Deflated Mosimane still in line for another Fifa medal
The match will serve as a curtain-raiser for the final between English giants Chelsea and Palmeiras of Brazil.Mosimane’s side lost 2-0 to Palmeiras in the semifinals midweek, having scraped through to this round without some of his star players.
On Wednesday, Chelsea edged Al Ahli 1-0 through a Romelu Lukaku strike to set up a decider with the Brazilian powerhouse, that Al Ahly beat to bronze during last year’s Club World Cup edition in Qatar. Mosimane had fancied his team’s chances in the tournament, but a clash between the global club championship and the Afcon stood in the way of a possible dream final against Chelsea.
Al Ahly had five of their players in their Egypt national team who finished as runners-up to Senegal in the Afcon final in Cameroon last Sunday. Among Mosimane’s stars were number one goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy and prolific attacker Mohamed Sherif. The quintet only joined their club mates in the UAE on the eve of Al Ahly’s clash with Palmeiras on Tuesday.
Not one to hide his feelings, Mosimane lashed out at Fifa and CAF for being inconsiderate in their scheduling of competitions. “CAF and Fifa arrange games on top of each other. It’s amazing,” said Mosimane during a press conference in the UAE. It’s unbelievable how this happens. It’s like nobody knew when the Cup of Nations was, and nobody knew when the Fifa Club World Cup was. But Africa will always be compromised when it comes to this...
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