Senegal national under-23 football team

Senegal national under-23 football team (also known as Senegal Olympic, Senegal U-23) represents Senegal in international football competitions in the Olympic Games and the CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 but the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Senegalese Football Federation. Senegal made its first appearance in football at the 2012 Olympics in London.[1]

Senegal Under-23
Nickname(s)Les Lionceaux de la Teranga
(Cubs of Teranga)
AssociationSenegalese Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachSerigne Saliou Dia
CaptainPape Seydou Ndiaye
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Nigeria 1–2 Senegal Senegal
(1972 Olympic qualifier)
Biggest win
 Senegal 2 - 0 Uruguay 
(London; Great Britain 29 July 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 3–1 Senegal Senegal
(1992 Olympic qualifier)
 Mexico 4–2 Senegal Senegal
(2012 Summer Olympics)
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultQuarter-finals 2012

Competitive Record

CAF U-23 Championship
CAF U-23 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Morocco 2011Fourth Place4520335
Total1/1-520335

Olympic Games
Host nation / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Greece 1896No football tournament was held
France 1900did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932No football tournament was held
Nazi Germany 1936did not enter
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972did not qualify
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012Quarter-finals412166
Brazil 2016did not qualify
Total1/25412166
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent results
Date Competition Location Home Team Result Away Team Scorers
26 March 2011
CAF Championship qualification
 Dakar, Senegal  Senegal
0 – 0
  Angola
9 April 2011
CAF Championship qualification
 Benguela, Angola  Angola
1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
  Senegal
Fall 110'
4 June 2011
CAF Championship qualification
 Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia
0 – 0
  Senegal
18 June 2011
CAF Championship qualification
 Dakar, Senegal  Senegal
1 – 0
  Tunisia
Sané 50'
26 November 2011
CAF Championship
 Tangier, Morocco  Algeria
1 – 0
  Senegal
29 November 2011
CAF Championship
 Tangier, Morocco  Senegal
2 – 1
  Nigeria
Mbodj 34', Sané 42'
2 December 2011
CAF Championship
 Tangier, Morocco  Morocco
0 – 1
  Senegal
Wade 31'
6 December 2011
CAF Championship
 Tangier, Morocco  Senegal
0 – 1 (a.e.t.)
  Gabon
10 December 2011
CAF Championship
 Marrakech, Morocco  Senegal
0 – 2
  Egypt
23 April 2012
Olympic play-off
 Coventry, Great Britain  Oman
0 – 2
  Senegal
Baldé 2', Sané 87'
13 July 2012
Friendly match
 Maspalomas, Spain  Spain
0 – 2
  Senegal
Seck 14', Mané 46'
17 July 2012
Friendly match
 Solothurn, Switzerland   Switzerland
0 – 1
  Senegal
Konaté 5'

Forthcoming fixtures
Date Competition Location Home Team Result Away Team Scorers
20 July 2012
Friendly match
 Stevenage, England  Senegal
0-3
  South Korea
26 July 2012
2012 Olympics
 Manchester, England  Great Britain
1-1
  Senegal
29 July 2012
2012 Olympics
 London, England  Senegal
2-0
  Uruguay
1 August 2012
2012 Olympics
 Coventry, England  Senegal
1-1
  U.A.E.

Squad

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ousmane Ba (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 2 0 France Metz
1GK Massamba Ndiaye (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 1 0 France Pau
1GK Landing Badji (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 0 0 Senegal Pikine
2DF Amadou Salif Mbengue (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 2 0 England Reading
2DF Moussa N'Diaye (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 2 0 Belgium Anderlecht
2DF Abdoulaye Ndiaye (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 1 0 France Bastia
2DF Birame Diaw (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 0 0 Belgium Standard Liège
2DF Alpha Diounkou (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 0 0 Spain Barcelona
2DF Mamadou Mbacke (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 0 0 Spain Villarreal
2DF Cheikhou Ndiaye (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 0 0 Senegal Génération Foot
2DF Mamadou Sané (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 0 0 Senegal Guédiawaye
2DF Arouna Sangante (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 0 0 France Le Havre
3MF Mamadou Lamine Camara (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 2 0 Morocco Berkane
3MF Pape Diop (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 2 0 Belgium Zulte Waregem
3MF Rassoul Ndiaye (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 1 0 France Sochaux
3MF Djibril Diarra (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 0 0 Senegal Génération Foot
3MF Abdou Seydi (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 0 0 Tunisia Bizertin
4FW Meleye Diagne (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 2 2 Latvia Auda
4FW Ibrahima Dramé (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 2 0 Austria Austria Wien
4FW Ousseynou Niang (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 2 0 Latvia Riga
4FW Youssouph Badji (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 0 0 Belgium Charleroi
4FW Paul Bassène (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 0 0 Morocco Oujda
4FW Samba Diallo (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 0 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Bassirou N'Diaye (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 0 0 France Sochaux
4FW Abdallah Sima (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 0 0 France Angers

Recent callups
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

See also

References
  1. "Senegal see off Oman to reach Olympics". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 April 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. "CAN U23 Morocco 2023 Qualifiers: Demba Mbaye Publie sa Liste". Fédération Sénégalaise de Football. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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