Senegal national football team

The Senegal national football team (French: Équipe de football du Senegal), nicknamed Les Lions de la Teranga (meaning: The Lions of Teranga), represents Senegal in international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation. They are the current champions of both the Africa Cup of Nations and African Nations Championship.

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 in 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France, finish second in their group, and beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey 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 fourth place. They hosted the 1992 African Cup of Nations, where they made it to the quarter-finals, and finished as runners-up in both 2002 and 2019. Senegal would finally win their first AFCON title in 2021, defeating Egypt in the final on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time.

Along with Norway, Senegal is one of very few national football teams to never have lost against Brazil, having one win and one draw in friendly matches.^[3]

History

Early history

Senegal gained its independence from France on 4 April 1960, and the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) was founded that year. The first Senegal match took place on 31 December 1961 against Dahomey (now Benin), a 3–2 loss. The FSF has been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (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, 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 shoot-out after drawing 0–0 with Cameroon.^[4] 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 and Uruguay to progress from the group stage, then beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals, one of only four African teams to do so (alongside Cameroon in 1990, Ghana in 2010 and Morocco in 2022). There, they lost to Turkey in extra time.^[5]^[6]

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 from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with zero wins and zero points.

After 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 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 2–0,^[7] Senegal qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,^[8] their first since 2002.^[9] Senegal defeated Poland 2–1 in their opening group match,^[10] thanks to an own goal by Thiago Cionek and a M’Baye Niang strike.^[11] In the next group stage match, Senegal drew 2–2 against Japan, with goals from Sadio Mané and Moussa Wagué.^[12] A 1–0 loss to Colombia in their final match^[13] meant they finished level on points with Japan, who progressed thanks to a superior fair play record.^[14] Thus, Senegal was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in its World Cup history.^[15]

Aliou Cissé, who participated in the 2002 AFCON, managed Senegal to a runner-up campaign in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.^[16] Having lost 1–0 to Algeria earlier in the tournament, Senegal lost 1–0 to them again in the final.^[17]^[18]

2020s

Deprived of many players due to COVID-19, Senegal participated in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, postponed to 2022 because of the pandemic; they beat Zimbabwe in their first match 1–0 and drew their next two games, enough to finish first in their group.^[19] In the round of 16, Senegal faced Cape Verde. Mané recorded a shot that hit the post in the first minute. Patrick Andrade 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.^[20] In the semi-finals, Senegal faced Burkina Faso, winning 3–1 again.^[21] In the final, Senegal faced Egypt, who eliminated hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals. In a penalty shoot-out, Mané scored the winning penalty,^[22] to bring Senegal its first Africa Cup of Nations title.^[23] Senegal returned home and took part in a victory parade that took place in the capital, Dakar. It ended up becoming the biggest party in the country’s history.^[24]

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 teammate Mohamed Salah after scoring the winning penalty again.^[25]
The penalty shoot-out 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.^[26]

For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Senegal were drawn in Group A along with the hosts Qatar, Ecuador 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. It marked the second time Senegal had progressed past the group stage, in only their third appearance.

Kit history

Puma has been the manufacturer of Senegal’s kits since 2004. The home kit is typically white, and the away kit is green.

Kit providers	Period
Adidas	1980–2000
Erreà	2000–2002
Le Coq Sportif	2002–2004
Puma	2004–2016
Romai^[27]	2017
Puma	2017–present

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.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2022

24 September Friendly	Bolivia	0–2	Senegal	Orléans, France
		Report	Dia 4′ Mané 44′ (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 7,533 Referee: Bastien Dechepy (France)

27 September Friendly	Iran	1–1	Senegal	Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
16:30 UTC+2	Azmoun 64′	Report	Pouraliganji 55′ (o.g.)	Stadium: Motion invest Arena Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

21 November 2022 World Cup GS	Senegal	0–2	Netherlands	Doha, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report	Gakpo 84′ Klaassen 90+9′	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 41,721 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

25 November 2022 World Cup GS	Qatar	1–3	Senegal	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Muntari 78′	Report	Dia 41′ Diédhiou 48′ B. Dieng 84′	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 41,797 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

29 November 2022 World Cup GS	Ecuador	1–2	Senegal	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Caicedo 67′	Report	I. Sarr 44′ (pen.) Koulibaly 70′	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 44,569 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

4 December 2022 World Cup R16	England	3–0	Senegal	Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Henderson 38′ Kane 45+3′ Saka 57′	Report		Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 65,985 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

17 December Friendly	Algeria	2–2	Senegal	Annaba, Algeria
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kendouci 27′ Mahious 61′	Report	Kanté 15′ Mbaye 47′	Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium

2023

6 January Friendly	Senegal	0–0	Niger	Tabarka, Tunisia
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: La Cigale Sport Complex

9 January Friendly	Congo	0–1	Senegal	Tabarka, Tunisia
12:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Camara 5′	Stadium: La Cigale Sport Complex

14 January 2022 CHAN GS	Ivory Coast	0–1	Senegal	Annaba, Algeria
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ndiaye 80′	Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

18 January 2022 CHAN GS	Senegal	0–1	Uganda	Annaba, Algeria
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Karisa 33′	Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

22 January 2022 CHAN GS	Senegal	3–0	DR Congo	Annaba, Algeria
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diouf 23′ P. Diallo 74′ Saidi 77′ (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Tom Abongile (South Africa)

27 January 2022 CHAN QF	Senegal	1–0	Mauritania	Algiers, Algeria
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Camara 34′ (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)

31 January 2022 CHAN SF	Senegal	1–0	Madagascar	Algiers, Algeria
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	P. Diallo 5′	Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

4 February 2022 CHAN final	Algeria	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Senegal	Algiers, Algeria
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Attendance: 39,120 Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)
	Penalties
	Djahnit Draoui Bayazid Laouafi Mahious Kendouci		Baldé Ndiaye Kanté C. Ndiaye Camara Diouf

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Senegal	5–1	Mozambique	Dakar, Senegal
20:00 UTC±0	Sabaly 9′ Mané 15′ Ndiaye 32′ Dia 39′ Diallo 88′	Report	Vilanculos 48′	Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Mozambique	0–1	Senegal	Maputo, Mozambique
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Dia 18′	Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

17 June 2023 AFCON qualification	Benin	1–1	Senegal	Cotonou, Benin
20:00 UTC+1	Moumini 78′	Report	Seck 43′	Stadium: Stade de l’Amitié Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

20 June Friendly	Brazil	2–4	Senegal	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 UTC+2	Paquetá 11′ Marquinhos 58′	Report	H. Diallo 22′ Marquinhos 52′ (o.g.) Mané 55′, 90+7′ (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

9 September 2023 AFCON qualification	Senegal	1–1	Rwanda	Butare, Rwanda
21:00 UTC+2	Ma. Camara 66′	Report	Niyonzima 90+6′	Stadium: Stade Huye Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

12 September Friendly	Senegal	0–1	Algeria	Dakar, Senegal
		Report	Chaïbi 64′	Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

16 October Friendly	Senegal	v	Cameroon	Lens, France
		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

November 2026 World Cup qualification

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November 2026 World Cup qualification

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Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Aliou Cissé
Assistant Coach	Régis Bogaert
Assistant Coach II	Naby Traoré
Goalkeeping Coach	Tony Sylva
Team Coordinator	Lamine Diatta
Physical Trainer	Djibril Yattar
Media Officer	Ciré Soumare
Technical Director	Mayacine Mar
Team Doctor	Abdourahmane Fédior

Coaching history

Manager	Period	Honours
Raoul Diagne	1960–1961
Jules Vandooren	1961–1963
Habib Bâ Lybasse Diop	1963–1965	1965 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place
Lamine Diack	1965–1968	1968 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Otto Pfister	1979–1982
Pape Alioune Diop	1982–1986	1986 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage 1986 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Mawade Wade	1986–1989	1988 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify 1990 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Claude Le Roy	1989–1992	1990 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place 1992 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
Lamine Dieng	1992–1993
Boubacar Sarr	1993–1994	1994 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Jules Bocandé Boubacar Sarr	1994–1995	1994 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals 1996 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Peter Schnittger	1995–2000	1998 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify 1998 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify 2000 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
Bruno Metsu	2000–2002	2002 African Cup of Nations – Runners-up 2002 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
Guy Stéphan	2002–2005	2004 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals 2006 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Abdoulaye Sarr	2005–2006	2006 Africa Cup of Nations – Fourth place
Henryk Kasperczak	2006–2008	2008 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Lamine N’Diaye	2008
Amsatou Fall	2009	2010 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify 2010 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Amara Traoré	2009–2012	2012 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Karim Séga Diouf Aliou Cissé	2012
Joseph Koto	2012	2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Mayacine Mar	2012–2013	2014 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Alain Giresse	2013–2015	2015 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Aliou Cissé	2015–present	2017 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage 2019 Africa Cup of Nations – Runners-up 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – Champions 2022 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 2023 Africa Cup of Nations – Qualified

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly against Algeria on 12 September 2023.^[28]

Caps and goals updated as of 12 September 2023, after the match against Algeria.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Édouard Mendy	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 31)	29	0	Al Ahli
1GK	Seny Dieng	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 28)	5	0	Middlesbrough
1GK	Mory Diaw	(1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 30)	1	0	Clermont

2DF	Kalidou Koulibaly (captain)	(1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32)	71	1	Al-Hilal
2DF	Youssouf Sabaly	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 30)	32	1	Real Betis
2DF	Abdou Diallo	(1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 27)	24	2	Al-Arabi
2DF	Abdoulaye Seck	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 31)	8	1	Maccabi Haifa
2DF	Ismail Jakobs	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24)	9	0	Monaco
2DF	Formose Mendy	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Lorient
2DF	Moussa Niakhaté	(1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 27)	4	0	Nottingham Forest
2DF	Abdallah Ndour	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 29)	1	0	Guingamp
2DF	Abdoulaye Ndiaye	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Troyes

3MF	Idrissa Gueye	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34)	103	7	Everton
3MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	(1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 33)	87	4	Nottingham Forest
3MF	Krépin Diatta	(1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 24)	34	2	Monaco
3MF	Pape Matar Sarr	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 21)	15	0	Tottenham Hotspur
3MF	Lamine Camara	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 19)	14	3	Metz
3MF	Pathé Ciss	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 29)	9	0	Rayo Vallecano
3MF	Dion Lopy	(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Almería

4FW	Sadio Mané	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 31)	98	37	Al-Nassr
4FW	Ismaïla Sarr	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 25)	55	11	Marseille
4FW	Boulaye Dia	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 26)	25	6	Salernitana
4FW	Habib Diallo	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)	19	4	Al Shabab
4FW	Iliman Ndiaye	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 23)	7	1	Marseille
4FW	Nicolas Jackson	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Chelsea

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
GK	Papa Mamadou Sy	(1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 26)	1	0	R.F.C. Seraing	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
GK	Abdoulaye Diakhaté	(1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 25)	0	0	ASC Jaraaf	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
GK	Marco Diouf	(1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Teungueth FC	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
GK	Prince Aly Gueye	(2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Stade de Mbour	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
GK	Alfred Gomis	(1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 30)	16	0	Lorient	v. Brazil, 20 June 2023

DF	Cheikhou Oumar Ndiaye	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 21)	13	0	R.F.C. Seraing	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Ousmane Diouf	(1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 26)	7	0	Al-Hilal	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Mamadou Sané	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 18)	7	0	Aris Limassol	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Cheikh Sidibé	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 24)	7	0	Azam F.C.	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Woula Sané	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Stade de Mbour	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Souleymane Basse	(2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Valenciennes	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Mohamed Camara	(2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Casa Sports	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Junior Marc Mendy	(2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Guédiawaye FC	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Seydou Sano	(2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Al-Gharafa	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Mouhamed Welle	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 20)	0	0	ASC Jaraaf	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
DF	Fodé Ballo-Touré	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 26)	15	0	Fulham	v. Brazil, 20 June 2023
DF	Noah Fadiga	(1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Gent	v. Mozambique, 28 March 2023
DF	Pape Abou Cissé	(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 28)	16	1	Olympiacos	2022 FIFA World Cup
DF	Moussa N’Diaye	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Anderlecht	2022 FIFA World Cup

MF	Moussa N’Diaye	(2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 19)	12	2	ASC Jaraaf	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
MF	Ousmane Kané	(2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 22)	9	0	AS Douanes	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
MF	Mamadou Lamine Camara	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 20)	1	1	RS Berkane	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
MF	Samba Lélé Diba	(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 19)	1	0	Servette	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
MF	Daouda Diongue	(2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 20)	1	0	AF Darou Salam	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
MF	Pape Diop	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Zulte Waregem	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
MF	Alpha Amadou Touré	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Génération Foot	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
MF	Nampalys Mendy	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 31)	27	0	Lens	v. Brazil, 20 June 2023
MF	Pape Gueye	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 24)	17	0	Marseille	v. Brazil, 20 June 2023
MF	Moustapha Name	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 28)	6	0	Pafos	2022 FIFA World Cup
MF	Mamadou Loum	(1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 26)	3	0	Al Raed	2022 FIFA World Cup

FW	Pape Amadou Diallo	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 19)	7	2	Metz	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Bouly Sambou	(1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 24)	7	1	Wydad AC	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Cheikh Ibra Diouf	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 19)	5	0	Guédiawaye FC	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Amara Diouf	(2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 (age 15)	1	0	Génération Foot	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Souleymane Faye	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Real Betis	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Idrissa Gueye	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Génération Foot	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Pape Berth Mboup	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 25)	1	0	ASC Jaraaf	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Cheikh Sabaly	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Metz	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Samba Diallo	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Dynamo Kyiv	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Ibrahima Seck	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Gorée	v. Rwanda, 9 September 2023
FW	Pape Ousmane Sakho	(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 26)	1	0	Quevilly-Rouen	v. Brazil, 20 June 2023
FW	Bamba Dieng	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 23)	18	2	Lorient	v. Mozambique, 28 March 2023
FW	Famara Diédhiou	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 30)	27	11	Granada	2022 FIFA World Cup
^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

As of 20 June 2023^[29]

Players in bold are still active with Senegal.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Idrissa Gueye	102	7	2011–present
2	Henri Camara	99	29	1999–2008
3	Sadio Mané	98	37	2012–present
4	Roger Mendy	87	3	1979–1995
5	Cheikhou Kouyaté	86	4	2012–present
6	Tony Sylva	83	0	1999–2008
7	Jules Bocandé	73	20	1979–1993
8	Lamine Diatta	71	4	2000–2008
8	Kalidou Koulibaly	71	1	2015–present
10	El Hadji Diouf	70	24	2000–2008

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Sadio Mané (list)	37	98	0.38	2012–present
2	Henri Camara	29	99	0.29	1999–2008
3	El Hadji Diouf	24	70	0.34	2000–2008
4	Mamadou Niang	20	54	0.37	2002–2012
4	Jules Bocandé	20	73	0.27	1979–1993
6	Moussa Sow	18	50	0.36	2009–2018
7	Papiss Cissé	17	36	0.47	2009–2015
8	Mamadou Diallo	15	35	0.43	1989–1999
9	Moussa Konaté	12	34	0.35	2012–2019
10	Souleymane Sané	11	23	0.48	1990–1997
	Famara Diédhiou	11	27	0.41	2014–present
	Ismaïla Sarr	11	54	0.21	2016–present
	Papa Bouba Diop	11	63	0.17	2001–2008

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,^[30] in 2018, and in 2022.

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of France									Declined participation
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	2	4
1974										2	0	1	1	1	2
1978										2	0	1	1	1	2
1982										2	0	1	1	0	1
1986										2	1	0	1	1	1
1990	Did not enter									Declined participation
1994	Did not qualify									8	3	1	4	11	12
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	2	3
2002	Quarter-finals	7th	5	2	2	1	7	6	Squad	10	5	4	1	16	3
2006	Did not qualify									10	6	3	1	21	8
2010										6	2	3	1	9	7
2014										8	3	4	1	11	8
2018	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad	8	5	3	0	15	5
2022	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	5	7	Squad	8	6	1	1	16	5
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	3/22	12	5	3	4	16	17	—	71	32	23	16	106	61

Africa Cup of Nations

Historically, Senegal was seen as a weaker side in the strong West African region. Although they finished in fourth place in two AFCON editions,^[31] Senegalese performance was overall still deemed as poor. Senegal remained under the shadow of West African giants Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana 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 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 2–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final.^[32] Senegal once again finished as runners-up in 2019, losing the final 0–1 to Algeria,^[33] and finally won their first AFCON title in 2021.

Senegalese fans at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations against Tunisia

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1957	Part of France
1959	Part of France
1962	Not affiliated to CAF
1963	Not affiliated to CAF
1965	Fourth place	4th	3	1	1	1	5	2	Squad
1968	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	5	5	Squad
1970	Did not qualify
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980	Did not enter
1982	Did not qualify
1984	Did not qualify
1986	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	3	1	Squad
1988	Did not qualify
1990	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	3	Squad
1992	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	0	2	4	3	Squad
1994	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	0	2	2	3	Squad
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Did not qualify
2000	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	6	6	Squad
2002	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	6	1	Squad
2004	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	4	2	Squad
2006	Fourth place	4th	6	2	0	4	7	8	Squad
2008	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	4	6	Squad
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	13th	3	0	0	3	3	6	Squad
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	4	Squad
2017	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	6	2	Squad
2019	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	0	2	8	2	Squad
2021	Champions	1st	7	4	3	0	9	2	Squad
2023	Qualified
2025	To be determined
Total	1 Title	17/34	67	27	17	23	78	56	—

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2009	Fourth place	4th	5	1	3	1	3	3	Squad
2011	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020
2022	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	6	1	Squad
Total	Champions	3/7	14	6	5	3	11	6	—

Amílcar Cabral Cup

Amílcar Cabral Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1979	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	7	1
1980	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	5	3
1981	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	7	2
1982	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	5	1
1983	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	9	4
1984	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	10	3
1985	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	8	2
1986	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	7	2
1987	Third place	3rd	4	1	1	2	2	2
1988	Third place	3rd	5	2	3	0	10	5
1989	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	3	4
1991	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	7	0
1993	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	6	3
1995	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	5	3
1997	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	5	3
2000	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	8	6
2001	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	11	3
2005	Runners-up	2nd	4	1	2	1	3	3
2007	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	5	4
Total	8 Titles	19/19	82	45	25	14	123	54

WAFU Nations Cup

WAFU Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2010	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	4	4
2011	Withdrew
2013	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	8	4
2017	Group stage	5th	4	1	2	1	5	2
2019	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	7	2
2021	To be determined
Total	1 Title	4/5	17	9	4	4	24	12

Other records

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963 Friendship Games	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	12	3
Jeux de la Francophonie 2005	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	11	3
2015 African Games	Champions	1st	4	2	2	0	5	2
2021 COSAFA Cup	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	8	6
Total	2 Titles	1st	20	13	5	2	36	14

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Senegal national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

As of 20 June 2023 after match against Brazil.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Winning %	Confederation
Algeria	23	4	6	13	18	32	−14	017.39	CAF
Angola	7	2	3	2	7	7	+0	028.57	CAF
Benin	8	6	1	1	14	8	+6	075.00	CAF
Bolivia	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00	CONMEBOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00	UEFA
Botswana	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	CAF
Brazil	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	050.00	CONMEBOL
Burkina Faso	13	4	7	2	21	15	+6	030.77	CAF
Burundi	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	075.00	CAF
Cameroon	13	5	3	5	11	9	+2	038.46	CAF
Cape Verde	19	15	2	2	29	7	+22	078.95	CAF
Central African Republic	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	CAF
Chile	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	CONMEBOL
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00	AFC
Colombia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00	CONMEBOL
Congo	11	6	3	2	13	5	+8	054.55	CAF
Croatia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	UEFA
Denmark	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	000.00	UEFA
DR Congo	7	4	1	2	11	9	+2	057.14	CAF
Ecuador	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	CONMEBOL
Egypt	15	5	3	7	7	9	−2	033.33	CAF
Equatorial Guinea	4	3	0	1	8	1	+7	075.00	CAF
Eritrea	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	100.00	CAF
Eswatini	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	033.33	CAF
England	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00	UEFA
Ethiopia	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	100.00	CAF
France	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	UEFA
Gabon	6	4	1	1	7	4	+3	066.67	CAF
Gambia	23	13	10	0	30	7	+23	056.52	CAF
Ghana	13	4	5	4	16	17	−1	030.77	CAF
Greece	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	UEFA
Guinea	53	24	13	16	67	60	+7	045.28	CAF
Guinea-Bissau	16	11	4	1	31	7	+24	068.75	CAF
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00	UEFA
Indonesia	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00	AFC
Iran	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00	AFC
Ivory Coast	23	7	3	13	23	28	−5	030.43	CAF
Japan	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	050.00	AFC
Kenya	4	3	1	0	9	0	+9	075.00	CAF
Kosovo	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	UEFA
Lebanon	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00	AFC
Lesotho	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00	CAF
Liberia	15	9	5	1	33	10	+23	060.00	CAF
Libya	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	033.33	CAF
Luxembourg	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00	UEFA
Madagascar	4	2	2	0	9	4	+5	050.00	CAF
Malawi	4	2	1	1	5	5	+0	050.00	CAF
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	AFC
Mali	32	12	12	8	41	33	+8	037.50	CAF
Mauritania	17	11	5	1	29	6	+23	064.71	CAF
Mauritius	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00	CAF
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00	CONCACAF
Morocco	30	7	6	17	18	41	−23	023.33	CAF
Mozambique	6	4	2	0	9	2	+7	066.67	CAF
Namibia	8	7	0	1	24	5	+19	087.50	CAF
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	UEFA
Niger	8	6	1	1	13	5	+8	075.00	CAF
Nigeria	18	5	6	7	20	20	+0	027.78	CAF
Norway	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	UEFA
Oman	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	025.00	AFC
Peru	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	CONMEBOL
Poland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	UEFA
Qatar	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	AFC
Réunion	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	CAF
Rwanda	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	CAF
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	4	6	−2	000.00	AFC
Sierra Leone	22	10	6	6	27	21	+6	045.45	CAF
South Africa	10	4	5	1	12	8	+4	040.00	CAF
South Korea	7	4	2	1	9	5	+4	057.14	AFC
Sudan	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	CAF
Sweden	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	UEFA
Tanzania	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	066.67	CAF
Togo	25	7	9	9	25	25	+0	028.00	CAF
Tunisia	21	5	7	9	13	22	−9	023.81	CAF
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	UEFA
Uganda	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	050.00	CAF
United Arab Emirates	4	1	2	1	8	7	+1	025.00	AFC
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00	CONMEBOL
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00	AFC
Yemen	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	050.00	AFC
Zambia	14	4	6	4	10	12	−2	028.57	CAF
Zimbabwe	10	6	0	4	13	8	+5	060.00	CAF
Total	620	293	160	167	754	531	+223	047.26	FIFA