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Pitso Mosimane 'aware' but 'not worried' by Kaizer Chiefs' defensive approach

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Pitso Mosimane (Getty Images)
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Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane admitted that he is not concerned by Kaizer Chiefs' defensive approach that got the South African team to the CAF Champions League final.

Amakhosi held on firmly to a 1-0 aggregate win against Wydad AC in the semi-finals, a match the Glamour Boys spent the majority of 90-minutes defending in their half.

Chiefs ended with 21% ball possession during the first-leg - they had three shots at goal with one on target and committed an astounding 24 fouls against Wydad.

The second-leg was much of the same as Stuart Baxter's charges fought hard to claim a ticket to the final against the Egyptian giants on Saturday at the Mohamed V Stadium in Morocco.

Speaking to the media ahead of the much-anticipated match, Mosimane said Chiefs made it to the final with a system that works despite their poor form domestically. 

"Any system that makes you win is a good system," Mosimane told reporters during the virtual press conference.

"Whatever came out of how Kaizer Chiefs played to be in the cup final, in my opinion, I think they must stick to what they are doing because that has helped them to be where they are.

"The challenge is when you change [the way you play] ... okay, when you change, you can surprise your opponents, which is also when you win, you look smart.

"But when you don't win, then people will say, 'why did you change the way that has brought you to the final?'

"And we (Al Ahly) don't change the way we play that made us come to the cup final. We'll go about the way we've always played.

"I can't be worried about how Kaizer Chiefs is playing. I should be aware of how they are playing, not worried."

Kick-off is at 21:00 (SA time) on Saturday.

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