Senegal national under-20 football team

Senegal U-20
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
First colours	Second colours
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)
Medal record
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Arab Cup U-20

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.

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
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
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
~~2021~~	Cancelled ^{[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
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	5
1995	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
1997	Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
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	–

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	S. Faye 9' Diao 22' Cissoko 56' Ndoye 60' (pen.) M. Faye 79'	Report	Ismail 3'	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	Adel 86' (pen.)	Report	S. Faye 4', 36' Cissoko 57' M. Faye 90+1' Danfa 90+2'	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	Faye 62'	Report	Radif 43'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
	Penalties
	Diaw Gueye Cissoko Diouf S. Faye		Radif Almari Al Dawsari Al-Oyayari Al-Nemer

2023

19 February 2023 AFCON U-20 GS	Senegal	1–0	Nigeria	Cairo, Egypt
14:00	Faye 40'	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	Diallo 45+2', 85' Diop 53'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Abdulrazg (Libya)

25 February 2023 AFCON U-20 GS	Egypt	0–4	Senegal	Cairo, Egypt
17:00		Report	Diop 59', 73', 76' Sané 69'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

2 March 2023 AFCON U-20 QF	Senegal	1–0	Benin	Cairo, Egypt
14:00	Diallo 51'	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	Diop 7' Camara 17', 52'	Report		Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

11 March 2023 AFCON U-20 Final	Senegal	2–0	Gambia	Cairo, Egypt
19:00	M. Faye 6' M. Camara 56'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Ahmed Nagy (Egypt)

21 May FIFA World Cup GS	Senegal	0–1	Japan	La Plata, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata

24 May FIFA World Cup GS	Senegal	1–1	Israel	La Plata, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata

27 May FIFA World Cup GS	Colombia	1–1	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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Landing Badji	(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21)	6	0	AS Pikine
1GK	Mamour Ndiaye	(2005-10-22) 22 October 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Oslo FA
1GK	Alioune Niang	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Linguère

2DF	Amidou Diop	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)	7	0	Génération Foot
2DF	Babacar Ndiaye	(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20)	7	0	AS Douanes
2DF	Seydou Sano	(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20)	7	0	US Gorée
2DF	Souleymane Basse	(2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Génération Foot
2DF	Mouhamed Gueye	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Diambars
2DF	Mapenda Mbow	(2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Espoirs de Guédiawaye

3MF	Pape Diop	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21)	7	5	Zulte Waregem
3MF	Mamadou Lamine Camara	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)	6	1	RS Berkane
3MF	Djibril Diarra	(2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20)	6	0	Génération Foot
3MF	Libasse Ngom	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Guédiawaye FC
3MF	Mamadou Gning	(2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Espoirs de Guédiawaye
3MF	Mouhamed Guèye	(2003-11-16) 16 November 2003 (age 21)	3	0	US Gorée
3MF	Ibrahima Cissoko	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	US Gorée
3MF	Ibrahima Seck	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	US Gorée

4FW	Samba Diallo	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)	8	2	Dynamo Kyiv
4FW	Souleymane Faye	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)	7	1	Talavera de la Reina
4FW	Mame Mor Faye	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 19)	8	1	Çaykur Rizespor
4FW	Oumar Diouf	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21)	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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
2DF	Mbaye Ndiaye	(2003-03-21)21 March 2003 (aged 19)	Dakar Sacré-Cœur
2DF	Sadibou Sané	(2004-06-10)10 June 2004 (aged 18)	Génération Foot

3MF	Lamine Camara	(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 19)	Metz

4FW	Pape Amadou Diallo	(2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (aged 18)	Metz
4FW	Abdou Salam Ndoye	(2004-06-15)15 June 2004 (aged 18)	Espoirs de Guédiawaye
4FW	Ibou Sané	(2005-03-28)28 March 2005 (aged 17)	Génération Foot

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Senegal's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Colombia	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	033.33
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Israel	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Poland	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
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	000.00
Tahiti	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Ukraine	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	19	6	7	6	20	23	−3	031.58

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.

External links

RSSSF archive of results 1961–

[1] ue to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA were forced to cancel the tournament

[2] Senegal have only been invited twice

[3] "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.

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