Mamadou "Pabi" Guèye (born 29 September 1978) is a Senegalese professional

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coach and former player who is the current head coach of

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and as an assistant for Senegal men's national team. He had a 20-year long playing career, of which the majority was in Senegal as well as three seasons in Morocco for

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. After playing six seasons for AS Douanes, Gueye became the club's head coach in 2013. He guided them to six NM1 championships. Gueye led the Douanes to the

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of the

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, and was named

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Early life

Born in Guinguinéo, his father was a railway worker. Guèye picked up basketball at Ballabey in

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and left school in third grade in 1995.

Coaching career

Since 2013, Guèye has been the head coach of AS Douanes, and he has won a record seven Nationale 1 championships for the team. He has also been a 6-time winner of the league's Coach of the Year award. Guèye guided the Douanes in the

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of the

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(BAL), where the team reached the

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. Gueye and AS Douanes returned to the BAL in the

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. He guided the team to the second place in the Sahara Conference, and helped the team win the quarter- and semi-finals. On 26 May, Guèye was named the BAL Coach of the Year. In the

, AS Douanes lost to

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. In October 2024, Guèye took over as head coach of Burundian champions

, to coach them in the

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Senegal national team

From 2017, Guèye was an assistant coach for the Senegal national team. On 30 January 2021 Guèye was appointed as head coach of the Senegalese men's national team ahead of the

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for his first international experience as head coach. He helped Senegal clinch their ticket for the 2021 tournament.

Personal

Guèye is married and has two sons.

Head coaching record

BAL

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References

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