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Senegal have played in seventeen 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

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Africa Cup of Nations record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA
1957 | Did not enter
1959
1962
1963
1965 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2
1968 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5
1970 | Did not qualify
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980 | Did not enter
1982 | Did not qualify
1984
1986 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1
1988 | Did not qualify
1990 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3
1992 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3
1994 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3
1996 | Did not qualify
1998
2000 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6
2002 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1
2004 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2
2006 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8
2008 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6
2010 | Did not qualify
2012 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6
2013 | Did not qualify
2015 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4
2017 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2
2019 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2
2021 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2
2023 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2
2025 | To be determined
2027
Total | 1 Title | 17/34 | 71 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 87 | 58

## Matches

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Tournament | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Senegal scorers

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1965 | 14 November 1965 |  Tunis | Group stage |  Tunisia | 0–0 |
19 November 1965 |  Ethiopia | 5–1 | Louis Camara (x2), El Hadji Oumar Guèye, Matar Niang (x2)
21 November 1965 | Third place |  Ivory Coast | 0–1 |
1968 | 12 January 1968 |  Asmara | Group stage |  Ghana | 2–2 | Doudou Diongue, Yatma Diop
14 January 1968 |  Congo-Brazzaville | 2–1 | Yatma Diop, Yatma Diouck
16 January 1968 |  Congo-Kinshasa | 1–2 | Yatma Diouck
1986 | 7 March 1986 |  Cairo | Group stage |  Egypt | 1–0 | Thierno Youm
10 March 1986 |  Mozambique | 2–0 | Pape Fall, Jules Bocandé
13 March 1986 |  Ivory Coast | 0–1 |
1990 | 3 March 1990 |  Annaba | Group stage |  Kenya | 0–0 |
6 March 1990 |  Cameroon | 2–0 | Mamadou Diallo, Moussa N'Dao
9 March 1990 |  Zambia | 0–0 |
12 March 1990 |  Algiers | Semi-finals |  Algeria | 1–2 | Abdelhakim Serrar (o.g.)
15 March 1990 | Third place |  Zambia | 0–1 |
1992 | 12 January 1992 |  Dakar | Group stage |  Nigeria | 1–2 | Jules Bocandé
16 January 1992 |  Kenya | 3–0 | Souleymane Sané, Jules Bocandé, Victor Diagne
19 January 1992 | Quarter-finals |  Cameroon | 0–1 |
1994 | 29 March 1994 |  Sousse | Group stage |  Guinea | 2–1 | Momath Gueye, Athanas Tendeng
31 March 1994 |  Ghana | 0–1 |
3 April 1994 | Quarter-finals |  Zambia | 0–1 |
2000 | 25 January 2000 |  Kano | Group stage |  Burkina Faso | 3–1 | Henri Camara, Pape Sarr, Salif Keita
28 January 2000 |  Egypt | 0–1 |
2 February 2000 |  Lagos |  Zambia | 2–2 | Henri Camara, Abdoulaye M'Baye
7 February 2000 | Quarter-finals |  Nigeria | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Khalilou Fadiga
2002 | 20 January 2002 |  Bamako | Group stage |  Egypt | 1–0 | Lamine Diatta
26 January 2002 |  Zambia | 1–0 | Souleymane Camara
31 January 2002 |  Kayes |  Tunisia | 0–0 |
4 February 2002 |  Bamako | Quarter-finals |  DR Congo | 2–0 | Salif Diao, El Hadji Diouf
7 February 2002 | Semi-finals |  Nigeria | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Papa Bouba Diop, Salif Diao
10 February 2002 | Final |  Cameroon | 0–0
(2–3 p) |
2004 | 26 January 2004 |  Tunis | Group stage |  Burkina Faso | 0–0 |
30 January 2004 |  Bizerte |  Kenya | 3–0 | Mamadou Niang (x2), Papa Bouba Diop
2 February 2004 |  Tunis |  Mali | 1–1 | Habib Beye
7 February 2004 |  Radès | Quarter-finals |  Tunisia | 0–1 |
2006 | 23 January 2006 |  Port Said | Group stage |  Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Henri Camara, Issa Ba
27 January 2006 |  Ghana | 0–1 |
31 January 2006 |  Nigeria | 1–2 | Souleymane Camara
3 February 2006 |  Alexandria | Quarter-finals |  Guinea | 3–2 | Papa Bouba Diop, Mamadou Niang, Henri Camara
7 February 2006 |  Cairo | Semi-finals |  Egypt | 1–2 | Mamadou Niang
9 February 2006 | Third place |  Nigeria | 0–1 |
2008 | 23 January 2008 |  Tamale | Group stage |  Tunisia | 2–2 | Moustapha Bayal Sall, Diomansy Kamara
27 January 2008 |  Angola | 1–3 | Abdoulaye Faye
31 January 2008 |  Kumasi |  South Africa | 1–1 | Henri Camara
2012 | 21 January 2012 |  Bata | Group stage |  Zambia | 1–2 | Dame N'Doye
25 January 2012 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1–2 | Moussa Sow
29 January 2012 |  Libya | 1–2 | Deme N'Diaye
2015 | 19 January 2015 |  Mongomo | Group stage |  Ghana | 2–1 | Mame Biram Diouf, Moussa Sow
23 January 2015 |  South Africa | 1–1 | Kara Mbodji
27 January 2015 |  Malabo |  Algeria | 0–2 |
2017 | 15 January 2017 |  Franceville | Group stage |  Tunisia | 2–0 | Sadio Mané, Kara Mbodji
19 January 2017 |  Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Sadio Mané, Henri Saivet
23 January 2017 |  Algeria | 2–2 | Papakouli Diop, Moussa Sow
28 January 2017 | Quarter-finals |  Cameroon | 0–0
(4–5 p) |
2019 | 23 June 2019 |  Cairo | Group stage |  Tanzania | 2–0 | Keita Baldé, Krépin Diatta
27 June 2019 |  Algeria | 0–1 |
1 July 2019 |  Kenya | 3–0 | Ismaïla Sarr, Sadio Mané (x2 (p))
5 July 2019 | Round of 16 |  Uganda | 1–0 | Sadio Mané
10 July 2019 | Quarter-finals |  Benin | 1–0 | Idrissa Gueye
14 July 2019 | Semi-finals |  Tunisia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Dylan Bronn (o.g.)
19 July 2019 | Final |  Algeria | 0–1 |
2021 | 10 January 2022 |  Bafoussam | Group stage |  Zimbabwe | 1–0 | Sadio Mané (p)
14 January 2022 |  Guinea | 0–0 |
18 January 2022 |  Malawi | 0–0 |
25 January 2022 | Round of 16 |  Cape Verde | 2–0 | Sadio Mané, Bamba Dieng
30 January 2022 |  Douala | Quarter-finals |  Equatorial Guinea | 3–1 | Famara Diédhiou, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Ismaïla Sarr
2 February 2022 |  Yaoundé | Semi-finals |  Burkina Faso | 3–1 | Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mané
6 February 2022 | Final |  Egypt | 0–0
(4–2 p) |
2023 | 15 January 2024 |  Yamoussoukro | Group stage |  Gambia | 3–0 | Pape Gueye, Lamine Camara (x2)
19 January 2024 |  Cameroon | 3–1 | Ismaïla Sarr, Habib Diallo, Sadio Mané
23 January 2024 |  Guinea | 2–0 | Abdoulaye Seck, Iliman Ndiaye
29 January 2024 | Round of 16 |  Ivory Coast | 1–1
(4–5 p) | Habib Diallo

## Squads

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Senegal squads

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Senegal squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations

* GK Faye
* GK Salla
* GK Seck
* DF R. Mendy
* DF Diallo
* DF I. N'Diaye
* DF Tew
* DF J. Mendy
* DF A. Mendy
* MF Cissé
* MF Fall
* MF Sène
* MF Male
* MF L. N'Diaye
* MF Sagna
* FW Bocandé
* FW Diagne
* FW Diarra
* FW Lah
* FW Sané
* FW N'Daw
* FW Youm
* Coach: Le Roy

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Senegal squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations

* GK P. N'Diaye
* GK R. N'Diaye
* GK Seck
* DF Diagne
* DF M.M. Diallo
* DF Gassama
* DF Gueye
* DF Male
* DF Mendy
* DF Tambedou
* MF Camara
* MF Cissé
* MF Faye
* MF Mangane
* MF A. N'Diaye
* MF Sagna
* FW M. Diallo
* FW Diarra
* FW Dione
* FW Sané
* FW Tendeng
* FW Traoré
* Coach: Bocandé & Sarr

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Senegal squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations

* 1 Diallo
* 2 Daf
* 3 Traoré
* 4 P. Diop
* 5 H. N'Diaye
* 6 Sène
* 7 Camara
* 8 Badji
* 9 A. N'Diaye
* 10 Fadiga
* 11 Keïta
* 12 Touré
* 13 O. Diop
* 14 M. N'Diaye
* 15 Fall
* 16 Ba
* 17 Sarr
* 18 N'Diour
* 19 Sylla
* 20 Faye
* 21 M'Baye
* 22 Ly
* Coach: Schnittger

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Senegal squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations runners-up

* 1 Sylva
* 2 Daf
* 3 Sarr
* 4 Malick Diop
* 5 N'Dour
* 6 Cissé (c)
* 7 H. Camara
* 8 Traoré
* 9 S. Camara
* 10 Fadiga
* 11 Diouf
* 12 Faye
* 13 Diatta
* 14 Mo. N'Diaye
* 15 Diao
* 16 Diallo
* 17 Coly
* 18 Thiaw
* 19 Bouba Diop
* 20 S. N'Diaye
* 21 Beye
* 22 Ma. N'Diaye
* Coach: Metsu

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Senegal squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations

* 1 Sylva
* 2 Daf
* 3 I. Faye
* 4 Malick Diop
* 5 Diawara
* 6 Cissé (c)
* 7 Camara
* 8 N'Diaye
* 9 Kamara
* 10 Sakho
* 11 Diouf
* 12 Mendy
* 13 Diatta
* 14 N'Doye
* 15 Diao
* 16 Diallo
* 17 Coly
* 18 Niang
* 19 Bouba Diop
* 20 A. Faye
* 21 Beye
* 22 Cissokho
* Coach: Stéphan

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Senegal squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place

* 1 Sylva
* 2 Daf
* 3 N'Daw
* 4 Diakhaté
* 5 Diawara
* 6 Barry
* 7 H. Camara
* 8 Niang
* 9 S. Camara
* 10 Ba
* 11 E. Diouf
* 12 Am. Faye
* 13 Diatta
* 14 Mendy
* 15 Kamara
* 16 M. Diouf
* 17 Coly (c)
* 18 Dramé
* 19 Bouba Diop
* 20 Ab. Faye
* 21 Beye
* 22 N'Diaye
* 23 Djiba
* Coach: Sarr

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Senegal squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

* 1 Sylva
* 2 Sonko
* 3 N'Daw
* 4 Sarr
* 5 Diawara
* 6 I. Faye
* 7 H. Camara
* 8 Niang
* 9 Gueye
* 10 N'Doye
* 11 Diouf (c)
* 12 Sall
* 13 Diatta
* 14 Waigo
* 15 D. Kamara
* 16 C. N'Diaye
* 17 Sougou
* 18 Mendy
* 19 Bouba Diop
* 20 A. Faye
* 21 Beye
* 22 Ba
* 23 Coundoul
* Coach: Kasperczak/L. N'Diaye

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Senegal squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

* 1 Coundoul
* 2 Gomis
* 3 Sané
* 4 Diakhaté
* 5 Diawara
* 6 Mangane
* 7 Sow
* 8 Niang (c)
* 9 Camara
* 10 Dia
* 11 N'Doye
* 12 Sall
* 13 Faty
* 14 D. N'Diaye
* 15 Cissé
* 16 K. N'Diaye
* 17 Daf
* 18 N'Daw
* 19 Ba
* 20 Ar. Traoré
* 21 Diamé
* 22 M'Bengue
* 23 L. N'Diaye
* Coach: Am. Traoré

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Senegal squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

* 1 Coundoul (c)
* 2 Kara
* 3 Djilobodji
* 4 N'Diaye
* 5 Diop
* 6 L. Sané
* 7 Sow
* 8 Kouyaté
* 9 Diouf
* 10 Mané
* 11 N'Doye
* 12 Badji
* 13 M'Bengue
* 14 Touré
* 15 Cissé
* 16 Gomis
* 17 Gueye
* 18 Souaré
* 19 Konaté
* 20 S. Sané
* 21 Gassama
* 22 Saivet
* 23 Camara
* Coach: Giresse

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Senegal squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

* 1 Diallo
* 2 Kara
* 3 Koulibaly
* 4 M'Bengue
* 5 Gueye
* 6 Diédhiou
* 7 Sow
* 8 Kouyaté (c)
* 9 Diouf
* 10 Mané
* 11 N'Doye
* 12 Diamé
* 13 Konaté
* 14 Touré
* 15 Diop
* 16 K. N'Diaye
* 17 B. Ndiaye
* 18 Sarr
* 19 Ciss
* 20 Keita
* 21 Gassama
* 22 Saivet
* 23 S. N'Diaye
* Coach: Cissé

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Senegal squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up

* 1 Diallo
* 2 Ciss
* 3 Koulibaly
* 4 Cissé
* 5 Gueye
* 6 Sané
* 7 Konaté
* 8 Kouyaté (c)
* 9 Niang
* 10 Mané
* 11 Keita
* 12 Sabaly
* 13 N'Diaye
* 14 Saivet
* 15 Diatta
* 16 Mendy
* 17 Badou
* 18 Sarr
* 19 Diagne
* 20 Thioub
* 21 Gassama
* 22 Wagué
* 23 Gomis
* Coach: Cissé

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Senegal squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations winners (1st title)

* 1 S. Dieng
* 2 Ciss
* 3 Koulibaly (c)
* 4 P. Cissé
* 5 I. Gueye
* 6 N. Mendy
* 7 Baldé
* 8 Kouyaté
* 9 Dia
* 10 Mané
* 11 H. Diallo
* 12 Ballo-Touré
* 13 Lopy
* 14 Seck
* 15 B. Dieng
* 16 É. Mendy
* 17 P. Sarr
* 18 I. Sarr
* 19 Diédhiou
* 20 B. Sarr
* 21 Mbaye
* 22 A. Diallo
* 23 Gomis
* 24 Name
* 25 Loum
* 26 P. Gueye
* 27 Thiam
* 28 Faty
* Coach: A. Cissé

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Senegal squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

* 1 Gomis
* 2 F. Mendy
* 3 Koulibaly (c)
* 4 Seck
* 5 I. Gueye
* 6 N. Mendy
* 7 Jackson
* 8 Kouyaté
* 9 Dieng
* 10 Mané
* 11 Ciss
* 12 Ballo-Touré
* 13 I. Ndiaye
* 14 Jakobs
* 15 Diatta
* 16 É. Mendy
* 17 P. Sarr
* 18 I. Sarr
* 19 Niakhaté
* 20 H. Diallo
* 21 Sabaly
* 22 A. Diallo
* 23 Diaw
* 24 Sima
* 25 Camara
* 26 P. Gueye
* 27 A. Ndiaye
* Coach: Cissé

## See also

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* Senegal at the FIFA World Cup

## References

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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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