Vieira named new Senegal head coach

Patrick Vieira's most recent job was at Genoa, whom he left in November last year with the side bottom of Italy's Serie A [Getty Images]Former Arsenal and France captain Patrick Vieira has been appointed as the new head coach of the Senegal men's national team.The 50‑year‑old replaces Pape Thiaw, who was sacked in the wake of the country's last‑32 exit at the 2026 Fifa World Cup.Born in Senegal's capital Dakar, Vieira will now manage the country of his birth, having moved to Fr