Mosimane’s Post-Match Press Conference: Al Ahly 2- 2 AS Vita Club

Al Ahly were held to a 2-2 draw tonight against AS Vita Club of Congo in Matchday3 in the CAF Champions League group stage at Cairo International Stadium. 

In his post-match press conference, Mosimane reflected on the game; in addition to addressing his thoughts about Al Ahly’s upcoming challenges:

On today’s game 

“We missed several scoring chances in today’s game, but this is football. I have full confidence in my players that they will win the next game. Our current situation is hard, but we have to deal with that.”

On facing AS Vita Club in Congo 

“We will fight to defeat AS Vita Club in Congo in order to keep our chances to qualify to the next round. Today’s match was full of incidents, and I have never seen something like that. It was like a drama.” 

On the game’s referee

“I have no comments on the referee, but everyone saw what happened on the field.”  

On the missed chances 

“We lost two points today due to missing a lot of scoring opportunities. It is very disappointing, but this is football.” 

On Wahid’s injury 

“Mahmoud Wahid was injured at the beginning of the game, so we had to play Ayman Ashraf as a left-back.” 

On the upcoming challenges

“I will support all the players after today’s draw. We need to defeat AS Vita Club at their home. Our players achieved many great things during the previous period, and they deserve our support. 

We still have three games and we will fight to win in order to reach the quarter-finals.”