Vieira's main mission will be to revitalize the team after Senegal's bruising loss to Belgium in the last 32 of the World Cup. Senegal appoints France’s 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira as head coach, aiming to revitalise the team after their recent World Cup disappointment. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Vieira's main mission will be to revitalize the team after Senegal's bruising loss to Belgium in the last 32 of the World Cup.S1

• Senegal appoints France’s 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira as head coach, aiming to revitalise the team after their recent World Cup disappointment. : https://punchng.com/senegal-names-vieira-head-coach-after-world-cup-disappointment/S2

• Senegal have appointed former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira as their new head coach, turning to the Dakar-born France legend to rebuild the national team after a disappointing World Cup campaign and the dismissal of Pape Thiaw.S3

• Former Arsenal and France captain Patrick Vieira is appointed as the new head coach of the Senegal men's national team.S4