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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 edit

CAF U-23 Championship edit

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 edit

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
  2016 did not qualify
Total 1/25 4 1 2 1 6 6
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent results edit

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 edit

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 edit

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ousmane Ba (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Metz
1GK Massamba Ndiaye (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 22) 1 0   Pau
1GK Landing Badji (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Pikine
2DF Amadou Salif Mbengue (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Reading
2DF Moussa N'Diaye (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Anderlecht
2DF Abdoulaye Ndiaye (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Bastia
2DF Birame Diaw (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Standard Liège
2DF Alpha Diounkou (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Barcelona
2DF Mamadou Mbacke (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Villarreal
2DF Cheikhou Ndiaye (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Génération Foot
2DF Mamadou Sané (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Guédiawaye
2DF Arouna Sangante (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Le Havre
3MF Mamadou Lamine Camara (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Berkane
3MF Pape Diop (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 20) 2 0   Zulte Waregem
3MF Rassoul Ndiaye (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 22) 1 0   Sochaux
3MF Djibril Diarra (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Génération Foot
3MF Abdou Seydi (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Bizertin
4FW Meleye Diagne (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 21) 2 2   Auda
4FW Ibrahima Dramé (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 (age 22) 2 0   Austria Wien
4FW Ousseynou Niang (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22) 2 0   Riga
4FW Youssouph Badji (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Charleroi
4FW Paul Bassène (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0   Oujda
4FW Samba Diallo (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Bassirou N'Diaye (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Sochaux
4FW Abdallah Sima (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Angers

Recent callups edit

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

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  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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