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.

On 18 January 2026, Senegal’s second-place finish in the 2025 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations sparked major controversy.

Overall record Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1957Did not enter 1959 1962 1963 1965Fourth place 4th311152 1968Group stage5th311155 1970Did not qualify 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980Did not enter 1982Did not qualify 1984 1986Group stage5th320131 1988Did not qualify 1990Fourth place4th512233 1992Quarter-finals5th310243 1994Quarter-finals8th310223 1996Did not qualify 1998 2000Quarter-finals7th411266 2002Runners-up2nd642061 2004Quarter-finals6th412142 2006Fourth place4th620478 2008Group stage12th302146 2010Did not qualify 2012Group stage13th300336 2013Did not qualify 2015Group stage9th311134 2017Quarter-finals5th422062 2019Runners-up 2nd750282 2021Champions 1st752092 2023Round of 169th431092 2025Runners-up2nd7511125 2027To be determinedTotal1 Title18/35783519249963

Matches TournamentDateLocationRoundOpponentScoreSenegal scorers 1965 14 November 1965 Tunis Group stage 0–0 19 November 1965 5–1 Louis Camara (2), Oumar Samb Guèye, Matar Niang (2) 21 November 1965 Third place 0–1 1968 12 January 1968 Asmara Group stage 2–2 Doudou Diongue, Yatma Diop 14 January 1968 2–1 Yatma Diop, Yatma Diouck 16 January 1968 1–2 Yatma Diouck 1986 7 March 1986 Cairo Group stage 1–0 Thierno Youm 10 March 1986 2–0 Pape Fall, Jules Bocandé 13 March 1986 0–1 1990 3 March 1990 Annaba Group stage 0–0 6 March 1990 2–0 Mamadou Diallo, Moussa N'Dao 9 March 1990 0–0 12 March 1990 Algiers Semi-finals 1–2 Abdelhakim Serrar 15 March 1990 Third place 0–1 1992 12 January 1992 Dakar Group stage 1–2 Jules Bocandé 16 January 1992 3–0 Souleymane Sané, Jules Bocandé, Victor Diagne 19 January 1992 Quarter-finals 0–1 1994 29 March 1994 Sousse Group stage 2–1 Momath Gueye, Athanas Tendeng 31 March 1994 0–1 3 April 1994 Quarter-finals 0–1 2000 25 January 2000 Kano Group stage 3–1 Henri Camara, Pape Sarr, Salif Keita 28 January 2000 0–1 2 February 2000 Lagos 2–2 Henri Camara, Abdoulaye M'Baye 7 February 2000 Quarter-finals 1–2 Khalilou Fadiga 2002 20 January 2002 Bamako Group stage 1–0 Lamine Diatta 26 January 2002 1–0 Souleymane Camara 31 January 2002 Kayes 0–0 4 February 2002 Bamako Quarter-finals 2–0 Salif Diao, El Hadji Diouf 7 February 2002 Semi-finals 2–1 Papa Bouba Diop, Salif Diao 10 February 2002 Final 0–0 2004 26 January 2004 Tunis Group stage 0–0 30 January 2004 Bizerte 3–0 Mamadou Niang (2), Papa Bouba Diop 2 February 2004 Tunis 1–1 Habib Beye 7 February 2004 Radès Quarter-finals 0–1 2006 23 January 2006 Port Said Group stage 2–0 Henri Camara, Issa Ba 27 January 2006 0–1 31 January 2006 1–2 Souleymane Camara 3 February 2006 Alexandria Quarter-finals 3–2 Papa Bouba Diop, Mamadou Niang, Henri Camara 7 February 2006 Cairo Semi-finals 1–2 Mamadou Niang 9 February 2006 Third place 0–1 2008 23 January 2008 Tamale Group stage 2–2 Moustapha Bayal Sall, Diomansy Kamara 27 January 2008 1–3 Abdoulaye Faye 31 January 2008 Kumasi 1–1 Henri Camara 2012 21 January 2012 Bata Group stage 1–2 Dame N'Doye 25 January 2012 1–2 Moussa Sow 29 January 2012 1–2 Deme N'Diaye 2015 19 January 2015 Mongomo Group stage 2–1 Mame Biram Diouf, Moussa Sow 23 January 2015 1–1 Kara Mbodji 27 January 2015 Malabo 0–2 2017 15 January 2017 Franceville Group stage 2–0 Sadio Mané, Kara Mbodji 19 January 2017 2–0 Sadio Mané, Henri Saivet 23 January 2017 2–2 Papakouli Diop, Moussa Sow 28 January 2017 Quarter-finals 0–0 2019 23 June 2019 Cairo Group stage 2–0 Keita Baldé, Krépin Diatta 27 June 2019 0–1 1 July 2019 3–0 Ismaïla Sarr, Sadio Mané (2) 5 July 2019 Round of 16 1–0 Sadio Mané 10 July 2019 Quarter-finals 1–0 Idrissa Gueye 14 July 2019 Semi-finals 1–0 Dylan Bronn 19 July 2019 Final 0–1 2021 10 January 2022 Bafoussam Group stage 1–0 Sadio Mané 14 January 2022 0–0 18 January 2022 0–0 25 January 2022 Round of 16 2–0 Sadio Mané, Bamba Dieng 30 January 2022 Douala Quarter-finals 3–1 Famara Diédhiou, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Ismaïla Sarr 2 February 2022 Yaoundé Semi-finals 3–1 Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mané 6 February 2022 Final 0–0 2023 15 January 2024 Yamoussoukro Group stage 3–0 Pape Gueye, Lamine Camara (2) 19 January 2024 3–1 Ismaïla Sarr, Habib Diallo, Sadio Mané 23 January 2024 2–0 Abdoulaye Seck, Iliman Ndiaye 29 January 2024 Round of 16 1–1 Habib Diallo 2025 23 December 2025 Tangier Group stage 3–0 Nicolas Jackson (2), Cherif Ndiaye 27 December 2025 1–1 Sadio Mané 30 December 2025 3–0 Abdoulaye Seck, Habib Diallo, Cherif Ndiaye 3 January 2026 Round of 16 3–1 Pape Gueye (2), Ibrahim Mbaye 9 January 2026 Quarter-finals 1–0 Iliman Ndiaye 14 January 2026 Semi-finals 1–0 Sadio Mané 18 January 2026 Rabat Final 0–3 (awarded) Pape Gueye

Squads

See also Senegal at the FIFA World Cup

References

External links Africa Cup of Nations - Archives competitions - cafonline.com