,” and about who was behind his decision to train Al-Ahly, he said: “My own family, especially my wife, is the one who supported me and helped me make the decision to move to Al-Ahly training.”

And his expectations for Al-Ahly’s journey in the Club World Cup, he said: “We will face a Japanese team at the beginning. I hope to avoid Chelsea in the semi-finals and face a team from South or North America, then Chelsea in the final.”

And Pizzo responded to a question: Do you get nervous before big matches, and how do you deal with it, saying: "I always get nervous before all matches, even before friendlies, I think about everything that can happen in the match, who will score? How will we play? How are we going to score? The goals? How do we avoid conceding a net? So I get nervous before every game and I don't think there is a coach who doesn't feel that, this comes through your uncertainty of winning, and that's what I went through in the South African League and the Egyptian League in the past years."

Musimani began training Al-Ahly in October 2020 and managed to lead the team to win many titles such as the African Champions League twice, the African Super Cup and the bronze in the Club World Cup.

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