Senegal national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Senegal women's 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 men's international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation.

Senegal

Nickname(s)	Lions de la Téranga English: Lions of Teranga
Association	Fédération Sénégalaise de Football (FSF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Pape Thiaw
Captain	Kalidou Koulibaly
Most caps	Idrissa Gueye (120)
Top scorer	Sadio Mané (45)
Home stadium	Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	SEN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	19 2 (3 April 2025)[1]
Highest	17 (Feb–April 2024)
Lowest	99 (June 2013)
First international
Pre-independence:  British Gambia 1–2 French Senegal (The Gambia; 1959) Post-independence:  Dahomey 3–2 Senegal  (31 December 1961)
Biggest win
Senegal 10–1 Mauritania  (Dakar, Senegal; 28 September 1972)
Biggest defeat
Guinea 5–0 Senegal  (Guinea; 6 March 1966)  Guinea 5–0 Senegal  (Conakry, Guinea; 23 August 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2002)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	18 (first in 1965)
Best result	Champions (2021)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2009)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Amílcar Cabral Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1979)
Best result	Champions (1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001)
Medal record Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Cameroon 2019 Egypt 2002 Mali African Nations Championship 2022 Algeria Amílcar Cabral Cup 2005 Guinea 2001 Mali 2000 Cape Verde 1997 Gambia 1993 Sierra Leone 1991 Senegal 1986 Senegal 1985 Gambia 1984 Sierra Leone 1983 Mauritania 1982 Cape Verde 1981 Mali 1980 Gambia 1979 Guinea-Bissau

One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the second team from Africa to do so (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 never to have lost against Brazil, having one win and one draw in friendly matches.^[2]

Armand Traoré and his father both played for Senegal

Ismail Jakobs played numerous games for Senegal

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.^[3] 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.^[4][5]

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,^[6] Senegal qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,^[7] their first since 2002.^[8] Senegal defeated Poland 2–1 in their opening group match,^[9] thanks to an own goal by Thiago Cionek and a M'Baye Niang strike.^[10] In the next group stage match, Senegal drew 2–2 against Japan, with goals from Sadio Mané and Moussa Wagué.^[11] A 1–0 loss to Colombia in their final match^[12] meant they finished level on points with Japan, who progressed thanks to a superior fair play record.^[13] Thus, Senegal was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in its World Cup history.^[14]

Aliou Cissé, who participated in the 2002 AFCON, managed Senegal to a runner-up campaign in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.^[15] Having lost 1–0 to Algeria earlier in the tournament, Senegal lost 1–0 to them again in the final.^[16][17]

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.^[18] 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.^[19] In the semi-finals, Senegal faced Burkina Faso, winning 3–1 again.^[20] In the final, Senegal faced Egypt, who eliminated hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals. In a penalty shoot-out, Mané scored the winning penalty,^[21] to bring Senegal its first Africa Cup of Nations title.^[22] 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.^[23]

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.^[24] 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.^[25]

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 2005 (except 2017, when Romai was the manufacturer). The home kit is typically white, and the away kit is green.

Supporters wearing the away kit

Kit providers	Period
None	1962-1980
Adidas	1980–2000
Erreà	2000–2001
Le Coq Sportif	2002–2004
Puma	2005–2016
Romai[26]	2017
Puma	2018–present

Results and fixtures

Main article: Senegal national football team results (2020–present)

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

2024

Senegal  v  Niger

8 January Friendly	Senegal	1–0	Niger	Diamniadio, Senegal
18:00 UTC+0	F. Mendy 90+9'	Report		Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium

Senegal  v  Gambia

15 January 2023 AFCON GS	Senegal	3–0	Gambia	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
14:00 UTC+0	P. Gueye 4' Camara 52', 86'	Report		Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 7,896 Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Senegal  v  Cameroon

19 January 2023 AFCON GS	Senegal	3–1	Cameroon	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC+0	I. Sarr 16' H. Diallo 71' Mané 90+5'	Report	Castelletto 83'	Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 19,176 Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Guinea  v  Senegal

23 January 2023 AFCON GS	Guinea	0–2	Senegal	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC+0		Report	Seck 61' I. Ndiaye 90'	Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Senegal  v  Ivory Coast

29 January 2023 AFCON R16	Senegal	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
	H. Diallo 4'	Report	Kessié 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 19,948 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
	Penalties
	Koulibaly P. Sarr Niakhaté Dieng Mané		Pépé Kouamé Haller Aurier Kessié

Senegal  v  Gabon

22 March Friendly	Senegal	3–0	Gabon	Amiens, France
20:30 UTC+1	Appindangoyé 12' (o.g.) Faye 44' Mané 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France)

Senegal  v  Benin

26 March Friendly	Senegal	1–0	Benin	Amiens, France
20:30 UTC+1	Mané 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

Senegal  v  DR Congo

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Senegal	1–1	DR Congo	Diamniadio, Senegal
19:00 UTC+0	I. Sarr 45+1'	Report	Mayele 85'	Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

Mauritania  v  Senegal

9 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Mauritania	0–1	Senegal	Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00 UTC+0		Report	H. Diallo 27'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Senegal  v  Burkina Faso

6 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Senegal	1–1	Burkina Faso	Dakar, Senegal
19:00 UTC+0	Mané 18'	Report	Bouda 90+5'	Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Sedok Selmi (Tunisia)

Burundi  v  Senegal

9 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Burundi	0–1	Senegal	Lilongwe, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2		Report	I. Sarr 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

Senegal  v  Malawi

11 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Senegal	4–0	Malawi	Dakar, Senegal
19:00 UTC+0	Gueye 35' Mané 68' Dia 71' Jackson 77'	Report		Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

Malawi  v  Senegal

15 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Malawi	0–1	Senegal	Lilongwe, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Mané 90+6'	Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema (Ethiopia)

Burkina Faso  v  Senegal

14 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Burkina Faso	0–1	Senegal	Bamako, Mali
18:00 UTC+0		Report	Diarra 83'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Senegal  v  Burundi

19 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Senegal	2–0	Burundi	Dakar, Senegal
14:00 UTC+0	Diarra 35', 51'	Report		Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

2025

Sudan  v  Senegal

22 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Sudan	0–0	Senegal	Benghazi, Libya
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

Senegal  v  Togo

25 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senegal	2–0	Togo	Dakar, Senegal
21:00 UTC+0	P. Sarr 35' Boma 67' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Republic of Ireland  v  Senegal

6 June Friendly	Republic of Ireland	v	Senegal	Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC+1				Stadium: Aviva Stadium

England  v  Senegal

10 June Friendly	England	v	Senegal	Nottingham, England
19:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: City Ground

Senegal  v  Sudan

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Senegal

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Sudan

Senegal

DR Congo  v  Senegal

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

DR Congo

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Senegal

DR Congo

South Sudan  v  Senegal

October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Sudan	v	Senegal	South Sudan
				Stadium: Juba Stadium

Senegal  v  Mauritania

October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Senegal

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Mauritania

Senegal

Senegal  v  Botswana

23 December 2025 AFCON GS	Senegal	v	Botswana	Tangier, Morocco
18:00				Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium

Senegal  v  DR Congo

27 December 2025 AFCON GS	Senegal	v	DR Congo	Tangier, Morocco
18:00				Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium

Benin  v  Senegal

30 December 2025 AFCON GS	Benin	v	Senegal	Tangier, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Pape Thiaw
Assistant Coach	Pape Ibrahim Ndiaye
Assistant Coach II	Alsény Thiam
Goalkeeping Coach	Boubacarr Mbodj
Team Coordinator	Mbaye Seck
Physical Trainer	Ousmane Thioub
Media Officer	Djibril Sarr
Technical Director	Karim Ndour
Team Doctor	Ismaïl Kébé

Coaching history

Aliou Cissé, the current coach of the national team since 2015, is considered the most successful coach in the team's history, leading the team to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and to participate in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. He was the captain of the team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Bruno Metsu, coach of the national team between 2000 and 2002, led the team to the final of the 2002 African Nations Cup and to participate for the first time in the FIFA World Cup in 2002, where it reached the quarter-finals.

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 (caretaker)	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 (caretaker)	2012
Joseph Koto (caretaker)	2012	2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Failed to qualify
Mayacine Mar (caretaker)	2012–2013	2014 FIFA World Cup – Failed to qualify
Alain Giresse	2013–2015	2015 Africa Cup of Nations – Group stage
Aliou Cissé	2015–2024	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 – Round of 16
Pape Thiaw	2024–	2025 Africa Cup of Nations - Qualified

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sudan on 22 March and Togo on 25 March 2025.^[27]
Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Togo.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Yehvann Diouf	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Reims
16	1GK	Édouard Mendy	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 33)	42	0	Al-Ahli
23	1GK	Mory Diaw	(1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Rodez
2	2DF	Ilay Camara	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Standard Liège
3	2DF	Kalidou Koulibaly (captain)	(1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 33)	88	1	Al-Hilal
4	2DF	Abdoulaye Seck	(1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 32)	15	2	Maccabi Haifa
6	2DF	Antoine Mendy	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Nice
14	2DF	Moussa N'Diaye	(2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Anderlecht
19	2DF	Moussa Niakhaté	(1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 29)	16	0	Lyon
22	2DF	Abdou Diallo	(1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 29)	32	2	Al-Arabi
5	3MF	Idrissa Gueye	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35)	119	7	Everton
8	3MF	Lamine Camara	(2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 21)	27	6	Monaco[a]
11	3MF	Pathé Ciss	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 31)	17	0	Rayo Vallecano
13	3MF	Dion Lopy	(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Almería
15	3MF	Krépin Diatta	(1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 26)	43	2	Monaco[a]
17	3MF	Pape Matar Sarr	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22)	30	1	Tottenham Hotspur
	3MF	Pape Gueye	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 26)	27	2	Villarreal
	3MF	Cheikh Niasse	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Hellas Verona
7	4FW	Assane Diao	(2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Como
9	4FW	Boulaye Dia	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)	31	7	Lazio
10	4FW	Sadio Mané	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 33)	114	46	Al-Nassr
12	4FW	Cherif Ndiaye	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 29)	5	0	Red Star Belgrade
18	4FW	Ismaïla Sarr	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 27)	68	14	Crystal Palace
20	4FW	Habib Diallo	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29)	34	7	Damac
21	4FW	Abdallah Sima	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23)	8	0	Brest
	4FW	Richard Sagna	(1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Douanes

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for Senegal in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Seny Dieng	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Middlesbrough	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
GK	Cheikh Lô Ndoye	(1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Jaraaf	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
DF	Ismail Jakobs	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)	21	0	Galatasaray	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
DF	Formose Mendy	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)	10	0	Lorient	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
DF	El Hadji Malick Diouf	(2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Slavia Prague	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
DF	Seydou Sano	(2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Al-Gharafa	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
DF	Abdou Aziz Ndiaye	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Jaraaf	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
DF	Mikayil Faye	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20)	1	1	Rennes	v.  Burundi, 9 September 2024
DF	Abdoulaye Ndiaye	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Brest	v.  Mauritania, 9 June 2024
DF	Arouna Sangante	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Le Havre	v.  Mauritania, 9 June 2024
MF	Habib Diarra	(2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 21)	9	3	Strasbourg	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
MF	Ibrahima Seck	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	US Gorée	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
MF	Nampalys Mendy	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32)	34	0	Lens	v.  Malawi, 15 October 2024
FW	Iliman Ndiaye	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 25)	25	2	Everton	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
FW	Nicolas Jackson	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 23)	18	1	Chelsea	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
FW	Cheikh Sabaly	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Metz	v.  Burundi, 19 November 2024
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 25 March 2025^[28]

Players in bold are still active with Senegal.

Most appearances

Idrissa Gueye is Senegal's most capped player with 118 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Idrissa Gueye	118	7	2011–present
2	Sadio Mané	113	45	2012–present
3	Henri Camara	99	29	1999–2008
4	Cheikhou Kouyaté	92	4	2012–present
5	Kalidou Koulibaly	91	1	2015–present
6	Roger Mendy	87	3	1979–1995
7	Tony Sylva	83	0	1999–2008
8	Jules Bocandé	73	20	1979–1993
9	Lamine Diatta	71	4	2000–2008
9	Ismaïla Sarr	71	14	2016–present

Top goalscorers

Sadio Mané is Senegal's top scorer with 46 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Sadio Mané (list)	45	113	0.41	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
	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	Ismaïla Sarr	14	71	0.2	2016–present
10	Moussa Konaté	12	34	0.35	2012–2019

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Senegal at the 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,^[29] 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										Part of  France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1962	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1966	Withdrew										Withdrew
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											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										6	3	3	0	8	1
2030
2034
Total	Quarter-finals	3/15	12	5	3	4	16	17	—		77	35	26	16	114	62

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: Senegal at the 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,^[30] 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.^[31] Senegal once again finished as runners-up in 2019, losing the final 0–1 to Algeria,^[32] and finally won their first AFCON title in 2021.

Africa Cup of Nations record											Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of  France										Part of  France
1959
1962	Not affiliated to CAF										Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965	Fourth place	4th	3	1	1	1	5	2	Squad		4	3	0	1	8	4
1968	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	5	5	Squad		4	2	1	1	9	4
1970	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	5	4
1972											2	0	1	1	1	0
1974											2	0	1	1	3	3
1976											2	0	1	1	5	2
1978											4	2	0	2	6	4
1980	Did not enter										Did not enter
1982	Did not qualify										4	1	0	2	4	2
1984											4	2	1	0	3	2
1986	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	3	1	Squad		4	4	0	0	5	2
1988	Did not qualify										4	1	3	0	4	0
1990	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	3	3	Squad		2	1	1	0	4	1
1992	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	0	2	4	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1994	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	0	2	2	3	Squad		6	2	1	3	8	9
1996	Did not qualify										8	3	3	2	10	8
1998											6	2	2	2	5	6
2000	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	6	6	Squad		4	1	2	1	4	4
2002	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	6	1	Squad		4	1	2	1	4	2
2004	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	4	2	Squad		6	3	0	1	7	1
2006	Fourth place	4th	6	2	0	4	7	8	Squad		10	6	3	1	21	8
2008	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	4	6	Squad		6	3	2	1	12	3
2010	Did not qualify										6	2	3	1	9	7
2012	Group stage	13th	3	0	0	3	3	6	Squad		6	5	1	0	16	2
2013	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	2	6
2015	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	4	Squad		6	4	1	1	8	1
2017	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	6	2	Squad		6	6	0	0	13	2
2019	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	0	2	8	2	Squad		6	5	1	0	12	2
2021	Champions	1st	7	4	3	0	9	2	Squad		6	4	2	0	10	2
2023	Round of 16	9th	4	3	1	0	9	2	Squad		6	4	2	0	12	4
2025	Qualified										6	5	1	0	10	1
2027	To be determined										To be determined
2029
Total	1 Title	18/35	71	30	18	23	87	58	—		150	72	32	26	220	97

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
2024	Qualified
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
2022 COSAFA Cup	Third place	3rd	3	1	2	0	6	5
Total	2 Titles	1st	23	14	7	2	42	19

Head-to-head record

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

As of 25 March 2025 after match against  Togo.

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	24	4	6	14	18	33	−15	016.67	CAF
Angola	7	2	3	2	7	7	+0	028.57	CAF
Benin	9	7	1	1	15	8	+7	077.78	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	15	5	8	2	23	16	+7	033.33	CAF
Burundi	6	5	0	1	9	2	+7	083.33	CAF
Cameroon	15	7	3	5	15	10	+5	046.67	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	8	4	2	2	12	10	+2	050.00	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	7	5	1	1	10	4	+6	071.43	CAF
Gambia	24	14	10	0	33	7	+26	058.33	CAF
Ghana	13	4	5	4	16	17	−1	030.77	CAF
Greece	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	UEFA
Guinea	54	25	13	16	69	60	+9	046.30	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	24	7	4	13	24	29	−5	029.17	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	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	066.67	CAF
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	AFC
Mali	32	12	12	8	41	33	+8	037.50	CAF
Mauritania	18	12	5	1	30	6	+24	066.67	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	9	7	1	1	14	5	+9	077.78	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	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	066.67	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	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	050.00	AFC
Sudan	4	3	1	0	5	0	+5	075.00	CAF
South Sudan	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	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	27	8	10	9	27	25	+2	029.63	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	639	307	165	167	786	535	+251	048.04	FIFA

Honours

Continental Africa Cup of Nations Champions (1): 2021 Runners-up (2): 2002, 2019 African Nations Championship Champions (1): 2022

Regional Amílcar Cabral Cup Champions (8): 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001 Runners-up (5): 1982, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005 Third place (3): 1981, 1987, 1988 WAFU Nations Cup Champions (1): 2019 Runners-up (2): 2010, 2013 CEDEAO Cup Champions (1): 1985 Runners-up (2): 1990, 1991 Third place (1): 1987 UEMOA Tournament Champions (3): 2009, 2011, 2016 COSAFA Cup (Invited guest) Runners-up (1): 2021 Third place (1): 2022

Awards

• FIFA Best Mover of the Year: 2002
• African National Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2007, 2022
• Africa Cup of Nations Fair Play Award: 2019, 2021

Summary

Senior Competition				Total
Africa Cup of Nations	1	2	0	3
African Nations Championship	1	0	0	1
Total	2	2	0	4

See also

• Senegal national under-20 football team
• Senegal national under-17 football team
• Football in Senegal

Notes

1. Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.