Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has bemoaned continued personal attacks by some officials believed to be for his former employers Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa.
Mosimane said this in a post-match interview after Al Ahly lost 1-0 to the DStv Premiership champions in a CAF Champions League group A match at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon.
The South African said he accepted the loss as Sundowns scored a legitimate goal through Peter Shalulile, but added that there was no need for some officials to attack him.
“There are too many things personal to me. I don’t want to talk because it is unbelievable…I will talk in my book and in my documentary…before every match, they are still after me. They don’t leave me alone. I have moved on. You have a full team. You have three coaches. Leave me alone. I am gone. I have done my best. What do you want to achieve?,” he said.
Last year, some Sundowns fans insulted Mosimane and his parents just before a Champions League game between the two teams.
During the game, Sundowns completed a double over the CAF Champions League holders to close in on a quarterfinal berth.
Sundowns have 10 points whereas Al Ahly, Al Merreikh and Al Hilal have four points each and only one team can join the leaders in the quarterfinal stage.