Sébastien Desabre

Sébastien Desabre
Desabre as DR Congo national team manager in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Serge Louis Desabre[1]
Date of birth (1976-08-02) 2 August 1976
Place of birth Valence, France
Team information
Current team
 DR Congo (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2006–2010 Cannet Rocheville
2010–2012 ASEC Mimosas
2012–2013 Coton Sport
2013–2014 Espérance de Tunis
2014 Espérance de Tunis
2015 Recreativo do Libolo
2015–2016 Dubai Club
2016 JS Saoura
2016–2017 Wydad AC
2017 Ismaily SC
2017–2019 Uganda[2]
2019 Pyramids[3]
2020 Wydad AC
2020–2022 Chamois Niortais
2022– DR Congo

Sébastien Serge Louis Desabre (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ dəsabʁ]; born 2 August 1976) is a French professional football manager[4] who is head coach of the DR Congo national team.

Nicknamed "The Florist"[4] he has also served as manager of the Uganda national team from 2017[5] until 2019.[3]

Early life

Desabre was born in Valence.[5]

Managerial career

Desabre coached amateur teams, achieving several promotions. He then coached Cannet Rocheville in the south of France.[6]

At age 34 he moved to coach in Africa.[7] He coached ASEC Mimosas, Coton Sport and Espérance de Tunis. He was also head coach of Ismaily SC in the Egyptian Premier League.[5] He later coached Recreativo do Libolo, Dubai Club, JS Saoura and Wydad AC.[5]

In December 2017, prior to the 2018 African Nations Championship, he signed a multiple-year contract to manage the Uganda national team.[8][9][10] He replaced Milutin Sredojević, who left in July 2017 to become coach of the Orlando Pirates.[5] In November 2018, the Uganda was nominated with five others for the CAF Men's national team of the year award 2018.[11]

On 17 November 2018, the Cranes qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Cape Verde.[12] The team advanced out of Group A to the Round of 16, in second position, behind group leader and tournament hosts, Egypt. However, the team was eliminated after losing 1–0 to Senegal on 5 July 2019.[13] The following day, Desabre's contract with the Cranes was terminated by mutual consent despite the success.[2][14]

On 8 July 2019, Desabre was announced as the new head coach of the Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids.[15] On 19 January 2020, Desabre rejoined Wydad AC.[16]

DR Congo

In 2022, he was appointed coach of DR Congo national team, replacing the Argentine Héctor Cúper, after DR Congo failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His contract was signed for four years, with the aim of guiding DR Congo to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[17] During the 2026 World Cup qualification, DR Congo defeated both Cameroon and Nigeria in the second round,[18] before achieving a 1–0 extra-time win over Jamaica in the inter-confederation play-offs to secure their second World Cup appearance after 1974.[19]

Personal life

Desabre is married and has two sons.[20]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 July 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
ES Cannet France 1 July 2006 24 October 2010 112502933044.64 [21]
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 24 October 2010 5 October 2012 62282113045.16 [21]
Coton Sport Cameroon 19 October 2012 4 November 2013 4018148045.00 [21]
Esperance (caretaker) Tunisia 3 December 2013 16 September 2014 13643046.15 [21]
Libolo Angola 6 January 2015 4 October 2015 17962052.94 [21]
JS Saoura Algeria 1 July 2016 31 August 2016 2101050.00 [21]
Wydad AC Morocco 17 October 2016 6 January 2017 16961056.25 [21]
Ismaily Egypt 11 July 2017 27 December 2017 181341072.22 [21]
Uganda Uganda 28 December 2017 6 July 2019 21669028.57 [21]
Pyramids Egypt 7 July 2019 18 December 2019 251663064.00 [21]
Wydad AC Morocco 20 January 2020 25 February 2020 7313042.86 [21]
Chamois Niort France 16 June 2020 7 August 2022 81232434028.40 [21]
DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 August 2022 Present 52261412050.00 [21]
Career Total 466208135123044.64

Honours

ES Cannet-Rocheville

  • Régional 2 Group B: 2006–07
  • Division d'Honneur Méditerranée: 2007–08

ASEC Mimosas

Coton Sport

Espérance de Tunis

Recreativo do Libolo

DR Congo

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup 2026: Congo DR (COD)" (PDF). FIFA. 3 June 2026. p. 11. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 BBC Sport (7 July 2019). "Desabre leaves post as Uganda coach by mutual consent". London: British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 Mahmoud Sheleib (8 July 2019). "Egypt's Pyramids FC names Frenchman Sebastien Desabre as new boss". Al-Ahram. Cairo. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 Michael Smith Mugote (28 June 2019). "Uganda demanding $100,000 compensation if Egyptian side Al Ahly takes coach Desabre". Nairobi: Florsport.co.ke. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Denis Bbosa (28 December 2017). "New dawn as Desabre appointed Uganda Cranes coach". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ↑ David Isabirye (28 December 2017). "Sebastien Desabre arrives in Uganda ahead of Cranes unveiling". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "SEBASTIEN DESABRE : L'HOMME QUI A REVEILLE LE FOOTBALL CONGOLAIS". Lemetropolissantemagazine.com. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Uganda unveil Fenchman Sebastien Desabre as new coach". BBC Sport. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. ↑ David Isabirye (28 December 2017). "Frenchman Desabre replaces Micho as Uganda Cranes head coach". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Uganda Radio Network (28 December 2017). "Frenchman takes Cranes job". The Observer (Uganda) quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "CAF Awards: Uganda, Kenya nominated for best national team of the year award". Nairobi: Futaa.com. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  12. ↑ Nicholas Bamulanzeki (17 November 2018). "Uganda qualifies for AFCON 2019". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  13. ↑ Uganda Radio Network (7 July 2019). "Uganda Cranes team returns home". Daily Monitor quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  14. ↑ Monitor Reporter (7 July 2019). "Cranes coach Desabre, FUFA part ways". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  15. ↑ Nick Cavell (8 July 2019). "Sebastien Desabre: Former Uganda coach joins Pyramids in Egypt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Wydad Casablanca appoint Sébastien Desabre". kingfut.com. 19 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Desabre named as new coach of DR Congo". BBC Sport. 8 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "DR Congo edge Nigeria on penalties to reach inter-confederation play-off". CAF Online. 16 November 2025.
  19. ↑ Williams, Ian (31 March 2026). "Tuanzebe sends DR Congo back to World Cup after 52 years". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ Niambe, John Vianney (5 March 2018). "Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre loves matooke and Ugandan hospitality". Uganda Observer.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Sebastien Desabre - stats and career". FotMob. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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