Former Senegal striker, Demba Ba, was named on Friday as the new sporting director of French Ligue 1 club Le Havre.
The 41-year-old, whose playing career included stints in the Premier League with West Ham, Newcastle and Chelsea, arrives from Ligue 2 side Dunkerque, where he served for the past three years as deputy president.
Under his watch, Dunkerque finished fourth in 2025, reaching the Ligue 2 playoffs, while also making it to the semi-finals of the French Cup, where they lost to Paris Saint-Germain.
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He succeeds Mathieu Bodmer, who walked out of the club on the evening of the final matchday of the just-completed season, with Le Havre finishing 14th.
Bodmer has moved to third division side Caen, which is owned by France captain, Kylian Mbappe.
(AFP)
