Pitso Mosimane: South African Coach Gets His First Win As Abha Club Manager in Saudi Pro League

Pitso Mosimane: South African Coach Gets His First Win As Abha Club Manager in Saudi Pro League

Raphael Abiola
March 1, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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  • Pitso Mosimane has registered his first win as Abha Club's coach in the Saudi Professional League
  • The South African tactician led the Leaders of the South to a 2-0 win over Al-Tai on Friday evening
  • The Zaeem Al-Janoub are still two points off Al Raed with 12 games still left to play in the league

South African coach Pitso Mosimane has gotten his first win as Abha Club's manager after their victory over Al-Tai in the Saudi Pro League.

The Leaders of the South defeated Al-Tai 2-0 at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium to give the former Mamelodi Sundowns coach his first win in the league since joining them.

Pitso Mosimane registers his first win as Abha Club's coach in the Saudi Pro League. Photo: Angel Martinez.
Pitso Mosimane registers his first win as Abha Club's coach in the Saudi Pro League. Photo: Angel Martinez.
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Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak scored a brace to give the Zaeem Al-Janoub the deserved win over Al-Tai, according to a report by FARPost.

The Polish international scored the first goal in the 38th minute, with Meshal Al-Mutairi getting the assist.

The former Sevilla midfielder completed his brace four minutes after the restart, with Hassan Al-Ali setting him up for the goal.

Abha Club are now two points behind Al Raed with 12 games to go in the league, with their next match being against Steven Gerrard's Al Ettifaq.

Mosimane's first win as Abha Club's coach drew a lot of reactions from fans on social media.

@Llekamania_ said:

"Coach Pitso Mosimane effect 🙌🏿🇿🇦"

@JerryMpiana said:

"Since FIFA order somebody to pay Pitso back the money, team sports I'll be high😁💪"

@kanor_int said:

"Congratulations to the team, and @TheRealPitso"

@SollyLeburu said:

"A lot is still coming....Well done, Abha...Pitso Mosimane all the way"

Mosimane wins FIFA case against Al-Ahli

Sports Brief previously reported that Mosimane has won a FIFA dispute against former Saudi Professional League team Al Ahli and is expected to get millions of Rands in compensation.

The former SuperSport United coach alleged that the Saudi club had not fulfilled their earlier agreement to pay him an R2.8 million incentive if they were promoted to the SPL that season and an additional R1.4 million if he won the division title.

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Raphael Abiola
Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over five years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015.
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