Nickname(s) | Les Lions de la Teranga (Young Lions of Teranga) | ||
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Association | Senegalese Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Malick Daf | ||
Captain | Samba Diallo | ||
Most caps | Libasse Guèye (26) | ||
Top scorer | Samba Diallo (13) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | ||
FIFA code | SEN | ||
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First international | |||
Senegal 0-2 Gambia (Senegambia?; 26 July 1982) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Senegal 5-0 Bahrain (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 27 February 2020) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 5-0 Senegal (Christchurch, New Zealand; 17 June 2015) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2015) | ||
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1993) | ||
Best result | Champions (2023) | ||
Arab Cup U-20 | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2020) | ||
Best result | Champions (2020) | ||
The Senegal national U-20 football team (French: Équipe du Sénégal de football U-20), nicknamed Les Lions de la Teranga (young Lions of Teranga) is the feeder team for the Senegal national football team and is controlled by the Senegalese Football Federation. They are the current champions of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and their senior team are the current champions of the AFCON and the CHAN. The first time Senegal qualified for a World Cup was in 2015, where they managed to qualify for the semi-finals up until they lost against Brazil 5–0, their biggest defeat. They then went on to loss the third place match against fellow WAFU member Mali. Senegal ended up finishing in fourth place, their best performance in the tournament.
Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1993, when they drew 0–0 against Egypt. They then later lost to Ethiopia and Morocco respectively.