# Senegal national under-23 football team

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 | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held |
| 1900 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1904 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1908 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1912 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1920 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1924 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1928 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1932 | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held | No football tournament was held |
| 1936 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1948 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1952 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1956 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1960 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1964 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1968 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1972 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1976 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 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 players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.
* Match dates: 22 and 28 March 2023
* Opposition: Mali
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Ousmane Ba | (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Metz |
| 1GK | Massamba Ndiaye | (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Pau |
| 1GK | Landing Badji | (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Pikine |
| 2DF | Amadou Salif Mbengue | (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Reading |
| 2DF | Moussa N'Diaye | (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Anderlecht |
| 2DF | Abdoulaye Ndiaye | (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Bastia |
| 2DF | Birame Diaw | (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Standard Liège |
| 2DF | Alpha Diounkou | (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 2DF | Mamadou Mbacke | (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Villarreal |
| 2DF | Cheikhou Ndiaye | (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Génération Foot |
| 2DF | Mamadou Sané | (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Guédiawaye |
| 2DF | Arouna Sangante | (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Le Havre |
| 3MF | Mamadou Lamine Camara | (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Berkane |
| 3MF | Pape Diop | (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Zulte Waregem |
| 3MF | Rassoul Ndiaye | (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Sochaux |
| 3MF | Djibril Diarra | (2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Génération Foot |
| 3MF | Abdou Seydi | (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Bizertin |
| 4FW | Meleye Diagne | (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 2 | Auda |
| 4FW | Ibrahima Dramé | (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Austria Wien |
| 4FW | Ousseynou Niang | (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Riga |
| 4FW | Youssouph Badji | (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Charleroi |
| 4FW | Paul Bassène | (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Oujda |
| 4FW | Samba Diallo | (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 4FW | Bassirou N'Diaye | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Sochaux |
| 4FW | Abdallah Sima | (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Angers |

### Recent callups

| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |