SportsFrance’s Vieira appointed Senegal national football team head coach

Former France midfielder Patrick Vieira has been appointed Senegal coach, replacing Pape Thiaw after the team’s World Cup elimination. The Dakar-born 50-year-old is taking charge of a national side for the first time and will start next month ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

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