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.

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 2023 Egypt 2019 Niger 2017 Zambia 2015 Senegal Arab Cup U-20 2020 Saudi Arabia

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	D^1	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
2023	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
2025	Did not qualify
2027	to be determined
Total	4/25	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
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

Senegal  v  Lebanon

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)

Comoros  v  Senegal

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)

Senegal  v  Iraq

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)

Senegal  v  Saudi Arabia

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

Senegal  v  Nigeria

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)

Mozambique  v  Senegal

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)

Egypt  v  Senegal

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)

Senegal  v  Benin

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)

Senegal  v  Tunisia

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)

Senegal  v  Gambia

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)

Senegal  v  Japan

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

Senegal  v  Israel

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

Colombia  v  Senegal

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 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, to be played between 27 April – 18 May 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2025, after the match against the Central African Republic.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mamadou Kara Seye		0	0	Étoile Lusitana
16	1GK	Mouhamed Sissokho	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Amitié
23	1GK	Alioune Sarr Ndao		0	0	Sacré-Cœur
2	2DF	Taly Dia	(2008-07-10) 10 July 2008 (age 17)	0	0	United Académie
3	2DF	Ousmane Konaté	(2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Douanes
4	2DF	Fallou Diouf	(2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Génération Foot
12	2DF	Lassana Traoré	(2007-05-06) 6 May 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Diambars
17	2DF	Ibrahima Diallo	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Génération Foot
20	2DF	Khalifa Babacar Diouf		0	0	Douanes
5	3MF	Omar Sarr	(2008-01-06) 6 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Diambars
6	3MF	Pape Daouda Diong	(2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Strasbourg
8	3MF	Cheikh Tidiane Thiam	(2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 20)	1	1	Oslo Football Academy
10	3MF	Seydi Ababacar Diouck		1	0	Pikine
14	3MF	Pierre Dorival	(2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Lyon
15	3MF	Ousseynou Fall Seck		1	0	AJEL de Rufisque
7	4FW	Yaya Diémé	(2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Diambars
9	4FW	Ibrahima Dieng	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Pikine
11	4FW	Amidou Badji	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Espoirs de Guédiawaye
13	4FW	Abdourahmane Dia	(2005-11-27) 27 November 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Darou Salam
18	4FW	Clayton Diandy	(2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Aris Thessaloniki
19	4FW	Papa Magueye Gaye	(2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Sion
21	4FW	Norbert Gomis		0	0	Dakar
22	4FW	Mame Mor Faye	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Esenler Erokspor

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

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