Patrick Vieira steps up visits to Senegalese clubs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegal manager Patrick Vieira has been visiting local clubs and the women’s national team since taking up his post. He has watched a Guédiawaye FC match and met teams competing in African competitions, an approach football figures cited by Seneweb and L’Observateur consider useful.
Senegal manager Patrick Vieira has made several visits to clubs and stadiums since taking up his post, Senego reports. He went to Amadou Barry Stadium to watch the match between Guédiawaye FC and Dakar Sacré-Cœur, and then visited Teungueth FC as the club prepared for the African Champions League.
Vieira has also met the Lionesses, Senegal’s women’s national team, and attended a meeting of the organising committee for the Youth Olympic Games with sports federations. Former Senegal international Pape Fall considers this approach “simply normal”: in his view, the manager should also follow the domestic league and encourage young players to develop in Senegal.
Badara Sarr, secretary-general of the Senegalese Coaches’ Union, believes these visits help Vieira better understand the realities of local football and the players available. Coaches hope this engagement will continue, with the involvement of the national technical director and regional and departmental technical advisers, particularly to strengthen youth development.
Vieira was appointed after Pape Thiaw left following Senegal’s elimination in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup. The Senegalese Football Federation had begun proceedings to end Thiaw’s tenure. The new manager had already responded to supporters’ criticism.
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