Pape Thiaw dismissed as Senegal head coach after round of 32 elimination

[p]The Executive Committee has officially announced that it has decided [b]"to initiate a procedure to terminate the duties of the national coach, Mr. Pape Bouna Thiaw, as well as his entire technical staff"[/b].[/p][embed guid="65ee7b69-6da7-42a9-9b1b-87bb7ec20e1f" url="https://x.com/TouchlineX/status/2076104799838204342?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]This immediate sanction follows the results of the campaign at this 2026 World Cup. The governing body specified that it had [b]"reviewed all reports related to the participation of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/senegal/hOIsJLJr/"]Senegal[/a] at the World Cup"[/b] and that [b]"all issues related to this campaign have been taken into account and evaluated".[/b][/p][p]After this thorough analysis of the results and future prospects, the Committee considered it essential to make a decision [b]"in the best interests of Senegalese football". [/b][/p][h2]Towards a complete overhaul[/h2][p]Beyond the case of the coach, a much broader project is now underway. The Executive Committee has also [b]"mandated the president to take all necessary measures for a true reorganization of all national teams".[/b][/p][p]To provide an in-depth explanation of the background to this major turning point, the president of the Senegalese Football Federation will hold a press conference this Monday at the Leopold-Sedar-Senghor stadium. He will [b]"go into detail about the reasons behind the decisions made by the Executive Committee".[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vieira-patrick/AaLVdEGK/"]Patrick Vieira[/a][b] [/b]currently appears to be the most likely candidate to succeed Thiaw on the bench.[/p]