Senegal national under-20 football team
The Senegal national U-20 football team (French: Équipe du Sénégal de football U-20), nicknamed Les Lions de la Teranga (young Lions of Teranga) is the feeder team for the Senegal national football team and is controlled by the Senegalese Football Federation. They are the current champions of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and their senior team are the current champions of the AFCON and the CHAN. The first time Senegal qualified for a World Cup was in 2015, where they managed to qualify for the semi-finals up until they lost against Brazil 5–0, their biggest defeat. They then went on to loss the third place match against fellow WAFU member Mali. Senegal ended up finishing in fourth place, their best performance in the tournament.
| Nickname(s) | Les Lions de la Teranga (Young Lions of Teranga) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Senegalese Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Malick Daf | ||
| Captain | Samba Diallo | ||
| Most caps | Libasse Guèye (26) | ||
| Top scorer | Samba Diallo (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | ||
| FIFA code | SEN | ||
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| First international | |||
| Senegal 0-2 Gambia (Senegambia?; 26 July 1982) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Senegal 5-0 Bahrain (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 27 February 2020) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 5-0 Senegal (Christchurch, New Zealand; 17 June 2015) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2015) | ||
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2023) | ||
| Arab Cup U-20 | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2020) | ||
Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1993, when they drew 0–0 against Egypt. They then later lost to Ethiopia and Morocco respectively.
Achievements
- Senegal U-20's have qualified for 4 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals.
- In 2007 & 2009 they got to the 1st Qualifying round, but got knocked out by Ghana (2007) & Nigeria (2009).
- In 2011 they got to the 2nd round, but got knocked out by Egypt.
- In the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup they reached the semi-finals of the finals tournament, losing 5–0 to Brazil and then losing 3–1 in the third-place match against Mali.
- In the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Amadou Sagna made the fastest goal in U-20 championships, 9.6 seconds after the beginning of the match against Tahiti.
2023 U-20 World Cup
Being the current champion of Africa under-20, Senegal's favoritism to pass the stage was very big after an impressive display in the U-20 AFCON in Egypt, winning all games without conceding a goal as Senegal continued to conquer Africa. However, the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup became a total disaster for the Senegalese, as they started with a shock 0–1 defeat to Japan. Senegal also failed to hold the line properly against Israel in a humiliating 1–1 draw, where a Senegalese player even scored an own goal. Senegal improved against Colombia in the final match, and led 1–0 until the fifth minutes of added time in the second half when a late goal from the Colombian side ensured Senegal to finish bottom and suffer a group stage exit. This was the first-time ever in Senegalese football history, a national team of the country finished bottom of the table, a humiliating exit for the African champions. To make thing worse, Nigeria, Gambia and Tunisia, all three lost to Senegal in the earlier U-20 AFCON, successfully reached the knockout stage, ensuring Senegal's humiliation in the tournament.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| 2015 | Fourth place | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| | Canceled [note 1] | ||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 4/24 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 |
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1981 | |||||||
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| 1991 | |||||||
| 1993 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1995 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| 2015 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2023 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 6/23 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 26 |
Arab Cup U-20
| Arab Cup U-20 record [note 2] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2020 | Champions | 1st of 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Squad |
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 6th of 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | Squad |
| Total | Best: Champions | 2 / 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | – |
FIFA World Cup matches
| World Cup matches (By team) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
| Colombia| | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Brazil| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Ecuador| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Mali| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Mexico| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Nigeria| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Poland| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Portugal| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Qatar| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Tahiti| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Ukraine| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| United States| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 37.50 |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 24 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2021
| 21 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Senegal | 5–1 | Lebanon | Cairo, Egypt |
| 16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Mohamed Mofeed Nasser (Jordan) |
| 24 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Comoros | 1–5 | Senegal | Cairo, Egypt |
| 16:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt) |
| 27 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 GS | Senegal | 1–1 | Iraq | Cairo, Egypt |
| 16:00 | Faye 72' | Report | Abdul Razzaq 28' | Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) |
| 30 June 2021 2021 Arab Cup U-20 QF | Senegal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Saudi Arabia | Cairo, Egypt |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia) |
| Penalties | ||||
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2023
| 19 February 2023 AFCON U-20 GS | Senegal | 1–0 | Nigeria | Cairo, Egypt |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
| 22 February 2023 AFCON U-20 GS | Mozambique | 0–3 | Senegal | Cairo, Egypt |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Abdulrazg (Libya) |
| 25 February 2023 AFCON U-20 GS | Egypt | 0–4 | Senegal | Cairo, Egypt |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros) |
| 2 March 2023 AFCON U-20 QF | Senegal | 1–0 | Benin | Cairo, Egypt |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda) |
| 6 March 2023 AFCON U-20 SF | Senegal | 3–0 | Tunisia | Ismailia, Egypt |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia) |
| 11 March 2023 AFCON U-20 Final | Senegal | 2–0 | Gambia | Cairo, Egypt |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Ahmed Nagy (Egypt) |
| 21 May FIFA World Cup GS | Senegal | v | Japan | La Plata, Argentina |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
| 24 May FIFA World Cup GS | Senegal | v | Israel | La Plata, Argentina |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
| 27 May FIFA World Cup GS | Colombia | v | Senegal | La Plata, Argentina |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May–June 2023.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2023, after the match against Gambia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Landing Badji | 21 September 2003 | 6 | 0 | AS Pikine | |
| GK | Mamour Ndiaye | 22 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | Oslo FA | |
| GK | Alioune Niang | 1 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Linguère | |
| DF | Amidou Diop | 8 March 2004 | 7 | 0 | Génération Foot | |
| DF | Babacar Ndiaye | 25 October 2004 | 7 | 0 | AS Douanes | |
| DF | Seydou Sano | 27 October 2004 | 7 | 0 | US Gorée | |
| DF | Souleymane Basse | 6 November 2003 | 6 | 0 | Génération Foot | |
| DF | Mouhamed Gueye | 15 October 2003 | 4 | 0 | Diambars | |
| DF | Mapenda Mbow | 20 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | Espoirs de Guédiawaye | |
| MF | Pape Diop | 4 September 2003 | 7 | 5 | Zulte Waregem | |
| MF | Mamadou Lamine Camara | 5 January 2003 | 6 | 1 | RS Berkane | |
| MF | Djibril Diarra | 30 April 2004 | 6 | 0 | Génération Foot | |
| MF | Libasse Ngom | 4 December 2003 | 4 | 0 | Guédiawaye FC | |
| MF | Mamadou Gning | 22 December 2006 | 3 | 0 | Espoirs de Guédiawaye | |
| MF | Mouhamed Guèye | 16 November 2003 | 3 | 0 | US Gorée | |
| MF | Ibrahima Cissoko | 18 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | US Gorée | |
| MF | Ibrahima Seck | 1 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | US Gorée | |
| FW | Samba Diallo | 5 January 2003 | 8 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | |
| FW | Souleymane Faye | 8 February 2003 | 7 | 1 | Talavera de la Reina | |
| FW | Mame Mor Faye | 12 July 2005 | 8 | 1 | Çaykur Rizespor | |
| FW | Oumar Diouf | 15 May 2003 | 2 | 0 | Çaykur Rizespor | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been selected for the Senegal Under-20 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Mbaye Ndiaye | 21 March 2003 (aged 19) | Dakar Sacré-Cœur | |||
| DF | Sadibou Sané | 10 June 2004 (aged 18) | Génération Foot | |||
| MF | Lamine Camara | 1 January 2004 (aged 19) | Metz | |||
| FW | Pape Amadou Diallo | 25 June 2004 (aged 18) | Metz | |||
| FW | Abdou Salam Ndoye | 15 June 2004 (aged 18) | Espoirs de Guédiawaye | |||
| FW | Ibou Sané | 28 March 2005 (aged 17) | Génération Foot | |||
Notes
- due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA were forced to cancel the tournament
- Senegal have only been invited twice
References
- "La liste des 21 joueurs retenus par le coach Malick Daf pour la Coupe du Monde U20, Argentine 2023" (in French). Fédération Sénégalaise de Football - Facebook. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.