Patrick Viera takes over as Senegal boss after World Cup disappointment

The Senegal-born France international, an Arsenal legend, has been out of work since being sacked by Genoa last November with the club languishing at the bottom of Serie A.Senegal confirmed the move with a brief statement shared on social media, which read: "Mr Patrick Vieira is the new coach of the Senegalese national A team."The date of the official presentation and the next steps in its installation will be communicated at a later date. Welcome to Senegal, coach."Senegal were left without a head coach when Pape Thiaw was sacked after being knocked out of the World Cup by Belgium in the last-32, losing 3-2 after extra time. He also led the side to the now-infamous final of AFCON 2025, where Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 but were later stripped of the title by CAF for leaving the pitch in prot