Drama as Sundowns sues Al Ahly head coach Pitso R8 Million
From hostile reception to lawsuits Sundowns nasty wars with Pisto are far from over. It seems as if the former club wants what Pitso owes them and are not taking the matter lightly.
The tension between Mamelodi Sundowns and its former coach Pitso Mosimane has taken an unexpected twist. The club demands that Mosimane and his wife pay back an agent commission of R8 million, which is linked to a staggering R1.5 million salary per month he was receiving from the team.
However, on Wednesday, Sundowns filled the papers in the Johannesburg High Court. They are seeking an order to force Mosimane and Moira Tlhagale Sports Marketing and Management, which is owned by his wife, Moira Tlhagale, to pay back the money after they refused to do so.
No one really knows what really transpired between the two parties. But Mosimane joined Al Ahly last year after he resigned from Sundowns. Mosimane’s leaving Sundowns was acrimonious.
Drama as Sundowns sues Al Ahly head coach Pitso R8 Million
According to the court papers, Sundowns lawyers Bowman Gilfillan said that on May 20 2020 Tlhagale and the club signed a head coach agreement in which Sundowns employed Mosimane on a 48-month fixed-term contract starting from June 1, 2020, and expected to run until May 31 2024.
The lawyers said that Sundowns paid Tlhagale’s company R8 632 260, which was a 10% agent commission for getting Mosimane’s signature to Sundowns. The club paid the commission upfront instead of dividing and paying it out for every season that Mosimane completed as Sundowns coach.
There was an agreement that Mosimane and Tlhagale will pay back the pro-rata of the commission if he leaves the job before his contract ends. According to the contract, Sundowns agreed to pay Mosimane a salary of R1 550 000 a month.
There was also an agreement that Mosimane will be paid between R5 000 and R8 000 for every match he won and 10% of every prize money the club would receive for winning any of the official Premier football League, Confederation of African Football (CAF) and or Fifa competitions.