Habib Beye, still without a bench, would have refused the selection

The former Red Star coach, without a club, did not wish to take up the torch after the sudden departure of Aliou Cissé.

It is “not in his career plan currently”, explains L’Equipe, which reveals that Habib Beye refused to become the coach of Senegal, a team whose jersey he wore 44 times (1 goal). After leaving Red Star, which he brought from National to Ligue 2, he announced that he wanted to join the biggest clubs. No door opened this summer, but the former Olympique de Marseille player will not turn to national football.

Senegal is in full doubt after the sudden departure of Aliou Cissé (not extended by his federation), coach since 2015 with a very largely positive record, but who paid for an elimination in the round of 16 during the last CAN and a draw against in Burkina Faso last September. The interim is currently held by his former deputy, Pape Thiaw.

“Local expertise” sought

Would Habib Beye have been favored by all the decision-makers, he who was born in Suresnes and who spent his entire career in Europe? The president of the Senegalese football federation assured that he wanted to rely on “local expertise”, which also de facto eliminates the possibility of Hervé Renard, still looking for selection for the 2026 World Cup.