Senegal national under-23 football team

The 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.

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)

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
2016	did not qualify
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	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

• The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.
• Match dates: 22 and 28 March 2023
• Opposition:  Mali

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

Recent callups

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

See also

• Senegal national football team
• Senegal national under-20 football team