Senegal national under-23 football team

Senegal Under-23
Nickname(s) Les Lions de la Teranga
(Lions of Teranga)
Association Senegalese Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Joseph Koto
Captain Stéphane Badji
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
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
Morocco 2011Fourth Place4520335
Total1/1-520335

Olympic Games

Host nation / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Greece 1896No football tournament was held
France 1900Did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932No football tournament was held
Nazi Germany 1936Did not enter
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972Did not qualify
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012Quarter-finals 412166
Total 1/25412166
*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 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Ousmane Mané 1 October 1990 Senegal Diambars
16 GK Papa Camara 16 January 1993 France Sochaux
2 DF Saliou Ciss 15 September 1989 Norway Tromsø
3 DF Victor Bindia 6 August 1989 Norway Sandefjord
4 DF Abdoulaye Ba 1 January 1991 Portugal Porto
5 DF Papa Gueye* 7 May 1985 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
6 DF Zargo Touré 11 November 1989 France Le Havre
9 DF Kara Mbodj 11 November 1989 Norway Tromsø
18 DF Pape Souaré 6 June 1990 France Reims
8 MF Cheikhou Kouyaté 21 December 1989 Belgium Anderlecht
10 MF Sadio Mané 10 April 1992 France Metz
13 MF Mohamed Diamé* 14 June 1987 England West Ham United
14 MF Idrissa Gueye 26 September 1989 France Lille
17 MF Stéphane Badji 29 May 1990 Norway Sogndal
7 FW Moussa Konaté 3 April 1993 Russia FC Krasnodar
11 FW Dame N'Doye* 21 February 1985 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
12 FW Ibrahima Baldé 4 April 1989 Russia Kuban Krasnodar
15 FW Magaye Gueye 6 July 1990 England Everton
  • Stand-by players
No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
19 MF Ibrahima Seck 10 August 1989 France Épinal
20 FW Abdoulaye Sané 15 October 1992 France Rennes
21 FW Kalidou Yéro 19 August 1991 Portugal Gil Vicente
22 GK Issa Ndiaye 19 April 1991 Senegal Douanes

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.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
DF Lamine Gassama 20 October 1989 France Lorient
DF El Hadji Guéye 16 January 1990 Senegal Diambars
DF Khassim Soumaré 23 December 1991 Senegal Diambars
MF Souleymane Cissé 2 August 1990 Senegal Diambars
MF Pape Diamanka 10 January 1990 Norway Vålerenga
MF Mouhamed Diop 23 April 1992 Morocco Maghreb Fèz
MF Romeric Lopy 15 March 1992 France Sochaux
MF Cheikha Sy 5 June 1990 Senegal Pikine
MF Emile Paul Tendeng 31 December 1992 Senegal Casa Sport
FW Dame Diop 15 February 1993 Senegal Touré Kunda
FW Dieylani Fall 30 November 1989 France Auxerre
FW Baye Oumar Niasse 18 April 1990 Senegal Ouakam
FW Omar Wade 15 May 1990 Turkey Boluspor

See also

External links

References

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