Senegal have played in sixteen editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Historically, Senegal was seen as a weaker side in the strong West African region. Although they finished in fourth place in two AFCON editions,[1] Senegalese performance was overall still deemed as poor. Senegal remained under the shadow of much more successful West African giants Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana for the majority of the 20th century.

In the 2000s, Senegal began to surge and became a more competitive opponent in the Africa Cup of Nations. Following a successful FIFA World Cup debut in 2002, in which the side reached the quarter-finals, Senegal officially established itself as a new powerhouse in Africa. The 2002 Africa Cup of Nations tournament marked the best ever result in Senegalese football history, with the team falling to Cameroon 2–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the final.[2] Senegal once again finished as runners-up in 2019, losing the final 0–1 to Algeria.[3] The nation finally won their first AFCON title in 2021, defeating Egypt on penalties in the final.[4][5]

Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957Did not enter
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965Fourth place4th311152
Ethiopia 1968Group stage5th311155
Sudan 1970Did not qualify
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980Did not enter
Libya 1982Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986Group stage5th320131
Morocco 1988Did not qualify
Algeria 1990Fourth place4th512233
Senegal 1992Quarter-finals5th310243
Tunisia 1994Quarter-finals8th310223
South Africa 1996Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 1998
Ghana Nigeria 2000Quarter-finals7th411266
Mali 2002Runners-up2nd642061
Tunisia 2004Quarter-finals6th412142
Egypt 2006Fourth place4th620478
Ghana 2008Group stage12th302146
Angola 2010Did not qualify
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012Group stage13th300336
South Africa 2013Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015Group stage9th311134
Gabon 2017Quarter-finals5th422062
Egypt 2019 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 0 2 8 2
Cameroon 2021 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 9 2
Ivory Coast 2023Qualified
Morocco 2025To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total1 Title17/36672717237856

Matches

TournamentDateLocationRoundOpponentScoreSenegal scorers
Tunisia 196514 November 1965Tunisia TunisGroup stage Tunisia0–0
19 November 1965 Ethiopia5–1Louis Camara (x2), El Hadji Oumar Guèye, Matar Niang (x2)
21 November 1965Third place Ivory Coast0–1
Ethiopia 196812 January 1968Ethiopia AsmaraGroup stage Ghana2–2Doudou Diongue, Yatma Diop
14 January 1968 Congo-Brazzaville2–1Yatma Diop, Yatma Diouck
16 January 1968 Congo-Kinshasa1–2Yatma Diouck
Egypt 19867 March 1986Egypt CairoGroup stage Egypt1–0Thierno Youm
10 March 1986 Mozambique2–0Pape Fall, Jules Bocandé
13 March 1986 Ivory Coast0–1
Algeria 19903 March 1990Algeria AnnabaGroup stage Kenya0–0
6 March 1990 Cameroon2–0Mamadou Diallo, Moussa N'Dao
9 March 1990 Zambia0–0
12 March 1990Algeria AlgiersSemi-finals Algeria1–2Abdelhakim Serrar (o.g.)
15 March 1990Third place Zambia0–1
Senegal 199212 January 1992Senegal DakarGroup stage Nigeria1–2Jules Bocandé
16 January 1992 Kenya3–0Souleymane Sané, Jules Bocandé, Victor Diagne
19 January 1992Quarter-finals Cameroon0–1
Tunisia 199429 March 1994Tunisia SousseGroup stage Guinea2–1Momath Gueye, Athanas Tendeng
31 March 1994 Ghana0–1
3 April 1994Quarter-finals Zambia0–1
GhanaNigeria 200025 January 2000Nigeria KanoGroup stage Burkina Faso3–1Henri Camara, Pape Sarr, Salif Keita
28 January 2000 Egypt0–1
2 February 2000Nigeria Lagos Zambia2–2Henri Camara, Abdoulaye M'Baye
7 February 2000Quarter-finals Nigeria1–2 (a.e.t.)Khalilou Fadiga
Mali 200220 January 2002Mali BamakoGroup stage Egypt1–0Lamine Diatta
26 January 2002 Zambia1–0Souleymane Camara
31 January 2002Mali Kayes Tunisia0–0
4 February 2002Mali BamakoQuarter-finals DR Congo2–0Salif Diao, El Hadji Diouf
7 February 2002Semi-finals Nigeria2–1 (a.e.t.)Papa Bouba Diop, Salif Diao
10 February 2002Final Cameroon0–0
(2–3 p)
Tunisia 200426 January 2004Tunisia TunisGroup stage Burkina Faso0–0
30 January 2004Tunisia Bizerte Kenya3–0Mamadou Niang (x2), Papa Bouba Diop
2 February 2004Tunisia Tunis Mali1–1Habib Beye
7 February 2004Tunisia RadèsQuarter-finals Tunisia0–1
Egypt 200623 January 2006Egypt Port SaidGroup stage Zimbabwe2–0Henri Camara, Issa Ba
27 January 2006 Ghana0–1
31 January 2006 Nigeria1–2Souleymane Camara
3 February 2006Egypt AlexandriaQuarter-finals Guinea3–2Papa Bouba Diop, Mamadou Niang, Henri Camara
7 February 2006Egypt CairoSemi-finals Egypt1–2Mamadou Niang
9 February 2006Third place Nigeria0–1
Ghana 200823 January 2008Ghana TamaleGroup stage Tunisia2–2Moustapha Bayal Sall, Diomansy Kamara
27 January 2008 Angola1–3Abdoulaye Faye
31 January 2008Ghana Kumasi South Africa1–1Henri Camara
GabonEquatorial Guinea 201221 January 2012Equatorial Guinea BataGroup stage Zambia1–2Dame N'Doye
25 January 2012 Equatorial Guinea1–2Moussa Sow
29 January 2012 Libya1–2Deme N'Diaye
Equatorial Guinea 201519 January 2015Equatorial Guinea MongomoGroup stage Ghana2–1Mame Biram Diouf, Moussa Sow
23 January 2015 South Africa1–1Kara Mbodji
27 January 2015Equatorial Guinea Malabo Algeria0–2
Gabon 201715 January 2017Gabon FrancevilleGroup stage Tunisia2–0Sadio Mané, Kara Mbodji
19 January 2017 Zimbabwe2–0Sadio Mané, Henri Saivet
23 January 2017 Algeria2–2Papakouli Diop, Moussa Sow
28 January 2017Quarter-finals Cameroon0–0
(4–5 p)
Egypt 201923 June 2019Egypt CairoGroup stage Tanzania2–0Keita Baldé, Krépin Diatta
27 June 2019 Algeria0–1
1 July 2019 Kenya3–0Ismaïla Sarr, Sadio Mané (x2 (p))
5 July 2019Round of 16 Uganda1–0Sadio Mané
10 July 2019Quarter-finals Benin1–0Idrissa Gueye
14 July 2019Semi-finals Tunisia1–0 (a.e.t.)Dylan Bronn (o.g.)
19 July 2019Final Algeria0–1
Cameroon 202110 January 2022Cameroon BafoussamGroup stage Zimbabwe1–0Sadio Mané (p)
14 January 2022 Guinea0–0
18 January 2022 Malawi0–0
25 January 2022Round of 16 Cape Verde2–0Sadio Mané, Bamba Dieng
30 January 2022Cameroon DoualaQuarter-finals Equatorial Guinea3–1Famara Diédhiou, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Ismaïla Sarr
2 February 2022Cameroon YaoundéSemi-finals Burkina Faso3–1Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mané
6 February 2022Final Egypt0–0
(4–2 p)

Squads

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AFCON 1965 : Ivory Coast beats Senegal 1-0 to claim AFCON third place". athlet.org.
  2. ↑ Copnall, James (11 February 2002). "Cameroon 0 - 0 Senegal (aet: Cameroon won 3 - 2 on penalties)". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Algeria claim second Afcon title after Bounedjah's lucky strike sinks Senegal". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mané scores decisive penalty as Senegal beat Egypt to win Africa Cup of Nations". TheGuardian.com. 6 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "'Poetic justice': How the world reacted to Senegal's AFCON win".
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