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Patrick Vieira, former Arsenal midfielder and World Cup winner with France in 1998, starts his new role as Senegal’s national team head coach following Pape Thiaw's dismissal after their World Cup exit to Belgium. In a post on Instagram, Vieira expressed his honor and pride at the position, acknowledging the trust placed in him by the Senegalese Football Federation. He will be officially introduced in Dakar this Friday and is expected to name his first squad shortly, including several Premier League stars like Iliman Ndiaye of Manchester City and Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr.
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Patrick Vieira, a former Arsenal player known for being part of the "Invincibles" team that won the 2003/04 Premier League unbeaten, has been appointed as the new head coach of the Senegal national football team. He will replace Pape Thiaw following Senegal's exit from the World Cup at the last-16 stage. Born in Dakar, Vieira also played for France and won the 1998 FIFA World Cup with them.
Vieira expressed his honor and pride about joining Senegal on Instagram, thanking the federation for their trust. He will officially be introduced in Dakar on Friday when he names his first squad, which is expected to include players like Iliman Ndiaye from Manchester City and Ismaila Sarr of Crystal Palace. The newly appointed coach will then lead Senegal through upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mozambique and Ethiopia.
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The former Gunners midfielder will replace Pape Thiaw as the helm after the Lions of Teranga bowed out of the World Cup at the last-32 stage.
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Writing on Instagram about his new role, Vieira said: “(I am) honoured and proud to join Senegal as selector for the national team A.
“I thank the federation Senegalese Football Team for their trust.
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I'm looking forward to meeting the group and starting work together on the next steps.”
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The 50-year-old, who was famously part of the Arsenal ‘Invincibles’ team which went through the 2003/04 Premier League season unbeaten, will speak more about his appointment when he is officially presented in Dakar on Friday.
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Vieira was born in the Senegalese capital and lived in the country until moving to France at the age of eight.
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After turning professional, he went on to represent France in the international game and was a World Cup winner with Les Bleus in 1998.
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At Friday’s ceremony, Vieira will also name his first Senegal squad.
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Several Premier League stars are likely to feature in it, including Man City’s Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr, of Crystal Palace.
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The squad will face Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers away to Mozambique and Ethiopia later this month, as well as a friendly in Marseille against the Comoros Islands in early October.
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Thiaw lost his job following Senegal’s World Cup exit at the hands of Belgium.
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They had led 2-0 with only five minutes remaining but allowed their opponents to draw level before the Belgians won the game in extra time.
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As well as his experience at the top level of the sport as a player, which included a spell at Manchester City
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, Vieira has also managed the likes of Crystal Palace, Nice and, most recently, Genoa.
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