Senegal national football team


The Senegal national football team represents Senegal in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Senegalese Football Federation, The team's nickname is the Lions of Teranga, The team became the second African team to reach the quarter finals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup after Cameroon in 1990 and losing to Turkey in extra time and The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football.
Established in the early 1960s, the team have been regular competitors in the Africa Cup of Nations, where their best performances were runner-up to Cameroon in the 2002 edition in Mali, and to Algeria in the 2019 edition in Egypt. In the same year as their first time being runners-up, Senegal took part at the FIFA World Cup for the first time and reached the quarter-finals, having defeated reigning champions France in the opening game. The team made their second World Cup appearance sixteen years later, earning four points, being controversially eliminated in the group stage against Japan based on fair play points.

History

Early history

Senegal gained its independence from France on 4 April 1960, and the Senegalese Football Federation was founded that year. The first Senegal match took place on 31 December 1961 against Dahomey. Senegal lost 3–2.
The Senegalese Football Federation has been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and has been a member of the Confederation of African Football since 1963.
Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965, where they finished second in their group, and lost 1–0 to Ivory Coast to finish in fourth place.

1990s

In the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal finished fourth. Senegal hosted the 1992 tournament. After finishing second in their group, they were eliminated by Cameroon in the quarterfinals. Senegal qualified for four of six African championships that decade.

2000s

Senegal's best finish in the African Cup of Nations came in 2002, where they lost the final on a penalty shootout after drawing 0–0 with Cameroon. Later that year, Senegal made their first-ever world championship appearance at the World Cup. Senegal reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, one of only three African teams to do so. In the group, after defeating defending world champions France, they drew with Denmark and Uruguay, and beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey in the quarter-finals.
against Tunisia.
Senegal qualified for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, but finished third in their group with two points. They failed to make the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the first World Cup to be held in Africa.

2010s

Senegal was eliminated in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with zero wins and zero points.
After Senegal's former manager Bruno Metsu died on 14 October 2013, many Senegalese players were recalled to appear and have a moment of silence in memory of the manager who helped them reach the quarter-final in the 2002 World Cup. All activities of the national league and the national team were suspended for a few days in his memory.
The West African nation narrowly missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup after losing in a round-robin match against Ivory Coast in the final qualification round. Senegal qualified for two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments since, being eliminated in the group stage in 2015 and reaching the quarterfinals in 2017. On 10 November 2017, after defeating South Africa 2–0, Senegal qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the second in its history after the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Senegal defeated Poland 2–1 in their opening group match. The first goal was an own goal by Thiago Cionek,and the second one was scored by M'Baye Niang. In the next group stage match, Senegal drew 2–2 against Japan with one goal by Sadio Mané and the other by Moussa Wagué. However, despite having a great advantage, they missed the opportunity by losing 0–1 to Colombia, and due to poor fair play point comparing to Japan, who also lost 0–1 to Poland, Senegal was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in their World Cup history.
Senegal achieved a very successful campaign in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations under the same management of Aliou Cissé, who participated in the 2002 final before. Under Cissé, Senegal entered into their first-ever final in seventeen years, beating almost every opponent in the process. However, Senegal had failed to beat one opponent throughout the entire tournament, Algeria, with the team lost 0–1 twice to Algeria, including the 2019 final, thus failed to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time in its history.

Competitive record

World Cup record

Africa Cup of Nations record

African Nations Championship record

African Games record

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

Kit history

Kit manufacturer

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Congo and Eswatini on 13 and 17 November 2019.

Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019 after the game against Eswatini.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Senegal in the last 12 months.
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

PRE Preliminary squad.

RET Player has retired from international football.

SUS Suspended from the national team.

Player records

#PlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1Henri Camara99291999–2008
2Roger Mendy8731979–1995
3Tony Sylva8301999–2008
4Idrissa Gueye7342011–
=Jules Bocandé73201979–1993
6Lamine Diatta7142000–2008
7El Hadji Diouf70242000–2008
8Sadio Mané69192012–
9Papa Bouba Diop63112001–2008
10Cheikhou Kouyaté6222012–

#PlayerGoalsCapsCareer
1Henri Camara29991999–2008
2El Hadji Diouf24702000–2008
3Jules Bocandé20731979–1993
=Mamadou Niang20542002–2012
5Sadio Mané19692012–
6Moussa Sow18502009–2018
7Papiss Cissé17362009–2015
8Moussa Konaté12342012–
9Papa Bouba Diop11632001–2008
10Mame Biram Diouf10512009–2018

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

Team honours

Last updated 19 July 2019

Continental tournaments

  • Africa Cup of Nations

    Other Tournaments and Cups


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