Strasbourg are preparing for another change behind the scenes, with Kader Mangane expected to leave the club after eight years to take up a senior role with Senegal’s national team.
Key takeaways
- Kader Mangane is expected to become Senegal’s general manager.
- The 43-year-old has worked as Strasbourg’s sporting coordinator for eight years.
- He would join Patrick Vieira in the Senegal set-up.
- Vieira was appointed head coach of the Teranga Lions in August.
- The pair previously worked at Strasbourg during Vieira’s 2023-24 spell in charge.
Mangane set for Senegal move
Mangane is nearing the end of a long backroom chapter at Strasbourg, where he has held the sporting coordinator position since joining the club’s staff eight years ago.
The former midfielder is now expected to move into international football as Senegal’s general manager. The role would place him alongside Vieira, the former Strasbourg coach who took charge of Senegal in August.
Vieira led Racing during the 2023-24 season before departing the Alsace club. His arrival with the Teranga Lions opened the possibility of a reunion with Mangane, who has remained an important sporting figure at Strasbourg through a period of significant change.
A familiar partnership resumes
At 43, Mangane is set to bring extensive club experience into Senegal’s national-team structure. His expected appointment would give Vieira a trusted former colleague as the new coaching regime takes shape.
For Strasbourg, his departure would end an eight-year spell in which Mangane worked at the heart of the club’s sporting organisation. The expected move also underlines the growing link between the French club and Senegal’s new international management team.
