Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has been unveiled by his new club Wahda FC on Monday.
Mosimane, 58, joins the fifth club of his coaching career after SuperSport United, Sundowns, Ahly and Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli Jeddah.
He was appointed as Al Ahli coach in September 2022 and took over the club sitting in seventh position after five games, but lead them back to the Saudi Pro League with four games to spare.
However, amid uncertainty over his future and unpaid salaries, Mosimane opted to walk away from the club but he wasn’t out of a job for long after being snapped by United Arab Emirates side Al Wahda, who unveiled him today.
“Al Wahda Club welcomed its new head coach, Pitso Mosimane, who arrived in Abu Dhabi this morning to lead the team in the upcoming season,” the club said via a statement.
“The new coach was welcomed by Mr. Fares Makoum Al Mazrouei, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Wahda Football Company, and MR. Riad Al Thawadi, the company’s sports director.
“Mr. Fares Maktoum Al Mazrouei welcomed the head coach, wishing him success in leading Al Wahda to the championship platforms.
“In return, Mosimane expressed his gratitude to the Al Wahda management for the warm welcome and his will to work hard with the team to succeed and gain the fans’ admiration and support.
“Mosimane will begin his duties with the first team from the Serbia camp, which starts on July 1, in preparation for participating in the King Salman Club Championship. Al Wahda will start its journey in the championship by facing Kuwait Club (July 28), then CR Belouizdad of Algeria (July 31), and Raja CA of Morocco (August 3).
“The team is scheduled to return from the Serbia camp to the capital Abu Dhabi on July 17, before heading to Abha, Saudi Arabia on July 20, where head coach Mosimane will put the final touches on the lineup that will face Kuwait club in the opening match of “The Maroon” in the King Salman Cup.”
So far, Mosimane has lifted 19 career titles. He won the SAA Super Eight and his first Nedbank Cup title with SuperSport United. During his successful spell with Mamelodi Sundowns he won five Premier Soccer League titles, two more Nedbank Cups, two Telkom Knockouts, one CAF Champions League and one CAF Super Cup. At Egyptian giants Al Ahly, he added another two CAFCL and two CAF Super Cup titles, as well as one Egyptian Cup, and he also claimed the Yelo League with Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia.
His current club last won the UAE Pro League in 2009/10.
