Senegal national under-23 football team

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)
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.

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
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 21 players were called up for the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.

No. Pos. Player DoB/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 Excellence Foot 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 Pamipi Mendy (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 Diambars 20 4FW Cheikhou Dieng (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 Sandefjord Fotball 18 4FW Moussa Seydi (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 FC Metz 12 4FW Mouhamadou Diallo (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 FC Metz 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 Génération Foot

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 2DF Lamine Gassama (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 Lorient 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 Vålerenga 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 Baye Oumar Niasse (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 Ouakam 4FW Omar Wade (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 Boluspor

See also

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

External links

• Official website

References