New coach of the Saudi Arabia team for a little over a week, Hervé Renard explained the reasons for his non-come to the Senegal Lions.
Vacant since October 2, and the sudden non-renewal of the former emblematic Aliou Cissé, the position of coach of the Senegal could have found a buyer in the person of Hervé Renard. In addition to being free after his departure from the French women’s team, the Savoyard presented the advantage of knowing the environment very well for having taken up residence in the country for a long time, and for having as his wife the Senegalese widow of Bruno Metsu, Viviane Dièye.
But while he admitted to having nominated himself for the care of The World Africathe double African champion, in 2012 with Zambia and in 2015 with Ivory Coast, withdrew from the race ultimately head towards the Gulf. The reason? The impossibility of incorporating Omar Daf, the former assistant of Aliou Cissé between 2016 and 2017, into his staff, who has been working for Amiens in Ligue 2 since last year.
A problem linked to Omar Daf
“There were discussions. I had one wish, to have Omar Daf, a former Senegalese international, as my assistant. But Omar is the coach of Amiens, in Ligue 2. And this condition was not immediately possible to fulfill. I have therefore decided at this precise moment to withdraw my application”confided the 56-year-old technician who also expressed regret.
“For the moment, Senegal has not yet chosen (Pape Thiaw, Aliou Cissé’s former deputy, is acting as interim manager, editor’s note). Coaching Senegal, one of the best African teams, would have been a great challenge, it’s true, but all the conditions were not met.he added. The planets seemed aligned…
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