The departure of coach Pape Thiaw is becoming very imminent after Senegal's elimination from the World Cup finals following a shocking loss to Belgium.

Senegal were close to reaching the World Cup round of 16 after taking a 2-0 lead against Belgium, but the European side rallied just before the end of regulation time, scoring two goals to send the match into extra time, where Belgium scored the winning goal.

According to Foot Mercato, citing SeneNews, Senegalese Habib Beye has become a candidate to coach his country's national team after leaving Marseille.

SeneNews believes that Habib Beye is the ideal candidate to take charge of the Lions of Teranga and oversee a new project for the Senegalese national team.

This idea has received widespread support among Senegal fans, who expressed their backing on platform X, with one fan writing: 'Habib Beye is without a contract, we have a lot of talent, and we need someone to help them develop. It's your turn, Habib Beye.'

Another wrote: 'Bring back Habib Beye. If we want to dream of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals and continue to assert our dominance in Africa.'

Afrik-Foot also indicated that French coach Hervé Renard is also one of the names targeted by the Senegalese Football Federation.