Auxerre brings Samba Diawara into Will Still’s staff
L’Équipe reports that Samba Diawara joins Auxerre as an assistant to Will Still, replacing Jean-Alain Boumsong.
Auxerre has moved to bolster its coaching staff by adding Samba Diawara to the team led by Will Still. As L’Équipe reports, Diawara arrives with previous experience working alongside Still, having already collaborated with him at Reims.
A reunion on the bench
The key point is Diawara’s role: he comes in as part of the coaching staff, taking up duties as an assistant in a setup where the head coach already knows his value from earlier work together.
Replacement for Boumsong
The same source also clarifies the reshuffle’s trigger: Diawara is taking the spot left numerically by Jean-Alain Boumsong, who departed the club during the summer break.
With this update, Auxerre is keeping continuity in its internal approach for Ligue 1 (2026-27) by leaning on someone who fits the framework Will Still wants. The next question is how quickly Diawara settles into the team’s day-to-day work and contributes to the staff’s technical routine.
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