Senegal

Coach:

Pape Thiaw

Nickname:

The Teranga Lions

Africa Cup of Nations​

Titles: 1

Previous participations: 17

FIFA world ranking November 2025: 19

Road to AFCON 2025 (Group L):

Senegal 0–1 Burkina Faso
Senegal 1–0 Malawi
Burundi 0–0 Malawi
Senegal 4–1 Burundi
Burkina Faso 0–1 Senegal
Senegal 1–0 Malawi

Key players:

Nicolas Jackson (Bayern Munich)
Sadio Mane (Ittihad Jeddah)
Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace)

 

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13-01-2026 10:20
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12-01-2026 14:13
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11-01-2026 14:18
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11-01-2026 14:17
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11-01-2026 12:54
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11-01-2026 00:16
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10-01-2026 23:02
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10-01-2026 22:38
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10-01-2026 20:16
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Groups
Group A W D L P
Morocco
 2 1 0 7
Mali
 0 3 0 3
Comoros
 0 2 1 2
Zambia
 0 2 1 2
Group B W D L P
Egypt
 2 1 0 7
South Africa
 2 0 1 6
Angola
 0 2 1 2
Zimbabwe
 0 1 2 1
Group C W D L P
Nigeria
 3 0 0 9
Tunisia
 1 1 1 4
Tanzania
 0 2 1 2
Uganda
 0 1 2 1
Group D W D L P
Senegal
 2 1 0 7
DR Congo
 2 1 0 7
Benin
 1 0 2 3
Botswana
 0 0 3 0
Group E W D L P
Algeria
 3 0 0 9
Burkina Faso
 2 0 1 6
Sudan
 1 0 2 3
Equatorial Guinea
 0 0 3 0
Group F W D L P
Cote d Ivoire
 2 1 0 7
Cameroon
 2 1 0 7
Mozambique
 1 0 2 3
Gabon
 0 0 3 0