Senegal national football team
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Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Les Lions de la Teranga (Lions of Teranga) | ||
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Association | Fédération Sénégalaise de Football | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Aliou Cissé | ||
Captain | Cheikhou Kouyaté | ||
Most caps | Henri Camara (99) | ||
Top scorer | Henri Camara (29) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | ||
FIFA code | SEN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 33 (22 December 2016) | ||
Highest | 26 (June 2004) | ||
Lowest | 99 (June 2013) | ||
First international | |||
British Gambia 1–2 French Senegal (Gambia; 1959) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Senegal 7–0 Mauritius (Dakar, Senegal; 9 October 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Czechoslovakia 11–0 Senegal (Praha, Czechoslovakia; 2 November 1966) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 2002 | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1965) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 2002 |
The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football. It made its first, and thus far only, FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002 and caused a huge upset by defeating world and European champions France 1–0 in the tournament's opening game.
Senegal eventually reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, one of only three African teams to do so (the first being Cameroon in 1990; the other being Ghana in 2010). In the group, after defeating 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.[1][2]
Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965, when Senegal, after finishing second in their group, lost 1–0 to the Ivory Coast to finish in fourth place. In the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal again finished fourth. Senegal hosted the 1992 tournament, in which, after qualifying for the quarter-finals by finishing second in their group, Senegal lost 1–0 to Cameroon. Senegal's best finish in the tournament came in 2002, when they lost the final on a penalty shootout after drawing 0–0 with Cameroon.[3]
Senegal has won the Amilcar Cabral Cup, a regional soccer tournament for West African nations, eight times, more than any other country, with Guinea in second place with five titles.
Competition records
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1930 to 1962 |
Did Not Enter | |||||||
1966 | Withdrew | |||||||
1970 to 1998 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2002 | Quarter-Final | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
2006 to 2014 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2018 | To be decided | |||||||
2022 | To be decided | |||||||
Total | Quarter-Final | 1/22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Africa Cup of Nations record
Host nation(s) / Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1957 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1962 | ||||||||
1963 | ||||||||
1965 | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
1968 | Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
1970 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1972 | ||||||||
1974 | ||||||||
1976 | ||||||||
1978 | ||||||||
1980 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
1982 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1984 | ||||||||
1986 | Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1988 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1990 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
1992 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
1994 | Quarter-Finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
1996 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | Quarter-Finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
2002 | Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2004 | Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
2006 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
2008 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
2010 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2012 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2013 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2015 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2017 | Qualified | |||||||
2019 | To be determined | |||||||
2021 | To be determined | |||||||
2023 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 13/30 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 50 |
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2016
10 February 2016 Friendly | Mexico | 2–0 | Senegal | Miami, Florida |
Dueñas 73' Pizarro 87' |
Stadium: Miami Stadium |
26 March 2016 2017 AFCON Q | Senegal | 2–0 | Niger | Dakar, Senegal |
19:00 UTC±0 | Diamé 16' Niasse 68' |
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya) |
29 March 2016 2017 AFCON Q | Niger | 1–2 | Senegal | Niamey, Niger |
15:00 UTC+1 | Adebayor 67' (pen.) | Konaté 22' (pen.) Souaré 43' |
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) |
28 May 2016 Friendly | Rwanda | 0–2 | Senegal | Kigali, Rwanda |
Diouf 18' Sankharé 33' |
Stadium: Stade Amahoro |
4 June 2016 2017 AFCON Q | Burundi | 0–2 | Senegal | Bujumbura, Burundi |
15:00 UTC+2 | Mané 16' Diouf 42' |
Stadium: Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles Football Federation) |
3 September 2016 2017 AFCON Q | Senegal | 2–0 | Namibia | Dakar, Senegal |
17:30 UTC±00 | Keita 33' Diédhiou 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast) |
8 October 2016 2018 FIFA WCQ | Senegal | 2–0 | Cape Verde | Dakar, Senegal |
18:00 UTC+00 | Keita 24' Sow 80' |
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor Attendance: 60,000 Referee: (Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia) |
12 November 2016 2018 FIFA WCQ | South Africa | 2–1 | Senegal | Polokwane, South Africa |
15:00 UTC+2 | Hlatshwayo 43' Serero 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | N'Doye 75' | Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana) |
2017
8 January 2017 Friendly | Libya | – | Senegal | Brazzaville, Congo |
Stadium: New Kintélé Stadium |
11 January 2017 Friendly | Congo | – | Senegal | Brazzaville, Congo |
Stadium: New Kintélé Stadium |
15 January 2017 2017 AFCON | Tunisia | 0-2 | Senegal | Franceville, Gabon |
20:00 GMT | 0 | 2 | Stadium: Stade de Franceville |
19 January 2017 2017 AFCON | Senegal | – | Zimbabwe | Franceville, Gabon |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Stade de Franceville |
23 January 2017 2017 AFCON | Senegal | – | Algeria | Franceville, Gabon |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Stade de Franceville |
28 August 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Senegal | – | Burkina Faso | Dakar, Senegal |
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor |
2 September 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Burkina Faso | – | Senegal | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Stadium: Stade du 4 Août |
2 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Cape Verde | – | Senegal | Praia, Cape Verde |
Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde |
6 November 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Senegal | – | South Africa | Dakar, Senegal |
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor |
Coaching staff
- As of 29 May 2015
Manager | Aliou Cissé |
Assistant Manager/First Team Coach | Régis Bogaert |
2nd Assistant Manager | Omar Daf |
Goalkeeping Coach | Tony Sylva |
Team Coordinator | Lamine Diatta |
Team Doctor | Abdourahmane Fédior |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected for the final squad for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, on 30 December 2016.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 15 January 2017 after the game against Tunisia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Abdoulaye Diallo | 30 March 1992 | 11 | 0 | Çaykur Rizespor |
16 | GK | Khadim N'Diaye | 30 November 1984 | 19 | 0 | Horoya |
23 | GK | Pape Seydou N'Diaye | 11 February 1993 | 1 | 0 | Niary Tally |
2 | DF | Kara Mbodj | 11 November 1989 | 36 | 4 | Anderlecht |
4 | DF | Cheikh M'Bengue | 23 July 1988 | 29 | 0 | Saint-Étienne |
21 | DF | Lamine Gassama | 20 October 1989 | 27 | 0 | Alanyaspor |
14 | DF | Zargo Touré | 11 November 1989 | 16 | 0 | Lorient |
3 | DF | Kalidou Koulibaly | 20 June 1991 | 14 | 0 | Napoli |
19 | DF | Saliou Ciss | 15 September 1989 | 10 | 0 | Valenciennes |
5 | MF | Idrissa Gana Gueye | 26 September 1989 | 37 | 0 | Everton |
12 | MF | Mohamed Diamé | 14 June 1987 | 35 | 1 | Newcastle United |
8 | MF | Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) | 21 December 1989 | 34 | 2 | West Ham United |
15 | MF | Papa Kouly Diop | 19 March 1986 | 20 | 1 | Espanyol |
22 | MF | Henri Saivet | 26 October 1990 | 17 | 0 | Saint-Etienne |
11 | MF | Cheikh N'Doye | 29 March 1986 | 13 | 2 | Angers |
17 | MF | Papa Alioune Ndiaye | 27 October 1990 | 6 | 1 | Osmanlıspor |
7 | FW | Moussa Sow | 19 January 1986 | 40 | 14 | Fenerbahçe |
10 | FW | Sadio Mané | 10 April 1992 | 41 | 11 | Liverpool |
9 | FW | Mame Biram Diouf | 16 December 1987 | 40 | 10 | Stoke City |
13 | FW | Moussa Konaté | 3 April 1993 | 22 | 8 | Sion |
20 | FW | Keita Baldé | 8 March 1995 | 9 | 3 | Lazio |
18 | FW | Ismaïla Sarr | 25 February 1998 | 4 | 1 | Metz |
6 | FW | Famara Diedhiou | 15 December 1992 | 3 | 1 | Angers |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Senegal in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Fallou Diagne | 14 August 1989 | 2 | 0 | Werder Bremen | v. South Africa, 12 November 2016 |
DF | Ibrahima Mbaye | 19 November 1994 | 1 | 0 | Bologna | v. South Africa, 12 November 2016 |
DF | Abdallah N'dour | 20 December 1993 | 0 | 0 | Strasbourg | v. South Africa, 12 November 2016 |
DF | Pape N'Diaye Souaré | 6 June 1990 | 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | v. Cape Verde, 8 October 2016INJ |
DF | Diawandou Diagne | 8 November 1994 | 2 | 0 | Eupen | v. Cape Verde, 8 October 2016 |
DF | Lamine Sané | 27 March 1987 | 28 | 0 | Werder Bremen | v. Niger, 26 March 2016 |
DF | Boukary Dramé | 22 July 1985 | 13 | 0 | Atalanta | v. Niger, 29 March 2016 |
DF | Matar Kanté | 21 January 1989 | 5 | 0 | ASC Diaraf | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
DF | Boubacar Cissokho | 6 December 1994 | 3 | 0 | Dakar Sacré-Cœur | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
DF | Adama Mbengue | 1 December 1993 | 3 | 0 | Diambars | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
DF | Mamadou Sylla | 22 February 1986 | 1 | 0 | US Ouakam | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
DF | Alhassane Sylla | 24 August 1995 | 1 | 0 | Diambars | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
DF | Mouhameth Sané | 20 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | Dijon B | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016DEC |
MF | Younousse Sankharé | 10 September 1989 | 6 | 1 | Lille | v. South Africa, 12 November 2016 |
MF | Salif Sané | 25 August 1990 | 7 | 0 | Hannover 96 | v. Niger, 26 March 2016 |
MF | Amara Baby | 23 February 1989 | 1 | 0 | Charleroi S.C. | v. Niger, 26 March 2016 |
MF | Ousseynou Thioune | 16 November 1993 | 6 | 0 | IR Tanger | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
MF | Nestor Mendy | 26 February 1995 | 1 | 0 | Diambars | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
MF | Elimane Cissé | 12 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | Diambars | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
MF | Ngagne Diallo | 20 December 1989 | 1 | 0 | US Ouakam | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
FW | Oumar Niasse | 18 April 1990 | 8 | 3 | Everton | v. Niger, 29 March 2016 |
FW | Dame Guèye | 12 August 1995 | 1 | 0 | Diambars | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
FW | Ibrahima Diop | 24 January 1992 | 1 | 0 | ASC Diaraf | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
FW | Assane Mbodj | 30 December 1992 | 1 | 0 | ASC Diaraf | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
FW | Chérif Sané | 15 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | Casa Sports | v. Mexico, 10 February 2016 |
- Notes
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
- RET Player has retired from international football.
- DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
- SUS Suspended from the national team.
- PRE Preliminary squad.
Previous squads
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 2004 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 2002 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 2000 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 1994 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 1992 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 1990 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 1986 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 1968 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
- 1965 Africa Cup of Nations squad – Senegal
Coaches
- Pape Alioune Diop (1982–86)
- Peter Schnittger (1999–00)
- Bruno Metsu (2000–02)
- Guy Stéphan (2002–05)
- Abdoulaye Sarr (2005–06)
- Henryk Kasperczak (2006–08)
- Lamine N'Diaye (2008)
- Amara Traoré (2009–12)
- Joseph Koto (2012–13)
- Alain Giresse (2013–2015)
- Aliou Cissé (2015–)
Bruno Metsu's funeral
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 FIFA World Cup. All activities of the national league and the national team was suspended for a few days in his memory.
References
- ^ "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Senegal | Senegal return to heroes' welcome". BBC News. 2002-06-26. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Senegal | Senegal press blasts Metsu". BBC News. 2002-06-24. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | CUP OF NATIONS | Cameroon retain Cup". BBC News. 2002-02-10. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Afcon 2017: Mané to lead Senegal's England-based stars". bbc.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.