# Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations

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, 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. Senegal once again finished as runners-up in 2019, losing the final 0–1 to Algeria. The nation finally won their first AFCON title in 2021, defeating Egypt on penalties in the final.

## Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1957 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1959 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1965 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1968 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1 Title | 17/34 | 71 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 87 | 58 |

## Matches

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

## Squads

Senegal squads :
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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
vteSenegal 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 :