Patrick Vieira headlines new coaches ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

Africa Cup of Nations Patrick Vieira headlines new coaches ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Patrick Vieira headlines new coaches ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Reuters Patrick Vieira is at the helm of Senegal JEROME FAVRE / EPA / Profimedia World Cup winner Patrick Vieira headlines a lengthy list of new coaches ⁠in charge of African national teams as the group qualifiers for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals kick off on Thursday.

Vieira takes ‌charge of Senegal , where he was born, as they look to recover from a disappointing ‌World Cup where they were expected to pose Africa’s best challenge ‌at the tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States but delivered an ‌underwhelming performance that cost their former coach Pape Bouna Thiaw his ‌job.