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Senegal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Lions de la Téranga
(The Lions of Teranga)
AssociationFédération Sénégalaise de Football
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachAliou Cissé
CaptainCheikhou Kouyaté
Most capsHenri Camara (99)
Top scorerHenri Camara (29)
Home stadiumStade Léopold Sédar Senghor
FIFA codeSEN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current27 Increase 1 (7 June 2018)
Highest23 (November 2017)
Lowest99 (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 
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 2 November 1966)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2002)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 2002
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances14 (first in 1965)
Best resultRunners-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 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. Senegal qualified for the 2018 World Cup after defeating South Africa 0-2 on 10 November 2017. This marks Senegal's second qualification to the World Cup in their history.

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.

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.

History

Early history

Senegal gained its independence from France on 4 April 1960 . The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) was founded in 1960. The first official match of Senegal took place on 31 December 1961, outside, against Dahomey (current Benin), which ended with the Senegalese defeat 2 goals to 3. The Football Federation of Senegal (FSF) has been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and is a member of the Confederation of African Football since 1963. He participated in any World Cup during this period, but participated 3 times to the African Nations Cup 1965 ( 4 th Place), 1968 and 1986 removal) in the first round. Senegal wins the Friendship Games in 1963. The biggest victory of the Lions of the Teranga was realized on 9 October 2010, at home against Mauritius. Senegal won 7 goals to 0.

1990s

During this period, Senegal still could not qualify for a World Cup, but managed to qualify for 4 of the 6 editions of the CAN, missing the editions of 1996 and 1998. In 1990, Senegal succeeded for the first time to pass the first round, finishing second in the group. They tipped in half against Algeria (1–2) and in small final also against Zambia (0–1). In 1992, Senegal organized the CAN . In the first round, Senegal finished second in their group but was beaten in the quarterfinals by Cameroon 0–1, goal to the 89 th of Ernest Ebongué. In 1994, the Teranga Lions finished second in their group, but as in 1992, they were eliminated 1–0 (goal to 39 th of Evans Sakala ) against Zambia . In 2000, Senegal finished second in their group, but tilts in quarter against Nigeria (1–2)

2002, the year of Senegal

The man who allowed to show the strength of the Senegal team at the international level in 2002 is the French coach, Bruno Metsu . After brilliant eliminations, Senegal qualified for its first World Cup by eliminating Morocco, Egypt and Algeria . During the playoffs, the national star, El-Hadji Diouf, finished second scorer of the competition with 9 goals.

The Senegalese team had its day of glory by reaching the quarter finalss of the 2002 World Cup. Having beaten in the opening match world champions France (1–0, goal from Papa Bouba Diop ), drawing against Denmark (1–1, goal from Salif Diao ) and Uruguay (3–3, Khalilou Fadiga and 2 goals from Papa Bouba Diop after leading 3–0), then beating Sweden in the next round (2–1, lined with Henri Camara including a golden equalizer and a goal), Senegal made a sensational first participation in a World Cup. After this World Cup, in which the Senegalese squad had 21 players playing for French clubs, Diouf and Diao both joined Liverpool F.C. and Fadiga joined Inter Milan.

Earlier in 2002, Senegal lost in the African Cup final against Cameroon on penalties 2–3 after 120 minutes of play. During the competition, the Lions de la Teranga defeated Egypt (1–0), Zambia (1–0), Tunisia (0–0), Democratic Republic of Congo (2–0) and Nigeria in the semi-final (2–1 after extra time) before falling to the final.

The Lions Crisis (2007–2010)

Senegalese fans at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations against Tunisia.

The combined qualifications for the 2010 CAN and the 2010 FIFA World Cup begin. Senegal is in a very affordable group for this first qualifying round for the second round ( Algeria, Gambia, Liberia ). But Senegal has a bad performance: he wins 1–0 against Algeria, 2 draws against Gambia and Liberia (0–0 and 2–2) but wins against Liberia (3–2).

Coach Lamine N'Diaye is greatly criticized for non-selections of Mamadou Niang, Khalilou Fadiga who finds form in Belgium and Souleymane Diawara, he is also criticized for playing El Hadji Diouf in center forward as he is Best on the side and not to put an offensive medium to feed the balloonless fronts (hence the demand for Fadiga).

A bit like in France, almost all Senegalese want N'Diaye to resign, the federation thinks of it and some names appear, like the former selectors Abdoulaye Sarr, Bruno Metsu and others.

Senegal played a key match in Algeria on 5 September . Senegal scored the first goal, but they scored 3 in 12 minutes, they managed to reduce the score by the end of the game (3–2).

It is the crisis, Lamine N'Diaye has to make a change for the final match against Gambia, the names of Niang, Khalilou Fadiga and Diawara come back. But the coach persists, he selects Khalilou Fadiga but once again abandons Mamadou Niang and Souleymane Diawara, it would be players who would have "obliged" N'Diaye not to select them.

On 11 October, Senegal played the final match against The Gambia. Any other result that a victory would eliminate them, they must win to hope to be among the best second.

Khalilou Fadiga is aligned, Senegal mark the 65 th minute by Kader Mangane . But the Gambians are pushing, insisting, creating opportunities and the inevitable happens, the Gambians mark 5 minutes from the end and Senegal fails to score another goal. Final score: 1–1.

This is the riot in Senegal. The sad and furious supporters demonstrate around the Stadium Léopold Sédar Senghor . The area around the stadium is covered with smoke, while Senegalese and Gambian players have been locked in the locker room for fear of suffering the fans' anger. Lamine N'Diaye cancels his press conference. The mobile intervention group hardly contain the young people who refuse to return, and wait for players and technical staff with stones.

Senegal did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and did not qualify for the 2010 CAN in Angola .

It is surely the end of a generation that had shone in 2002, El-Hadji Diouf, Henri Camara, Khalilou Fadiga, Salif Diao, Habib Beye, Tony Sylva and others. This generation which, according to some rumors, decided who came in the selection or not.

Lamine N'Diaye is no longer sure to remain a coach, and the 2002 generation could be replaced. It is a great shock for Senegal that after 2002, never really managed to confirm its position as a great African. The Lions will have to wait at least 2 years to redo official matches and to improve the Senegalese coat of arms.

N'Diaye is dismissed and Senegal is looking for a new coach. The names returning with insistence are those of Ablaye Sarr and Amara Traoré . 30 August, Augustin Senghor is elected president of the Senegalese Football Federation. El Hadji Diouf takes even international retirement, but the news does not create many reactions, some believing it to be a joke (the announcement was held on 1 st April 2009) or Diouf is still A blow to denounce the bad organization of the federation, Diouf denounces regularly the lack of organization in the den. Senegal has two exhibition games againstDemocratic Republic of Congo (victory 2–1) and Angola (1–1). Note in the den the return of Mamadou Niang and Souleymane Diawara (2 personalities in conflict with Diouf according to the press that Niang has denied) and new faces ( Issiar Dia, Kader Mangane, Rémi Gomis, Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye, Moussa Sow, Papiss Cissé , Jacques Faty, Demba Ba and others). The 2002 generation seems to have disappeared (even if a doubt persists on El-Hadji Diouf ).

In December 2009, Amara Traoré was named a new lions coach, with Abdoulaye Sarr and Mayacine Mar as assistant coach. Former Lions Ferdinand Coly was named Coordinator of the national team. A new talented wave seems to have arrived ( Mame Biram Diouf, Khouma Babacar, Rémi Gomis, Moussa Sow ...) and the desire of certain bi-nationals to play in Senegal rather than in France ( Jacques Faty, Édouard Cissé ...), Senegal seems finally to rebuild after this period of scarcity and hopes to form a talented team in view of the CAN 2012 and 2014 and theSoccer World Cup 2014 . The former star El-Hadji Diouf is ready to return to his best level to help the national team, the opinions on the necessity of his return being very divided. Moreover, it is soon the 2014 World Cup and the Senegal of General Amara Traore will try to qualify because the wish of Amara Traoré is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, with this group there Senegal can even go beyond that of 2002, now there are the Dame N'Doye, Moussa Sow, Demba Ba Papiss Cissé , Kader Mangane ...

A generation of rebirth, but hardly to be confirmed (2010–)

Senegal started a good year 2010 under the Traoré era, which had 6 wins and 1 defeat (Greece 2–0, Denmark 0–2, Cape Verde 1–0, DR Congo 4–2, Mauritius 7–0, Gabon 2 -1, Guinea 3–0) the qualifiers for the CAN 2012 started in September 2010. Senegal, which shared its pool (Group 5) with Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo made a good start by beating the DR Congo (4–2) in Lubumb ashi, with a triple of his captain Mamadou Niang, the latter signed a double one month against Mauritius on 8 October 2010 in Dakar with the triple of Papis Demba Cissé and two other goals (Moussa Sow and Demba Ba) to win 7 to 0, the biggest score in the den of Leopold Sedar Senghor. On 26 March 2011,91 th minute on a center of Issiar Dia who changed the physiognomy of the match as soon as it entered 5 minutes from the end.

On 9 October 2011, in Port Louis, Senegal played their last qualifying match for CAN 2012, finishing first in their group with 16 points out of 18 possible with only 2 goals conceded. Senegal is one of the favorites to go as far as possible in this competition with players such as Moussa Sow (Top scorer in Ligue 1 2010/2011), Papiss Cissé (second best scorer in the Bundesliga 2010/2011), Mamadou Niang, Demba Ba, Issiar Dia (Turkish champion in 2011) but also defensive rocks such as Cheikh M'Bengue, Souleymane Diawara, Kader Mangane, Lamine Gassama, The neo-lion Armand Traoré very good in his debut in national team.

While Senegal is floundering in this period, a controversy remains about the return of El-Hadji Diouf in selection. Performing in England, the former star affirms his desire to return, but many oppose it. If some like Ferdinand Coly think that Diouf could still bring much to the team, others like Lamine Diack (leader) and the journalist and writer Cheikh Mbacké Sène among others strongly oppose, thinking that Diouf is a "Bad Boy " first of all. So, despite the renewed form of El Hadji Diouf in the championship, given the good results of Senegal, a return seems unlikely. Nevertheless, Amara Traoré remains elusive on the subject.

Senegal is making a great comeback in the African Cup of Nations (2012) by achieving an exceptional course (six games with five victories and a draw, 12 goals for and 2 against) in the most difficult group The Lions of Senegal – with a generation as talented as that of 2002 – are favorites of this edition Equato-Gabon. However, they are eliminated in the first round after three defeats on as many matches, in group matches against Zambia, Equatorial Guinea and Libya, finishing last of their group. Amara Traoré is sacked as a result of this failure.

On 9 January 2013, Alain Giresse was appointed. Senegal missed the qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in the last round, in a round-robin match against Côte d'Ivoire. 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.

However, on 10 November 2017, after defeating South Africa 0-2, Senegal has qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the second in its history.

Competitive record

World Cup record

Main article: Senegal at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 4
West Germany 1974 2 0 1 1 1 2
Argentina 1978 2 0 1 1 1 2
Spain 1982 2 0 1 1 0 1
Mexico 1986 2 1 0 1 1 1
Italy 1990 Did not enter Declined participation
United States 1994 Did not qualify 8 3 1 4 11 12
France 1998 2 0 1 1 2 3
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-Finals 7th 5 2 2 1 7 6 10 5 4 1 16 3
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 10 6 3 1 21 8
South Africa 2010 6 2 3 1 9 7
Brazil 2014 8 3 4 1 11 8
Russia 2018 Qualified 8 5 3 0 15 5
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined
Total Quarter-Finals 2/21 5 2 2 1 7 6 63 26 22 15 90 56

Sylva Diatta Diop Coly Daf Cissé (C) Diao Bouba Diop Camara Fadiga Diouf 2002 FIFA World Cup starting lineup

Africa Cup of Nations record

Host nation(s) / Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Sudan 1957 Did not enter
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Fourth Place 4th 3 1 1 1 5 2
Ethiopia 1968 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 5 5
Sudan 1970 Did not qualify
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980 Did not enter
Libya 1982 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986 Group Stage 5th 3 2 0 1 3 1
Morocco 1988 Did not qualify
Algeria 1990 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 3 3
Senegal 1992 Quarter-Finals 5th 3 1 0 2 4 3
Tunisia 1994 Quarter-Finals 8th 3 1 0 2 2 3
South Africa 1996 Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 1998
GhanaNigeria 2000 Quarter-Finals 7th 4 1 1 2 6 6
Mali 2002 Runners-Up 2nd 6 4 2 0 6 1
Tunisia 2004 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 1 2 1 4 2
Egypt 2006 Fourth Place 4th 6 2 0 4 7 8
Ghana 2008 Group Stage 12th 3 0 2 1 4 6
Angola 2010 Did not qualify
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Group Stage 13th 3 0 0 3 3 6
South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4
Gabon 2017 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 2 2 0 6 2
Cameroon 2019 To be determined
Ivory Coast 2021 To be determined
Guinea 2023 To be determined
Total 0 Titles 14/30 49 16 12 21 55 50

African Games

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
See also: Senegal national under-23 football team
African Games Record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 1973 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991–present See Senegal national under-23 football team
Total 4/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

Sierra Leone  v  Senegal
15 July 2017 2018 CHANQ Sierra Leone  1–1  Senegal Freetown, Sierra Leone
16:30 UTC±0 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Manuel Timas (Cape Verde)
Senegal  v  Sierra Leone
22 July 2017 2018 CHANQ Senegal  3–1
(4–2 agg.)
 Sierra Leone Dakar, Senegal
17:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade Al Djigo
Referee: Gilberto dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)
Senegal  v  Guinea
15 August 2017 2018 CHANQ Senegal  3–1  Guinea Dakar, Senegal
17:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade Al Djigo
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Guinea  v  Senegal
22 August 2017 2018 CHANQ Guinea  5–0
(6–3 agg.)
 Senegal Conakry, Guinea
16:30 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Senegal  v  Burkina Faso
2 September 2017 2018 WCQ Senegal  0–0  Burkina Faso Dakar, Senegal
20:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Attendance: 42,901
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Burkina Faso  v  Senegal
5 September 2017 2018 WCQ Burkina Faso  2–2  Senegal Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
18:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade du 4 Août
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Senegal  v  Liberia
9 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup 1st round Senegal  0–0
(5–4 p)
 Liberia Cape Coast, Ghana
18:00 GMT Report Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Referee: Baba Léno (Guinea)
Senegal  v  Niger
15 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS Senegal  1–2  Niger Cape Coast, Ghana
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Senegal  v  Benin
17 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS Senegal  4–0  Benin Cape Coast, Ghana
18:00 GMT Report Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Referee: Cecil Fleischer (Ghana)
Senegal  v  Ivory Coast
19 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS Senegal  0–0  Ivory Coast Cape Coast, Ghana
18:00 GMT Report Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Referee: Cecil Fleischer (Ghana)
Cape Verde  v  Senegal
7 October 2017 2018 WCQ Cape Verde  0–2  Senegal Praia, Cape Verde
16:30 CVT Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
South Africa  v  Senegal
10 November 2017 2018 WCQ South Africa  0–2  Senegal Polokwane, South Africa
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Senegal  v  South Africa
14 November 2017 2018 WCQ Senegal  2–1  South Africa Dakar, Senegal
19:30 UTC±0 Report Tau 65' Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2018

Senegal  v  Uzbekistan
23 March 2018 Friendly Senegal  1–1  Uzbekistan Casablanca, Morocco
17:30 GMT Konaté 64' Report Shukurov 21' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Senegal  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 March 2018 Friendly Senegal  0–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Le Havre, France
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 2,851
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
Luxembourg  v  Senegal
31 May 2018 Friendly Luxembourg  0–0  Senegal Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Referee: Xavier Estrada (Spain)
Croatia  v  Senegal
8 June 2018 Friendly Croatia  2–1  Senegal Osijek, Croatia
18:00 CEST Perišić 63'
Kramarić 78'
Report Sarr 48' Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 15,998
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Senegal  v  South Korea
11 June 2018 Friendly Senegal  2–0  South Korea Grödig, Austria
15:30 CEST Kim Shin-wook 55' (o.g.)
Konaté 86' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Poland  v  Senegal
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19) 2018 FIFA World Cup Poland  v  Senegal Moscow, Russia
18:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Japan  v  Senegal
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) 2018 FIFA World Cup Japan  v  Senegal Yekaterinburg, Russia
20:00 (UTC+5) Report Stadium: Central Stadium
Senegal  v  Colombia
28 June 2018 (2018-06-28) 2018 FIFA World Cup Senegal  v  Colombia Samara, Russia
18:00 (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Cosmos Arena
Madagascar  v  Senegal
7 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ Madagascar  v  Senegal Madagascar
Report
Senegal  v  Sudan
10 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ Senegal  v  Sudan Senegal
Report
Sudan  v  Senegal
13 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ Sudan  v  Senegal Kuwait
Report
Equatorial Guinea  v  Senegal
16 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ Equatorial Guinea  v  Senegal Equatorial Guinea
Report

2019

Senegal  v  Madagascar
22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ Senegal  v  Madagascar Senegal

Kit history

Kit manufacturer

Kit providers Period
Germany Adidas 1980–2000
Italy Erreà 2000–2002
France Le Coq Sportif 2002–2004
Germany Puma 2004–2016
United Arab Emirates Romai 2017
Germany Puma 2017–present

Personnel

Position Name Notes
Head Coach Senegal Aliou Cissé
Assistant Coach France Régis Bogaert
Assistant Coach ll Senegal Omar Daf
Goalkeeping Coach Senegal Tony Sylva
Team Coordinator Senegal Lamine Diatta
Physical Trainer France Teddy Pellerin
Media Officer Senegal Ciré Soumare
Technical Director Senegal Mayacine Mar
Team Doctor Senegal Abdourahmane Fédior

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players have been called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 17 June, Adama Mbengue was called up to replace Saliou Ciss who injured himself in training.
Caps and goals as of 11 June 2018, after the match against South Korea.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdoulaye Diallo (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32) 17 0 France Rennes
16 1GK Khadim N'Diaye (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 40) 26 0 Guinea Horoya
23 1GK Alfred Gomis (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Italy SPAL

2 2DF Adama Mbengue (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31) 7 0 France Caen
3 2DF Kalidou Koulibaly (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 33) 26 0 Italy Napoli
4 2DF Kara Mbodji (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 35) 47 5 Belgium Anderlecht
6 2DF Salif Sané (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 34) 22 0 Germany Schalke 04
12 2DF Youssouf Sabaly (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) 5 0 France Bordeaux
21 2DF Lamine Gassama (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 35) 36 0 Turkey Alanyaspor
22 2DF Moussa Wagué (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) 10 0 Belgium Eupen

5 3MF Idrissa Gueye (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) 61 1 England Everton
8 3MF Cheikhou Kouyaté (Captain) (1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 35) 48 2 England West Ham United
11 3MF Cheikh N'Doye (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38) 26 3 England Birmingham City
13 3MF Alfred N'Diaye (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34) 21 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 3MF Badou Ndiaye (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 34) 20 1 England Stoke City

7 4FW Moussa Sow (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 (age 38) 51 18 Turkey Bursaspor
9 4FW Mame Biram Diouf (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 37) 49 10 England Stoke City
10 4FW Sadio Mané (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) 53 14 England Liverpool
14 4FW Moussa Konaté (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31) 28 10 France Amiens
15 4FW Diafra Sakho (1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 35) 12 3 France Rennes
18 4FW Ismaïla Sarr (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26) 16 3 France Rennes
19 4FW M'Baye Niang (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Italy Torino
20 4FW Keita Baldé (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29) 19 3 France Monaco

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 Pape Seydou N'Diaye (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31) 10 0 Senegal Diaraf 2018 FIFA World Cup
GK Clément Diop (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Canada Montreal Impact v.  South Africa, 14 November 2017
GK Pape Diatta N'Diaye (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 (age 35) 4 0 Senegal Douanes 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
GK Cheikh Thioub (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Senegal Casa Sports 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations

DF Saliou Ciss (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 35) 18 0 France Valenciennes 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Pape Souaré (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34) 26 1 England Crystal Palace 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Papy Djilobodji (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 36) 17 0 France Dijon 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Armand Traoré (1989-10-08) 8 October 1989 (age 35) 7 0 Wales Cardiff City 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Fallou Diagne (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35) 4 0 France Metz 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Matar Kanté (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 35) 13 0 Senegal Diaraf 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
DF Sidy Bara Diop (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 34) 6 2 Senegal Génération Foot 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
DF Ablaye Diène (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34) 6 1 Senegal ASC SUNEOR 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
DF Mohamed Kané (1991-12-09) 9 December 1991 (age 33) 6 1 Belgium Tubize 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
DF Arial Mendy (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30) 5 0 Senegal Diambars 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
DF El Hadji Konaté (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Algeria JS Saoura 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
DF Pape Amadou Touré (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 32) 2 0 Guinea Horoya v.  Burkina Faso, 5 September 2017
DF Jean-Jacques Ndécky (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Guinea, 22 August 2017
DF Abdou Chafi Sow (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 35) 2 0 Senegal Niarry Tally v.  Sierra Leone, 22 July 2017

MF Henri Saivet (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 34) 24 1 Turkey Sivasspor 2018 FIFA World Cup
MF Assane Dioussé (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27) 2 0 France Saint-Étienne 2018 FIFA World Cup
MF Krépin Diatta (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Belgium Club Brugge 2018 FIFA World Cup
MF Mamadou Barry (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) 10 0 Senegal Teungueth 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
MF Assane Mbodj (1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 32) 9 2 Senegal Diaraf 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
MF Elimane Cissé (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) 9 0 Senegal Diambars 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
MF Alassane Ndao (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28) 4 1 Senegal Dakar Sacré-Coeur 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
MF Erasme Badiane (1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Senegal Niarry Tally 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
MF Moussa Djitte 2 1 Senegal Niarry Tally 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
MF Younousse Sankharé (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) 8 1 France Bordeaux v.  Burkina Faso, 5 September 2017

FW Oumar Niasse (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) 9 3 England Everton 2018 FIFA World Cup
FW Famara Diédhiou (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 32) 7 1 England Bristol City 2018 FIFA World Cup
FW Santy Ngom (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) 2 0 France Nantes 2018 FIFA World Cup
FW Opa Nguette (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30) 4 1 France Metz v.  South Africa, 14 November 2017
FW Jean Rémi Bocandé (1988-12-29) 29 December 1988 (age 36) 9 0 Senegal Gorée 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
FW Daouda Guèye Diémé (1989-09-23) 23 September 1989 (age 35) 9 0 Senegal Diaraf 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
FW Amadou N'Diaye (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 25) 8 4 Senegal Génération Foot 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
FW Moussa Marone 6 0 Senegal Casa Sports 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations
FW Honoré Gomis (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28) 3 0 Senegal Guédiawaye v.  Guinea, 22 August 2017

Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Preliminary squad.
Player has retired from international football.
Suspended from the national team.

Records

Most capped players

As of 11 June 2018
Players in bold are still active.
# Name International Career Caps Goals
1. Henri Camara 1999–2008 99 29
2. Roger Mendy 1979–1995 87 3
3. Tony Sylva 1999–2008 83 0
4. Jules Bocandé 1979–1993 73 20
5. Lamine Diatta 2000–2008 71 4
6. El Hadji Diouf 2000–2008 70 24
7. Papa Bouba Diop 2001–2008 63 11
8. Idrissa Gana Gueye 2011– 61 1
9. Moussa N'Diaye 1998–2006 60 8
10. Omar Daf 1999–2012 55 0
Souleymane Sané 1990–1997 55 0
11. Mamadou Niang 2002–2012 54 20
12. Sadio Mané 2012– 53 14
Oumar Sène 1982–1992 53 0
13. Kara Mbodji 2011– 52 5
Pape Malick Diop 1998–2004 52 2
14. Diomansy Kamara 2003–2011 51 9
Moussa Sow 2009– 51 19
15. Mame Biram Diouf 2009– 49 10
16. Cheikh Seck 1982–1996 48 3
Cheikhou Kouyaté 2012– 48 3
17. Souleymane Diawara 2002–2012 47 0

Top goalscorers

As of 11 June 2018
Players in bold are still active.
# Name International Career Goals Caps
1. Henri Camara 1999–2008 29 99
2. El Hadji Diouf 2000–2008 24 70
3. Jules Bocandé 1979–1993 20 73
Mamadou Niang 2002–2012 20 54
4. Moussa Sow 2009– 19 51
5. Papiss Cissé 2009–2015 17 36
6. Sadio Mané 2012– 14 53
7. Papa Bouba Diop 2001–2008 11 63
8. Mame Biram Diouf 2009– 10 49
Mamadou Diallo 1989–1999 10 46
Moussa Konaté 2012– 10 28

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

Managers

Bruno Metsu, the manager of Senegal from 2000 to 2002. He guided Senegal to the quarter finals of the 2002 World Cup
Dates Name
1960–1961 Senegal Raoul Diagne
1961–1979 France Jules Vandooren
1979–1982 Germany Otto Pfister
1982–1989 Senegal Pape Alioune Diop
1989–1995 France Claude Le Roy
1995–2000 Germany Peter Schnittger
2000–2002 France Bruno Metsu
2002–2005 France Guy Stéphan
2005–2006 Senegal Abdoulaye Sarr
2006–2008 Poland Henryk Kasperczak
2008–2012 Senegal Amara Traoré
2012–2013 Senegal Joseph Koto
2013–2015 France Alain Giresse
2015– Senegal Aliou Cissé

Team honours

Last updated 14 August 2017

Continental tournaments

Runners-up (1): 2002

Other Tournaments and Cups

Amilcar Cabral Cup
Champions (8): 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001
Runners-up (5): 1982, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005

See also

References

  1. "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Senegal | Senegal return to heroes' welcome". BBC News. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. "BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Senegal | Senegal press blasts Metsu". BBC News. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. "BBC SPORT | CUP OF NATIONS | Cameroon retain Cup". BBC News. 10 February 2002. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. "La FSF rompt officiellement avec Romai". galsenfoot.com (in French). Galsenfoot. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "Coupe du monde 2018 – Pré-liste des lions : retours de Kara Mbodji et Famara Diedhiou, Krepin Diatta intègre la tanière". galsenfoot.com (in French). Galsen foot. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. "La liste des 23 du Sénégal pour la Coupe du monde" (in French). francefootball.fr. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  7. "Adama Mbengue remplace Saliou Ciss avec le Sénégal" [Adama Mbengue replaces Saliou Ciss with Senegal] (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. Roberto Mamrud. "Senegal – Record International Players". rsssf.com. RSSSF.
  9. Roberto Mamrud. "Senegal – Record International Players". rsssf.com. RSSSF.

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