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.

Achievements

Senegal U-20's have qualified for 4 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals. In 2007 & 2009 they got to the 1st Qualifying round, but got knocked out by Ghana (2007) & Nigeria (2009). In 2011 they got to the 2nd round, but got knocked out by Egypt. In the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup they reached the semi-finals of the finals tournament, losing 5–0 to Brazil and then losing 3–1 in the third-place match against Mali. In the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Amadou Sagna made the fastest goal in U-20 championships, 9.6 seconds after the beginning of the match against Tahiti.

2023 U-20 World Cup Being the current champion of Africa under-20, Senegal's favoritism to pass the stage was very big after an impressive display in the U-20 AFCON in Egypt, winning all games without conceding a goal as Senegal continued to conquer Africa. However, the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup became a total disaster for the Senegalese, as they started with a shock 0–1 defeat to Japan. Senegal also failed to hold the line properly against Israel in a humiliating 1–1 draw, where a Senegalese player even scored an own goal. Senegal improved against Colombia in the final match, and led 1–0 until the fifth minutes of added time in the second half when a late goal from the Colombian side ensured Senegal to finish bottom and suffer a group stage exit. This was the first-time ever in Senegalese football history, a national team of the country finished bottom of the table, a humiliating exit for the African champions. To make thing worse, Nigeria, Gambia and Tunisia, all three lost to Senegal in the earlier U-20 AFCON, successfully reached the knockout stage, ensuring Senegal's humiliation in the tournament.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRoundGPWD1LGSGA 1977Did not qualify 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015Fourth place7223614 2017Round of 16411222 2019Quarter-finals5320104 2021 Cancelled 2023Group stage302123 2025 Did not qualify 2027to be determinedTotal4/25196762023 1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Africa U-20 Cup of Nations recordYearResultGPWDLGSGA 1979Did not qualify 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993Group Stage301215 1995Group Stage302123 1997Did not qualify 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015Runners-up5212910 2017Runners-up531186 2019Runners-up5410112 2021Did not qualify 2023Champions6600140Total6/232715664526

Arab Cup U-20 Arab Cup U-20 record Host nation(s)and yearRoundSquad 2020Champions1st of 166420132Squad 2021Quarter-finals6th of 163210113SquadTotalBest: Champions2 / 59630245–

Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 24 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2021

2023

Players Current squad The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, to be played between 27 April – 18 May 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2025, after the match against the Central African Republic.

Recent call-ups The following players have also been selected for the Senegal Under-20 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Head-to-head record The following table shows Senegal's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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Notes

References

External links RSSSF archive of results 1961–