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Senegal appoint Pape Thiaw as national coach

By AFP
13 December 2024   |   7:03 pm
Senegal appointed Pape Thiaw as national coach on Friday with the aim of reclaiming the Africa Cup of Nations title and qualifying for the next World Cup. A Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) official confirmed 43-year-old Thiaw's selection. Thiaw had held the position on an interim basis since October following the dismissal of Aliou Cisse who…
Pape Thiaw

Senegal appointed Pape Thiaw as national coach on Friday with the aim of reclaiming the Africa Cup of Nations title and qualifying for the next World Cup.

A Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) official confirmed 43-year-old Thiaw’s selection.

Thiaw had held the position on an interim basis since October following the dismissal of Aliou Cisse who took over in 2015 and led the country to their first Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 2022 and to the last two World Cup tournaments.

READ ALSO:Senegal president says France should close military bases

Former Senegal forward Thiaw, who played at French clubs St Etienne, Strasbourg and Metz, was on the team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup.

As a coach he won the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) which is reserved for local players.

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