The Senegal national football team (
French
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: ''Équipe de football du Senegal''), nicknamed the ''Lions of Teranga'', represents
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣 ...
in international
association football
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and is operated by the
Senegalese Football Federation
The Senegalese Football Federation (french: Fédération Sénégalaise de Football; FSF) is the governing body of football in Senegal. It is based in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was founded in 1960. The FSF aided in the development of footb ...
.
One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the
quarter-finals of the
2002 FIFA World Cup, becoming the second team from Africa (after
Cameroon
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in
1990). They managed to upset defending world champions
France
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, finish second in their group, and beat
Sweden
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in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to
Turkey
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in the
quarter-finals.
Senegal’s first appearance in the
Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965, when they lost 1–0 to
Ivory Coast for 4th place. They hosted the
1992 African Cup of Nations, where they made it to the quarter-finals, and won their first AFCON at the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations, defeating
Egypt
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in
the final.
History
Early history
Senegal gained its independence from
France
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on 4 April 1960, and the
Senegalese Football Federation
The Senegalese Football Federation (french: Fédération Sénégalaise de Football; FSF) is the governing body of football in Senegal. It is based in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was founded in 1960. The FSF aided in the development of footb ...
(FSF) was founded that year. The first Senegal match took place on 31 December 1961 against Dahomey (now
Benin
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), a 3–2 loss. The FSF has been affiliated with
FIFA since 1962 and has been a member of the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
(CAF) 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. After a group stage exit at the AFCON three years later, they would not qualify for the tournament until 1986.
1990s and 2000s
In the
1990 Africa Cup of Nations
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, Senegal finished fourth; they hosted the
1992 tournament, where after finishing second in their group, they were eliminated by Cameroon in the quarterfinals.
Senegal lost the
2002 final on a
penalty shootout after drawing 0–0 with
Cameroon
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. Later that year, Senegal made their debut appearance at the
World Cup. After defeating defending world champions France in their opening game, they drew with
Denmark
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Uruguay
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to progress from the group stage, then beat
Sweden
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in extra time in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals, one of only three African teams to do so (alongside Cameroon in
1990 and
Ghana
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in
2010). There, they lost to
Turkey
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in extra time.
Senegal qualified for the
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
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, but finished third in their group with two points. They failed to make the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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in South Africa, the first World Cup to be held in Africa.
2010s
Senegal was eliminated from the
2012 Africa Cup of Nations with zero wins and zero points.
After former manager
Bruno Metsu
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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 before the next World Cup, being eliminated in the group stage in 2015 and reaching the quarterfinals in 2017. On 10 November 2017, after defeating
South Africa
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2–0, Senegal qualified for the
2018 FIFA World Cup, their first since 2002. Senegal defeated
Poland
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2–1 in their opening group match, thanks to an
own goal by
Thiago Cionek and a
M'Baye Niang strike. In the next group stage match, Senegal drew 2–2 against
Japan, with goals from
Sadio Mané and
Moussa Wagué. A 1–0 loss to
Colombia in their final match meant they finished level on points with Japan, who progressed thanks to a superior fair play record. Thus, Senegal was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in its World Cup history.
Aliou Cissé, who participated in the 2002 AFCON, managed Senegal to a runner-up campaign in the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Having lost 1–0 to
Algeria
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earlier in the tournament, Senegal lost 1–0 to them again in
the final.
2020s
Deprived of many players due to
COVID-19
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, Senegal participated in the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations, postponed to 2022 because of
the pandemic; they beat
Zimbabwe
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in their first match 1–0 and drew their next two games, enough to finish first in their group. In the round of 16, Senegal faced
Cape Verde
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. Mané recorded a shot that hit the post in the first minute.
Patrick Andrade
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Club career
On 14 January 2015, Andrade made his professional debut ...
was sent off in the 21st minute, after intervention of the
video assistant referee. Despite their dominance, the first half ended without a single shot on target; Mané opened the scoring a few minutes into the second half, following a corner.
Senegal faced
Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals. The Lions opened the scoring half an hour into the game, by
Famara Diédhiou on a pass from Mané; Senegal eventually won 3–1. In the semi-finals, Senegal faced
Burkina Faso
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, winning 3–1 again. In the
final, Senegal faced
Egypt
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, who eliminated hosts
Cameroon
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in the semi-finals. In a penalty shootout, Mané scored the winning penalty, to bring Senegal its first Africa Cup of Nations title. Senegal returned home and took part in a victory parade that took place in the capital,
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...
. It ended up becoming the biggest party in the country's history.
Senegal faced Egypt twice after the AFCON final, eliminating the Egyptians on penalties after being tied 1–1 on aggregate, to qualify for the
2022 FIFA World Cup. Mané eliminated his
Liverpool
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teammate
Mohamed Salah after scoring the winning penalty again.
The penalty shootout was however full of controversies with lasers being pointed at Egypt’s penalty takers and goalkeeper. FIFA fined Senegal’s football federation 175,000 Swiss francs as a result of the fan disorder.
For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Senegal were drawn in Group A along with the hosts Qatar,
Ecuador
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and the Netherlands. Star man Mané missed out due to injury, but Senegal managed to progress from the group nonetheless. Though they lost their first game against the Netherlands 2–0, Senegal went on to claim six points against the hosts and then Ecuador in their final game, progressing to the Round of 16, where they lost 3–0 to
England
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. It marked the second time Senegal had progressed past the group stage, in only their third appearance.
Kit history
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has been the manufacturer of Senegal's kits since 2004. The home kit is typically white, and the away kit is green.
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.
2022
2023
Coaching staff
Coaching history
Players
Current squad
The following 26 players were called up for the
2022 FIFA World Cup.
Sadio Mané withdrew injured on 17 November, and was replaced on 20 November by
Moussa N'Diaye Moussa N'Diaye may refer to:
* Moussa N'Diaye (footballer, born 1979), Senegalese footballer
* Moussa Ndiaye (footballer, born 1999), Senegalese footballer
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''Caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2022, after the match against
England
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.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Senegal in the last 12 months.
INJ
INJ
INJ
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
:''Players in bold are still active with Senegal.''
Most appearances
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Senegal have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in
2002 where they reached the quarter finals, in
2018, and in
2022.
Africa Cup of Nations
Historically, Senegal was seen as a weaker side in the strong
West Africa
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n region. Although they finished in fourth place in two AFCON editions, Senegalese performance was overall still deemed as poor. Senegal remained under the shadow of West African giants
Nigeria
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,
Ivory Coast and
Ghana
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for the majority of the 20th century.
In the 2000s, Senegal began to surge and became a more competitive opponent in the Africa Cup of Nations. Following a successful
FIFA World Cup
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debut in 2002, in which the side reached the quarter-finals, Senegal established itself as a new powerhouse in Africa. The
2002 Africa Cup of Nations tournament marked a defeat to
Cameroon
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2–3 on
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after a goalless draw in the
final. Senegal once again finished as runners-up in
2019
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, losing the
final 0–1 to
Algeria
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and finally won their first AFCON title in
2021.
African Nations Championship
Amílcar Cabral Cup
WAFU Nations Cup
Other records
Head-to-head record
The list shown below shows the Senegal national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
''As of 27 September 2022 after match against .''
;Key
Honours
*
Africa Cup of Nations
:
Champions:
2021
:
Runners-up:
2002,
2019
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*
African Games
:
Gold Medal:
2015
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Amílcar Cabral Cup
: Champions:
1979,
1980,
1983,
1984,
1985,
1986,
1991,
2001
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: Runners-up:
1982,
1993,
1997,
2000,
2005
*
WAFU Nations Cup
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History
A trophy was commissioned by President ...
: Champions:
2019
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: Runners-up:
2010,
2013
*
Friendship Games
: Champions: 1963
*
Jeux de la Francophonie
: Runners-up:
2005
*
COSAFA Cup
: Runners-up:
2021
See also
*
Senegal national under-20 football team
*
Football in Senegal
The sport of football, the most popular sport in Senegal, in the country of Senegal is run by the Senegalese Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League. Some of the most notable pl ...
References
External links
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