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Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has lifted a third trophy in the space of his first two months at the club as the Red Devils achieved a hat-trick so far in 2019/20 with Saturday night’s win in the Egyptian Cup on penalties against El Gaish.
Ahly took the lead at Alexandria’s Borg El Arab Stadium with a goal from Kahraba in the 65th minute and appeared to be heading for victory in regulation time before Nasser Mansi’s equalizer two minutes into added time. The Red Devils won 3-2 on penalties.
For Mosimane, this completes a dream the first two months at Ahly since moving there from Mamelodi Sundowns in early October.
Africa’s Club of the 20th Century had already secured the Egyptian Premier League title with their Swiss predecessor Rene Weiler, which Mosimane closed in style with a draw and three wins.
Ahly beat Cairo’s bitter rivals Zamalek 2-1 in the final to lift their first Caf Champions League title since 2013, extending their record to nine tournament victories, after Mosimane led the Los Devils to the semifinals with a 5-1 aggregate victory against Wydad Casablanca. .
Saturday night’s win against El Gaish saw the addition of the Egyptian Cup. And Ahly can achieve a spectacular quadruple in 2019-20 if she beats Confederation Cup winner RS Berkane of Morocco in Thursday’s Super Cup Caf at Cairo International Stadium.
Mosimane can take credit for Ahly’s Egypt Cup trophy as he led the club to beat Abou Qir Fertilizers and Al Ittihad in the quarter-finals and semi-finals (both 2-1).
If Ahly beats Berkane, Mosimane would surely be on the brink of some kind of world record.
Due to the effects of Covid-19 on global domestic schedules, the 2019-20 South Africa season, where Mosimane led Sundowns to an Absa Premiership, Telkom Knockout and Nedbank Cup treble, ended three months earlier than Egypt.
So Mosimane already accumulates six medals and trophies of winners in 2019-20, and the CAF Super Cup would do it seven.
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