Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations
Senegal has played in 15 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Historically, Senegal was seen as a weaker side in the strong West African region. Although used to win fourth place in two AFCON editions,[1] Senegalese performance overall, was deemed as poor. Senegal remained under shadow of much more successful West African giants Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana for entire of 20th century.
Since 2000s, Senegal began to surge and became a more competitive opponent in the Africa Cup of Nations. The 2002 Africa Cup of Nations marked the highest point ever in Senegalese football history, with the team falling to Cameroon 2–3 on penalty kicks after a goalless draw in the final.[2] An achievement that Senegal repeated at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations losing the final 0–1 to Algeria.[3] Following its successful 2002 FIFA World Cup debut, Senegal officially established itself as a new powerhouse in Africa. In spite of this improvement, Senegal is yet to win AFCON in its history.
Records of Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Host nation(s) / Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
Did not enter | ||||||||
Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
To be determined | ||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 15/32 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 69 | 54 |
Performances
AFCON | Date | Location | Round | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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14 November 1965 | Group stage | 0–0 | ||||
19 November 1965 | 5–1 | Louis Camara (x2), El Hadji Oumar Guèye, Matar Niang (x2) | ||||
21 November 1965 | Third place | 0–1 | ||||
12 January 1968 | Group stage | 2–2 | Doudou Diongue, Yatma Diop | |||
14 January 1968 | 2–1 | Yatma Diop, Yatma Diouck | ||||
16 January 1968 | 1–2 | Yatma Diouck | ||||
7 March 1986 | Group stage | 1–0 | Thierno Youm | |||
10 March 1986 | 2–0 | Pape Fall, Jules Bocandé | ||||
13 March 1986 | 0–1 | |||||
3 March 1990 | Group stage | 0–0 | ||||
6 March 1990 | 2–0 | Mamadou Diallo, Moussa N'Dao | ||||
9 March 1990 | 0–0 | |||||
12 March 1990 | Semi-finals | 1–2 | Abdelhakim Serrar (o.g.) | |||
15 March 1990 | Third place | 0–1 | ||||
12 January 1992 | Group stage | 1–2 | Jules Bocandé | |||
16 January 1992 | 3–0 | Souleymane Sané, Jules Bocandé, Victor Diagne | ||||
19 January 1992 | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | ||||
29 March 1994 | Group stage | 2–1 | Momath Gueye, Athanas Tendeng | |||
31 March 1994 | 0–1 | |||||
3 April 1994 | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | ||||
25 January 2000 | Group stage | 3–1 | Henri Camara, Pape Sarr, Salif Keita | |||
28 January 2000 | 0–1 | |||||
2 February 2000 | 2–2 | Henri Camara, Abdoulaye M'Baye | ||||
7 February 2000 | Quarter-finals | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Khalilou Fadiga | |||
20 January 2002 | Group stage | 1–0 | Lamine Diatta | |||
26 January 2002 | 1–0 | Souleymane Camara | ||||
31 January 2002 | 0–0 | |||||
4 February 2002 | Quarter-finals | 2–0 | Salif Diao, El Hadji Diouf | |||
7 February 2002 | Semi-finals | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Papa Bouba Diop, Salif Diao | |||
10 February 2002 | Final | 0–0 (2–3 p) | ||||
26 January 2004 | Group stage | 0–0 | ||||
30 January 2004 | 3–0 | Mamadou Niang (x2), Papa Bouba Diop | ||||
2 February 2004 | 1–1 | Habib Beye | ||||
7 February 2004 | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | ||||
23 January 2006 | Group stage | 2–0 | Henri Camara, Issa Ba | |||
27 January 2006 | 0–1 | |||||
31 January 2006 | 1–2 | Souleymane Camara | ||||
3 February 2006 | Quarter-finals | 3–2 | Papa Bouba Diop, Mamadou Niang, Henri Camara | |||
7 February 2006 | Semi-finals | 1–2 | Mamadou Niang | |||
9 February 2006 | Third place | 0–1 | ||||
23 January 2008 | Group stage | 2–2 | Moustapha Bayal Sall, Diomansy Kamara | |||
27 January 2008 | 1–3 | Abdoulaye Faye | ||||
31 January 2008 | 1–1 | Henri Camara | ||||
21 January 2012 | Group stage | 1–2 | Dame N'Doye | |||
25 January 2012 | 1–2 | Moussa Sow | ||||
29 January 2012 | 1–2 | Deme N'Diaye | ||||
19 January 2015 | Group stage | 2–1 | Mame Biram Diouf, Moussa Sow | |||
23 January 2015 | 1–1 | Kara Mbodji | ||||
27 January 2015 | 0–2 | |||||
15 January 2017 | Group stage | 2–0 | Sadio Mané, Kara Mbodji | |||
19 January 2017 | 2–0 | Sadio Mané, Henri Saivet | ||||
23 January 2017 | 2–2 | Papakouli Diop, Moussa Sow | ||||
28 January 2017 | Quarter-finals | 0–0 (4–5 p) | ||||
23 June 2019 | Group stage | 2–0 | Keita Baldé, Krépin Diatta | |||
27 June 2019 | 0–1 | |||||
1 July 2019 | 3–0 | Ismaïla Sarr, Sadio Mané (x2 (p)) | ||||
5 July 2019 | Round of sixteen | 1–0 | Sadio Mané | |||
10 July 2019 | Quarter-finals | 1–0 | Idrissa Gueye | |||
14 July 2019 | Semi-finals | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Dylan Bronn (o.g.) | |||
19 July 2019 | Final | 0–1 |
Senegal's squads
References
- "AFCON 1965 : Ivory Coast beats Senegal 1-0 to claim AFCON third place". athlet.org.
- Copnall, James (11 February 2002). "Cameroon 0 - 0 Senegal (aet: Cameroon won 3 - 2 on penalties)". theguardian.com. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Algeria claim second Afcon title after Bounedjah's lucky strike sinks Senegal". theguardian.com. Guardian News & Media Limited. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
External links
- Africa Cup of Nations - Archives competitions - cafonline.com