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Al-Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane revealed that he was concerned about the injuries of many of his players, before going on to face Moroccan Wydad in the semi-finals of the African Champions League.
Al-Ahly won the first Red Team match under Musimani over the Arab Contractors with an unanswered goal, on matchday 31 of the Egyptian League. (See details)
Al-Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawy was injured and left the match, with Ali Lotfy taking his place.
Musimani said at the post-match press conference: “We played well against the contractors, not great, but the performance was good and we had possession of the ball and we controlled the game throughout the match.”
He added: “We didn’t create many opportunities in the first half, and in the second we had an opportunity to double the result.”
“You know, and I know there is a lot of work waiting for me with Al-Ahly, especially on the defense line and the edges of the stadium,” he added.
“Kahraba has been absent for a long time, so he lost a lot of his fitness at the end of the game, and I was trying to cheer him on from outside the lines,” he said.
“The trio Afsha, Hamdi Fathy and Al-Sulayyah are very important to us,” he stressed. “Even Ahmed Fathy played with his experience on the left side.”
I feel exhausted from the wounds
Musimane then went on to talk about his players’ injuries.
And Pitso spoke saying: “I was worried about Ayman Ashraf because he sprained his ankle and we are in a very difficult situation. We only have one defender, and if he is injured, we will try to push a midfielder in the center of defense.”
He added, “Al-Shenawi is a very important element in Al-Ahly and I hope his injury is not serious because we are losing a lot of players.”
He continued: “Overall, I am satisfied with Al-Ahly’s performance against the contractors as well as the team finished the match well.”
“In the second half, Al-Ahly’s performance decreased in the first quarter of an hour, but this is normal. I am playing my first game with the team,” he said.
He explained: “We must work more on the physical side than that, and she needs to raise her fitness level as well as her technical level, and I will discuss the reasons for the drop in the physical team level in this way.
About injuries, he said “Al-Ahly has become a hospital due to the number of injuries within the team, and we cannot bear the injury of another player. We need a team of doctors to treat all the injured players. I am very anxious for all of them. these injuries and I want you to pray that we do not suffer further injuries. “
And about Al-Shenawi’s wound, he saidAl-Shennawi left the match walking on his feet, and I hope he will recover after 3 days and participate in training.
He expressed his happiness and said: “A great opportunity for me to become the first African coach to coach Al-Ahly, and this is a great honor that Mahmoud Al-Khatib bestowed on me as the Century Club coach in Africa.”
In front of Wydad
And he moved to talk about facing Wydad, saying: “I can’t decide the team formation against Wydad from now on. We still have two games in the league, and I will talk to the assistant apparatus so that they rest some of the key players in a way that does not affect the performance and results of the team “.
Musimani continued: “The current team in Al-Ahly can win the Egyptian Cup and have great chances at the African Championship.”
He explained: “I will try to take advantage of the next two games to raise the level of the physical team and some other technical aspects.”
He concluded: “I only trained Al-Ahly two days ago and there is no time to talk about technical issues. I will listen to the assistant and the doctor to know more details about all the players of the team to try to apply my method in this tight time to play against Wydad and win the result of both games and qualify for the African final. “
At the end of his remarks, and when asked about Taher Muhammad Taher, the player of the recruitment, he said: “I did not follow him because I was only focused on Al-Ahly in my first match and I was worried, but I will watch the match again. and follow it. “
