Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa) Top scorer Henri Camara (29) Manager Aliou Cissé Head coach Aliou Cissé | Most caps Henri Camara (99) FIFA code SEN Captain Kara Mbodji | |
Nickname(s) Les Lions de la Teranga
(Lions of Teranga) Home stadium Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor League Confederation of African Football Arena/Stadium Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor Association Senegalese Football Federation Profiles | ||
Senegal national football team pays tribute to genocide victims at kigali memorial
The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football. It made its first, and thus far only, FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002 and caused a huge upset by defeating world and European champions France 1–0 in the tournament's opening game.
Contents
- Senegal national football team pays tribute to genocide victims at kigali memorial
- Results and fixtures
- Coaching staff
- Current squad
- Recent call ups
- Previous squads
- Coaches
- Bruno Metsus funeral
- References
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'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.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
Coaching staff
As of 29 May 2015Current squad
The following players have been selected for the Friendly matches against Nigeria on 23 March 2017, and Côte d'Ivoire on 27 March 2017.
Caps and goals updated as of 23 March 2017, after the game against Nigeria.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Senegal in the last 12 months.
Previous squads
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
Coaches
Bruno Metsu's funeral
After Senegal's former manager Bruno Metsu died on 14 October 2013, many Senegalese players were recalled to appear and have a moment of silence in memory of the manager who helped them reach the quarter-final in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. All activities of the national league and the national team was suspended for a few days in his memory.