Pitso Mosimane: Abha Club Escape Relegation Zone After Victory Over Slaven Bilic’s Al Fateh

• Abha Club secured a crucial victory over Al Fateh in the Saudi Pro League
• Pitso Mosimane's side have moved out of the SPL relegation zone, for now
• Al Fateh is coached by former West Ham and West Brom boss, Slaven Bilic

Pitso Mosimane's Abha Club are now out of the Saudi Pro League relegation zone following a vital win over Slaven Bilic’s Al Fateh on Sunday, April 7.

Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Grzegorz Krychowiak, emerged as the match hero, securing a brace that propelled Abha to a 2-1 victory.

Krychowiak set the pace early by opening the scoring in the sixth minute, giving Mosimane's boys a crucial lead that they maintained until half-time.

Despite a momentary setback after Cristian Tello's equalised in the 54th minute for the former West Ham manager's side, Abha swiftly regained their advantage just three minutes later when the Poland international completed his brace, as reported by iDiski Times.

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This crucial win propelled Abha to 15th, lifting them above the danger zone. They have 25 points from 27 games and have accumulated 11 of those 25 in just eight games.

Mosimane suffered a significant setback last week after an 8-0 drubbing against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, as reported by Goal. The defeat was one of the worst in his managerial career, stressing his typically low frequency of losses, particularly by large margins.

Previously, his most significant loss occurred during his tenure as Mamelodi Sundowns boss, when the team succumbed to a 5-0 loss against Celtic in the DSTv Premiership.

Mosimane explains reason for 8–0 loss to Al Nassr

Sports Brief also previously reported that Mosimane laid blame for Abha's 8-0 loss against a Ronaldo-led Al-Nassr side in the Saudi Pro League.

The Leaders of the South were thrashed at Al Awwal Park on April 2, with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner netting a hat-trick and giving two assists.

Senegalese winger, Sadio Mane, was also on the scoresheet alongside Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Abdulmajeed Al Sulayhim, and Abdulaziz Al-Aliwah.