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
(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
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultQuarter-finals 2012

Competitive Record

CAF U-23 Championship
CAF U-23 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
2011Fourth Place4520335
Total1/1-520335

Olympic Games
Host nation / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1896No football tournament was held
1900Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932No football tournament was held
1936Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012Quarter-finals412166
2016Did not qualify
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 21 players were called up for the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Pape Seydou Ndiaye (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 Niary Tally
16 1GK Pape Abdoulaye Dieng (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 Dakar Sacré-Cœur
21 1GK Mouhamed Mbaye (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 Excellence Foot
14 2DF Adama Mbengue (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 Diambars
13 2DF Alhassane Sylla (1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 Diambars
19 2DF Moussa Wagué (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 Eupen
4 2DF Ibrahima Diédhiou (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994 Eupen
15 2DF El Hadj Pape Djibril Diaw (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 ASV Geel
17 2DF Modou Diagne (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 Nancy
6 3MF Sidy Sarr (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 K.V. Kortrijk
2 3MF Ousseynou Thioune (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 Diambars
5 3MF Boubacar Cissokho (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 ASC Suneor
8 3MF Samba Ndiaye (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 Eupen
10 3MF Abdoulaye Ba (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 Niary Tally
3 3MF Nestor Mendy (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 Diambars
20 4FW Cheikhou Dieng (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 St. Pölten
18 4FW Moussa Seydi (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 FC Metz
12 4FW Habib Diallo (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 Brest
7 4FW Sylvain Badji (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 AS Douanes
9 4FW Ibrahima Sory Keïta (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 AS Douanes
11 4FW Ismaïla Sarr (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 FC Metz

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 Date of birth (age) Caps Club
2DF Lamine Gassama (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 Alanyaspor
2DF El Hadji Guéye (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 Diambars
2DF Khassim Soumaré (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 Diambars
3MF Souleymane Cissé (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 Diambars
3MF Pape Diamanka (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 Almería
3MF Mouhamed Diop (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 Maghreb Fèz
3MF Romeric Lopy (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 Sochaux
3MF Cheikha Sy (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 Pikine
3MF Emile Paul Tendeng (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 Casa Sport
4FW Dame Diop (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 Touré Kunda
4FW Dieylani Fall (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 Auxerre
4FW Oumar Niasse (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 Hull City
4FW Omar Wade (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 Boluspor

See also

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.
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