Senegal national under-23 football team

Senegal Under-23

Nickname(s)

Les Lionceaux de la Teranga
(Cubs of Teranga)

Association

Senegalese Football Federation

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Serigne Saliou Dia

Captain

Pape Seydou Ndiaye

First colours

Second colours

First international

Nigeria 1–2 Senegal

(1972 Olympic qualifier)

Biggest win

Senegal 2 - 0 Uruguay

(London; Great Britain 29 July 2012)

Biggest defeat

Tunisia 3–1 Senegal

(1992 Olympic qualifier)

Mexico 4–2 Senegal

(2012 Summer Olympics)

Summer Olympics

Appearances

1 (First in 2012)

Best result

Quarter-finals 2012

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]

Competitive Record

CAF U-23 Championship

CAF U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2011	Fourth Place	4	5	2	0	3	3	5
Total	1/1	-	5	2	0	3	3	5

Olympic Games

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972	Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	6	6
Total	1/25	4	1	2	1	6	6

*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
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

The following 21 players were called up for the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Pape Seydou Ndiaye	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993	Niary Tally
16	1GK	Pape Abdoulaye Dieng	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994	Dakar Sacré-Cœur
21	1GK	Mouhamed Mbaye	(1995-11-10) 10 November 1995	Excellence Foot

14	2DF	Adama Mbengue	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993	Diambars
13	2DF	Alhassane Sylla	(1995-08-24) 24 August 1995	Diambars
19	2DF	Moussa Wagué	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998	Excellence Foot
4	2DF	Ibrahima Diédhiou	(1994-10-13) 13 October 1994	Eupen
15	2DF	El Hadj Pape Djibril Diaw	(1994-12-31) 31 December 1994	ASV Geel
17	2DF	Modou Diagne	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	Nancy

6	3MF	Sidy Sarr	(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996	K.V. Kortrijk
2	3MF	Ousseynou Thioune	(1993-11-16) 16 November 1993	Diambars
5	3MF	Boubacar Cissokho	(1994-12-06) 6 December 1994	ASC Suneor
8	3MF	Samba Ndiaye	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994	Eupen
10	3MF	Abdoulaye Ba	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993	Niary Tally
3	3MF	Nestor Pamipi Mendy	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995	Diambars

20	4FW	Cheikhou Dieng	(1993-11-23) 23 November 1993	Sandefjord Fotball
18	4FW	Moussa Seydi	(1996-08-21) 21 August 1996	FC Metz
12	4FW	Mouhamadou Diallo	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995	FC Metz
7	4FW	Sylvain Badji	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994	AS Douanes
9	4FW	Ibrahima Sory Keïta	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994	AS Douanes
11	4FW	Ismaïla Sarr	(1996-06-16) 16 June 1996	Génération Foot

Recent callups

The following players took part in either the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship that was held in Morocco and, or the 2012 Olympic play-off that was played against Oman on 23 April 2012 but were not named in the final squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
2DF	Lamine Gassama	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989	Lorient
2DF	El Hadji Guéye	(1990-01-16) 16 January 1990	Diambars
2DF	Khassim Soumaré	(1991-12-23) 23 December 1991	Diambars

3MF	Souleymane Cissé	(1990-08-02) 2 August 1990	Diambars
3MF	Pape Diamanka	(1990-01-10) 10 January 1990	Vålerenga
3MF	Mouhamed Diop	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992	Maghreb Fèz
3MF	Romeric Lopy	(1992-03-15) 15 March 1992	Sochaux
3MF	Cheikha Sy	(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990	Pikine
3MF	Emile Paul Tendeng	(1992-12-31) 31 December 1992	Casa Sport

4FW	Dame Diop	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993	Touré Kunda
4FW	Dieylani Fall	(1989-11-30) 30 November 1989	Auxerre
4FW	Baye Oumar Niasse	(1990-04-18) 18 April 1990	Ouakam
4FW	Omar Wade	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990	Boluspor

External links

Official website

References

↑ "Senegal see off Oman to reach Olympics". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
↑ "Senegal leave Papiss Cisse out of Olympic squad". BBC Sport. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

Football in Senegal

Fédération Sénégalaise de Football

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Senegal Premier League

Domestic cups

Men	Senegal FA Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
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Managers
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Venues
Seasons
Records

National under-23 football teams of Africa (CAF)

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo DR Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Réunion¹ Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zanzibar¹ Zimbabwe

¹Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

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