Goal.com · Dec 31, 2020
Standard Liege appoint former Senegal striker Mbaye Leye as manager
Belgian First Division A club Standard Liege have confirmed the appointment of former Senegal player Mbaye Leye as their new manager for the rest of the campaign.
Leye previously worked as assistant coach to former managers Michel Preud'homme and Philippe Montanier in the Reds’ set-up from June 2019 to December 2020.
The ex-Senegal international spent the majority of his playing career in Belgium which includes two years in Liege between 2010 and 2012 before he retired at Royal Mouscron in 2019.
Standard Liege are struggling in the First Division A this season, and they find themselves 11th in the league table with an eight-game winless streak.