Scrab the away-goal rule: Pitso Mosimane tells CAF
Al Ahly Head Coach Pitso Mosimane has called on the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to relieve clubs on the continent of the burden of being beaten through the away-goal rule in the , the Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup.
Europe has led the way in abolishing the away-goal rule in their competitions, with last season’s competitions being the first to be played without it.
The 57 year old says it was time Caf follows suit. The coach believes ending the rule will enhance the game in Africa as teams tend to not give their all when they have managed to score away and are playing the second match at home with the score at 1-1, for instance.
“You know why I would to scratch the away-goal rule — it means it opens the game,” Mosimane said.
“So you can’t say you’re 1-0 up and now people are parking the bus and then you see the ball boys disappear, that’s stupid. I mean, African football guys.
“[Scrapping the rule] will help in that space and will open up games. We’ll all play because there will be nothing like when I’m playing at home and I have a chance if I score one away. I think it’s a good thing [to end the rule], I’d like that.”
Mosimane is pleased Caf is using video assistant referee (VAR) but he would prefer to see it used throughout the competitions not when team reach the group stages as it happened last season.
“VAR helps a lot. You know how many times VAR has been against me? They cancel my goals every day, they cancelled three goals at Setif [in the Champions League semifinals],” he said.
Mosimane is hoping to win the league in Egypt for the first time with Ahly after failing in the past two seasons.
Al Ahly won their second CAF Champions league title under Mosimane and their 10th in total after a 3–0 win over Kaizer Chiefs in the final. Rory Smith argued that this eight-month stetch, in which Al Ahly won three trophies, made Mosimane one of the best managers in world football for the year.
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