Pitso Mosimane: Cry Baby or Misunderstood Genius?

Pitso Mosimane: Cry Baby or Misunderstood Genius?

by Hosea Ramphekwa

From Cape to Cairo, no one has captivated the African football world quite like Pitso Mosimane, a man who has, at times, infuriated and exhilarated with his uncanny and unequalled coaching prowess. In a game where winning is not just everything but the only thing, Mosimane, ornamented with many a metal that glitter, has emerged as without equal on the continent’s coaching circuit. He has won close to twenty trophies for Al-Ahli Saudi FC, Al Ahly, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United in a career spanning over two decades. Mosimane is loathed as much as he is loved in South Africa. He is an inspiration to some and an irritation to others. For most football followers, it’s been hard to put a label on the three-time CAF Champions League winning coach. Is Mosimane a warmonger, a sore loser, a cry baby, a master tactician, a misunderstood genius, a fighter, a winner, a legend of the game, a ruthless or relentless coach?

In this riveting masterpiece, football journalist and award-winning author Hosea P. Ramphekwa examines the rituals and routines of Mosimane, whom he believes should be praised and probed. From Mosimane’s analysis, which informs his tactics resulting in paralysis of his nemesis, to his penchant to fight with anyone from presidents to ball boys, Ramphekwa digs deep in a quest to understand arguably the best coach on the continent.