Moustapha Sall

Managerial career Sall coached ASAC Concorde from 2003 to 2004 and ASC Mauritel Mobile FC from 2004 to 2006. The Mauritanian newspaper Tahalil reported that the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM) appeared to give preferential treatment to Algerian manager Ali Fergani, who was working with the team under an informal contract, noting that he received higher match fees and compensation than local managers. Sall resigned on 6 June 2007, during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. This was reportedly due to unfavorable working conditions, inadequate training programs for local players, federation members interfering in team decisions, and recurring issues with match bonuses. In August 2010, Sall managed the team to a 0–0 draw against Palestine in a friendly match. He served as manager until February 2012, when he was succeeded by Patrice Neveu. On 29 July 2013, he became the manager of ACS Ksar. Neveu was dismissed after the team, which had reached the final knockout stage of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to Equatorial Guinea's disqualification, lost 3–0 on aggregate to Uganda. In a FFRIM press release on 9 September 2014, it was announced that Sall would serve as the national team's provisional manager in the lead up to a friendly match against Morocco on 12 October.

Sall managed the Mauritania national under-23 football team at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in which they drew 1–1 with Mali, but lost 3–1 in the playoff. He and Oumar N'Diaye temporarily took charge of the Mauritania national under-20 football team for a friendly match against Saudi Arabia on 21 December 2016 in Jeddah. Sall also served as the national team's assistant manager during Martins' seven-year tenure from 2014 to 2021, during which Mauritania qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and again at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He held the position until 1 April 2025, when routine medical inspections "revealed the need for more in-depth examinations" in France. On 14 July 2025, he assumed the role of technical advisor at FC Nouadhibou.

Sall died of an illness on 2 September 2025, at the age of 58 in France.