Pitso Mosimane started out his first match with Saudi Arabia Pro League club by maintaining a clean take off that he has held since his first head coaching job in 2001.
On Thursday, Mosimane got underway in his first ever relegation battle job with a 1-1 home draw against Al-Taawoun.
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Both goals came late into the referee's optional time with Abha going ahead courtesy of an own goal before they also conceded three minutes later.
It was Mosimane's first match in the Saudi Pro League with his previous stint in the money rich country having been in the second tier league.
With the point earned on Thursday, Mosimane's team moved four points away from safety with 14 games to play and keeps him undefeated in his first match in a new job as a head coach.
Mosimane's first game in charge as a head coach was a 2-1 win over Jomo Cosmos on November 4, 2001, just days after taking over from Bruce Grobbelaar who had served as assistant to.
Patrick Mayo and Seuntjie Motlhajwa were on target for Matsatsantsa.
'Jingles' then went to work at SAFA and in his first match in charge as head coach just after the 2010 World Cup, he won 1-0 against Ghana with Katlego Mphela scoring.
From there he found his way to Mamelodi Sundowns with match number one a 1-1 draw against Free State Stars on December 5, 2012.
Eleazar Rodgers scored for Sundowns.
Next stop was Al Ahly in Egypt where he started out in October 2020.
Mosimane was unbeaten in his first 22 games in charge and ultimately tasted defeat at the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals against Bayern Munich.
At Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia, he started out with a 1-1 draw against Jeddah on October 5, 2022, in the Saudi second tier as he went on to win promotion.
Then with Al Wahda where he had a short stay, his first match in charge was a 2-1 win over Kuwait SC in the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.
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From there, he went on to lose his first league match with the Al Wahda job going on to become the shortest that he has had.
Mosimane is dealing with his first ever relegation battle job at Abha and in seeking to escape will also be aiming to reach 100 wins since he left South Africa.
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