PITSO MOSIMANE CUTS HIS LOSSES WITH ESTEGHLAL FC

Written by on January 30, 2025

Written by: Kamogelo Mogale

MT Sports Marketing and Management have announced that Pitso Mosimane has parted ways with Esteghlal FC due to unpaid salaries. The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly SC has been a victim of unpaid wages, together with his technical team as it was the same case with Al Ahli Saudi, having helped them regain promotion back into the Saudi Pro League.

Mosimane joined Esteghlal in October last year and has so far been in charge of 10 league matches, suffered three defeats, registered two draws and won five matches. Jingles and his technical team leave the Capital Blues on 11 spot on the Persian Gulf Pro League. He also qualified the team in the next round of the Iranian Cup.

MT Sports Marketing and Management released a statement on the social media platforms to confirm the news.

“Despite numerous opportunities provided by MT Sports Marketing and Management, Coach Pitso’s management team, to resolve the matter — starting with initial discussions with the former CEO of the club last year, followed by a formal default notice delivered on 1 January 2025 —Esteghlal FC failed to address the issue,” Mosimane’s management team said in a statement on Wednesday.

“In good faith, Coach Pitso and the Technical Team extended a 15-day deadline as per the FIFA rules, to allow the new CEO and Board time to familiarise themselves with the situation and remedy the outstanding payments. However, the club did not resolve the issue within the deadlines they had set for themselves,” he said.

“Coach Pitso Mosimane and his technical team are still owed more than two months’ salaries. Coach Pitso deeply appreciated the players, whose commitment and talent made every challenge worthwhile.

“Esteghlal FC remains a contender for the AFC Champions League, with the highlight being the draw against the star-studded Al Ahli FC in Saudi Arabia, also a former team of Coach Mosimane, which he assisted in promoting back to the Saudi Pro League,” he added.

Given their extensive efforts to address the matter, the agency revealed that this was a difficult decision to take. It remains to be seen where Mosimane and his technical team will be heading to next.


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