What a godsend for Hervé Renard! After his departure from the French women’s team in the wake of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the 56-year-old technician clearly announced his desire to lead a selection capable of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, after his incredible experience at the head of Saudi Arabia at the Qatari World Cup. Since then, the Savoyard would be in the sights of clubs in the Persian Gulf, Al-Ahli and Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia as well as the Emirati team of Al-Wasl.
But Hervé Renard, who lives in Senegal with his wife (a Senegalese) and children, returns to the front line to lead the Lions of Teranga. Aliou Cissé was in fact disembarked by the Minister of Sports, Khady Diène Gaye, before the two qualifying matches for the next African Cup of Nations against Malawi (next Friday and Tuesday). In office since 2015, the former captain of Senegal helped his country win the very first CAN, in 2021. But he was at the end of his contract next August and his fate was therefore sealed before then.
Habib Beye makes Hervé Renard happy
As indicated The TeamHabib Beye was approached, while the former Red Star coach never found a position in Ligue 1 as he hoped after leaving the Seine-Saint-Denis club last May. However, the former defender of OM and the Lions of Teranga (44 caps) refused the invitation. He clearly wants to lead a high-level club after his three seasons in National.
Hervé Renard is therefore one of the leads for Senegalese decision-makers (the president of the federation is also in the sights of the sports ministry). The double winner of the CAN (with Zambia and Ivory Coast) would then find himself at the head of one of the best teams on the continent, two years before the World Cup in North America, with Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly , Cheikhou Kouyaté, Idrissa Gueye and Sadio Mané all in their thirties. Omar Daf, former deputy of Aliou Cissé and stationed in Amiens, would also be a quality choice, as specified
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