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