Pitso Mosimane Wakes Up Saudi Arabia's "Sleeping Giant"

On The Whistle Podcast

Three-time CAF Champions League winning coach Pitso Mosimane gets round the braai to talk about waking up the "sleeping giant" of Saudi Arabian football, Al-Ahli, and tells us what life is like in Jeddah. He also talks about how Kolo Toure and Benni McCarthy are slowly opening doors for coaches in Europe and gives insight into his friendship with Morocco's Walid Regragui.

Host: Alasdair Howorth

Speaker: Pitso Mosimane (Al-Ahli coach)

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

03:30 - Comparing PSL and Egyptian Premier League players to those in the Saudi Arabian leagues

07:30 - Waking up the "sleeping giant" that is Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club

10:30 - Parallels with the early days of working with relegation-threatened Sundowns

14:45 - Ronaldo relocating to Saudi sparked global interest of football in the region

18:30 - Celebrating his "buddy" Walid Regragui's success with Morocco

21:00 - Kolo Toure and Benni McCarthy are slowly opening doors for coaches in Europe

26:30 - Size vs speed vs technical ability

32:30 - South African "wingers and fullbacks" would do well in Saudi

34:45 - Best player Pitso's coached...

Duration: 37:00

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