Senegal national football team facts for kids
| Nickname(s) | Les Lions de la Téranga (The Lions of Teranga) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Senegalese Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Aliou Cissé | ||
| Captain | Sadio Mané | ||
| Most caps | Henri Camara (99) | ||
| Top scorer | Henri Camara (29) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | ||
| FIFA code | SEN | ||
|
|||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 24  1 (7 February 2019) |
||
| Highest | 23 (November 2017, December 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 99 (June 2013) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 31 4 (3 March 2019) |
||
| Highest | 15 (November 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 100 (October 1994) | ||
| First international | |||
 British Gambia 1–2 French Senegal .svg){kind=small} (Gambia; 1959) |
|||
| Biggest win | |||
 Senegal 7–0 Mauritius  (Dakar, Senegal; 9 October 2010) |
|||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Czechoslovakia 11–0 Senegal (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 2 November 1966) |
|||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-Finals (2002) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1965) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2002) | ||
Senegal national football team is the national football team of Senegal.
Images for kids
-
Senegalese fans at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations against Tunisia.
-
Bruno Metsu, the manager of Senegal from 2000 to 2002. He guided Senegal to the quarter finals of the 2002 World Cup.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Senegal national football team Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.