Jose Riveiro: Percy Tau Shares Key Insight As Former Pirates Coach Takes Over at Al Ahly

• Percy Tau has shared key insights as Jose Riveiro embarks on his new journey as Al Ahly's head coach during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
• Riveiro, who left Orlando Pirates for Al Ahly this summer, made his debut as the Egyptian giants' manager in a match against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in the early hours of Sunday morning
• Tau, who left Al Ahly for Qatar SC in the January transfer window, is back in South Africa and being linked with a move to one of the top three clubs in the Premier Soccer League

Percy Tau has shared key insight as Jose Riveiro begins his journey as Al Ahly's head coach in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

The former Orlando Pirates coach left the Premier Soccer League this summer for the Red Devils and led the team for the first time against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami on Sunday morning.

Tau on the other hand left Al Ahly for Qatar SC in the January transfer window, but he's now back in South Africa as he's being linked with a move to the three big clubs in the Betway Premiership.

Tau shares key insight as Riveiro takes over at Al Ahly

In interview with Robert Marawa on #MSWon947, Tau shared some key insights with Riveiro as he is more familiar with the club after spending so many years in Cairo.

The Bafana Bafana star won several titles with former coach Marcel Koller, who was sacked after losing to Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League semi-final.

The 31-year-old claimed that the former Orlando Pirates coach must outperform Koller who was sacked by the Red Devils.

“It’s going to be a big challenge for him, as the environment is very different from South Africa. Al Ahly is a club with an incredibly passionate fanbase that expects nothing less than winning every competition they enter,” Tau told 947’s MSW.

“But the club has provided him with strong support and signed quality players, which will certainly help. That said, he’ll need to outperform the previous coach, Marcel Koller, who won 11 trophies while I was there. Riveiro has to raise the bar even higher.”

“What he achieved with Orlando Pirates shows he’s a capable coach who knows his craft. I believe he can succeed, but it’s going to take a lot of hard work. At Al Ahly, it’s not just about the matches there’s a whole different level of pressure he must handle,” Tau concluded.

The next task for Riveiro is guiding Al Ahly to victory against either Palmeiras or FC Porto in their next two group game in the FIFA Club World Cup.

A win for the Egyptian giants in one of the games will secure them a place in the knockout stages.

Tau told to reject Chiefs and Pirates for Sundowns

Briefly News also reported that Tau was advised to reject approach from Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, for a return to Mamelodi Sundowns.

The Bafana Bafana forward is currently a free agent after being released by Qatar SC this summer.

Source: Briefly News