Senegal national under-23 football team

Senegal Under-23

Nickname(s)	Les Lions de la Teranga (Lions of Teranga)
Association	Senegalese Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Joseph Koto
Captain	Stéphane Badji
First colours Second colours
First international
Nigeria 1–2 Senegal (1972 Olympic qualifier)
Biggest win
Senegal 2 - 0 Uruguay (London; Great Britain 29 July 2012)
Biggest defeat
Tunisia 3–1 Senegal (1992 Olympic qualifier) Mexico 4–2 Senegal (2012 Summer Olympics)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Quarter-finals 2012

Senegal national under-23 football team (also known as Senegal Olympic, Senegal U-23) represents Senegal in international football competitions in the Olympic Games and the CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 but the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Senegalese Football Federation. Senegal made its first appearance in football at the 2012 Olympics in London.

Competitive Record

CAF U-23 Championship

CAF U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2011	Fourth Place	4	5	2	0	3	3	5
Total	1/1	-	5	2	0	3	3	5

Olympic Games

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972	Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	6	6
Total	1/25	4	1	2	1	6	6

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent results

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
26 March 2011	CAF Championship qualification	Dakar, Senegal	Senegal	0 – 0	Angola
9 April 2011	CAF Championship qualification	Benguela, Angola	Angola	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Senegal	Fall 110'
4 June 2011	CAF Championship qualification	Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	0 – 0	Senegal
18 June 2011	CAF Championship qualification	Dakar, Senegal	Senegal	1 – 0	Tunisia	Sané 50'
26 November 2011	CAF Championship	Tangier, Morocco	Algeria	1 – 0	Senegal
29 November 2011	CAF Championship	Tangier, Morocco	Senegal	2 – 1	Nigeria	Mbodj 34', Sané 42'
2 December 2011	CAF Championship	Tangier, Morocco	Morocco	0 – 1	Senegal	Wade 31'
6 December 2011	CAF Championship	Tangier, Morocco	Senegal	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Gabon
10 December 2011	CAF Championship	Marrakech, Morocco	Senegal	0 – 2	Egypt
23 April 2012	Olympic play-off	Coventry, Great Britain	Oman	0 – 2	Senegal	Baldé 2', Sané 87'
13 July 2012	Friendly match	Maspalomas, Spain	Spain	0 – 2	Senegal	Seck 14', Mané 46'
17 July 2012	Friendly match	Solothurn, Switzerland	Switzerland	0 – 1	Senegal	Konaté 5'

Forthcoming fixtures

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
20 July 2012	Friendly match	Stevenage, England	Senegal	0-3	South Korea
26 July 2012	2012 Olympics	Manchester, England	Great Britain	1-1	Senegal
29 July 2012	2012 Olympics	London, England	Senegal	2-0	Uruguay
1 August 2012	2012 Olympics	Coventry, England	Senegal	1-1	U.A.E.

Squad

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Ousmane Mané	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990		Diambars
16	1GK	Papa Camara	(1993-01-16) 16 January 1993		Sochaux
2	2DF	Saliou Ciss	(1989-09-15) 15 September 1989		Tromsø
3	2DF	Victor Bindia	(1989-08-06) 6 August 1989		Sandefjord
4	2DF	Abdoulaye Ba	(1991-01-01) 1 January 1991		Porto
5	2DF	Papa Gueye*	(1985-05-07) 7 May 1985		Metalist Kharkiv
6	2DF	Zargo Touré	(1989-11-11) 11 November 1989		Le Havre
9	2DF	Kara Mbodj	(1989-11-11) 11 November 1989		Tromsø
18	2DF	Pape Souaré	(1990-06-06) 6 June 1990		Reims
8	3MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	(1989-12-21) 21 December 1989		Anderlecht
10	3MF	Sadio Mané	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992		Metz
13	3MF	Mohamed Diamé*	(1987-06-14) 14 June 1987		West Ham United
14	3MF	Idrissa Gueye	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989		Lille
17	3MF	Stéphane Badji	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990		Sogndal
7	4FW	Moussa Konaté	(1993-04-03) 3 April 1993		FC Krasnodar
11	4FW	Dame N'Doye*	(1985-02-21) 21 February 1985		Lokomotiv Moscow
12	4FW	Ibrahima Baldé	(1989-04-04) 4 April 1989		Kuban Krasnodar
15	4FW	Magaye Gueye	(1990-07-06) 6 July 1990		Everton

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club Stand-by players
19	3MF	Ibrahima Seck	(1989-08-10) 10 August 1989		Épinal
20	4FW	Abdoulaye Sané	(1992-10-15) 15 October 1992		Rennes
21	4FW	Kalidou Yéro	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991		Gil Vicente
22	1GK	Issa Ndiaye	(1991-04-19) 19 April 1991		Douanes

Recent callups

The following players took part in either the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship that was held in Morocco and, or the 2012 Olympic play-off that was played against Oman on 23 April 2012 but were not named in the final squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	2DF	Lamine Gassama	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989		Lorient
	2DF	El Hadji Guéye	(1990-01-16) 16 January 1990		Diambars
	2DF	Khassim Soumaré	(1991-12-23) 23 December 1991		Diambars
	3MF	Souleymane Cissé	(1990-08-02) 2 August 1990		Diambars
	3MF	Pape Diamanka	(1990-01-10) 10 January 1990		Vålerenga
	3MF	Mouhamed Diop	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992		Maghreb Fèz
	3MF	Romeric Lopy	(1992-03-15) 15 March 1992		Sochaux
	3MF	Cheikha Sy	(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990		Pikine
	3MF	Emile Paul Tendeng	(1992-12-31) 31 December 1992		Casa Sport
	4FW	Dame Diop	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993		Touré Kunda
	4FW	Dieylani Fall	(1989-11-30) 30 November 1989		Auxerre
	4FW	Baye Oumar Niasse	(1990-04-18) 18 April 1990		Ouakam
	4FW	Omar Wade	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990		Boluspor

See also

• Senegal national football team
• Senegal national under-20 football team

External links

• Official website

References