A taste of the Gulf, Europe or return home to SA: Where to next for passionate Pitso?

It's hard to deny the greatness of Pitso Mosimane and what he has achieved in the past decade. But now that he has conquered Africa, what's next for the fiery coach? writes Tashreeq Vardien.

Twenty months and five major trophies later, Pitso Mosimane didn't do too bad during his tenure at Al Ahly, right?

He "delivered" - a word that appeared no less than three times in his heartfelt letter to the Al Ahly faithful after he shockingly parted ways with the club on Monday.

Arriving in Cairo, Egypt, in October 2020 after signing a two-year deal with Al Ahly, the club hierarchy's mandate was clear for Mosimane.

He had just written his name in the record books, securing his fifth Premier Soccer League title - the most any coach had won - completing the domestic treble with Mamelodi Sundowns.

It was his 11th major trophy with Masandawana, where he spent close to eight years of his coaching life before Al Ahly's big call.

He conquered the south of Africa, and Al Ahly yearned for his magic touch so he could bring the same kind of success to the north, specifically to the Red Devils.

René Weiler, Mosimane's predecessor at Al Ahly, only lasted 11 months, despite winning the 2019/20 Egyptian Premier League crown.

But Weiler was sent packing before he could even celebrate the title win, as Mosimane's services had already been acquired.

In under two months, Jingles, as he is affectionately known, bagged two major titles for the Red Devils.

The delay in the 2019/20 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, allowed Mosimane to see out the remainder of the CAF Champions League and the Egypt Cup.

Not only did he win the Champions League, he did so against Al Ahly's arch-rivals, Zamalek, which was the cherry on top.

Al Ahly had not won the Champions League