Coach Pitso Mosimane says his Al Ahli Saudi FC are ‘slowly progressing’ in the second tier of the Saudi Arabian league.
“Slowly progressing,” Mosimane tweeted.
He said this after guiding Al Ahli to a 2-0 win over Riyadh on Sunday evening to move to third place.
WORLD CUP BREAK
It was Al Ahli’s last game before the World Cup break.
Haitham Asiri and Hicham Faik scored in the 87th and 92nd minutes for Al Ahli to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Mosimane’s Al Ahli have since moved from place to third with 15 points from eight games.
Riyadh are in 10th place with 10 points, whereas Al Faisaly FC lead the table 18-member table with 16 points from seven games.
The leaders could open a four-point gap if they win their game in hand.
Mosimane took over the reins at Al Ahli three weeks ago when they were in position seven.
The South African coach recently stressed that his mission was to steer Al Ahli back to the Saudi Arabia Pro League.
BIG TEAM
The former Mamelodi Sundowns coach spoke to the press in Saudi Arabia soon after taking over the second-tier league side.
“We might not be in the Premier League, but we are a big team. Otherwise, we would not be here. Six months before, I played against Al Hilal in the Club World Cup, we could have been anywhere, but we are here, we chose here because it is a good project,” he said.
Mosimane has returned to the trenches after spending a three-month sabbatical following his resignation from Al Ahly in Egypt in June this year.
The former Bafana Bafana coach left the Al Ahly job after spending 21 months with them.
The CAF Pro-Licence holder won two CAF Champions League titles in three attempts and missed out on the third one after losing 2-0 in the final to Wydad Casablanca.
He also steered Al Ahly to the Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Cup and Egyptian Cup in addition to the FIFA Club World Cup bronze.
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