(Reuters) - Al-Ahli's players refused to celebrate winning the Saudi Arabian second division title on Monday at the request of fans, the club president said, after their first ever season out of the top tier, in a move that riled their own coach Pitso Mosimane.
Al-Ahli captain Yasser Al-Mosailem received the league shield after a goalless draw away at Al-Hazm and went in silence to his team mates to have a photo with medals before leaving the stadium without celebrating their return to the Pro League.
"We participated in this league in an exceptional circumstance but thanks to God, in the end we returned to our normal place," he said. South African coach Mosimane did not agree and was angry when his players left the stadium and insisted on taking the shield to celebrate while taking photos with his staff.
Al-Ahli's arch-rivals and neighbours Al-Ittihad clinched the top division Pro League title on Sunday.
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