CAF · SEN
Senegal
French- and Wolof-speaking home of teranga (hospitality) and mbalax rhythm; the Lions of Teranga are a continental force.
Head coach
Pape Thiaw
Pape Bouna Thiaw is a Senegalese football manager and a former player who played as a forward.
Preferred shape
4-3-3
World Cup pedigree
Best: Quarter-finals
3 World Cup appearances, counting 2026
Qualifier record
7W · 3D · 0L — 24 pts in 10 games
Qualifier goals
22 for · 3 against (+19)
Matches
Qualifying campaign
10 matches · 7W 3D 0L
Matches · Nov 2023
vs
South Sudan
W
4–0
Matches · Nov 2023
at
Togo
D
0–0
Matches · Jun 2024
vs
DR Congo
D
1–1
Matches · Jun 2024
at
Mauritania
W
0–1
Matches · Mar 2025
at
Sudan
D
0–0
Matches · Mar 2025
vs
Togo
W
2–0
Matches · Sep 2025
vs
Sudan
W
2–0
Matches · Sep 2025
at
DR Congo
W
2–3
Matches · Oct 2025
at
South Sudan
W
0–5
Matches · Oct 2025
vs
Mauritania
W
4–0
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Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yehvann Diouf | 2 | 0 | Nice |
| 16 | Édouard Mendy | 57 | 0 | Al-Ahli |
| 23 | Mory Diaw | 5 | 0 | Le Havre |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mamadou Sarr | 8 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly | 103 | 2 | Al-Hilal |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Seck | 22 | 4 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 14 | Ismail Jakobs | 30 | 0 | Galatasaray |
| 15 | Krépin Diatta | 61 | 2 | Monaco |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté | 31 | 0 | Lyon |
| 24 | Antoine Mendy | 7 | 0 | Nice |
| 25 | El Hadji Malick Diouf | 20 | 1 | West Ham United |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Idrissa Gueye | 131 | 7 | Everton |
| 6 | Pathé Ciss | 30 | 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 8 | Lamine Camara | 33 | 7 | Monaco |
| 17 | Pape Matar Sarr | 40 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 21 | Habib Diarra | 21 | 4 | Sunderland |
| 22 | Bara Sapoko Ndiaye | 1 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
| 26 | Pape Gueye | 41 | 5 | Villarreal |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Assane Diao | 5 | 0 | Como |
| 9 | Bamba Dieng | 23 | 2 | Lorient |
| 10 | Sadio Mané | 128 | 55 | Al-Nassr |
| 11 | Nicolas Jackson | 33 | 8 | Bayern Munich |
| 12 | Cherif Ndiaye | 19 | 4 | Samsunspor |
| 13 | Iliman Ndiaye | 40 | 4 | Everton |
| 18 | Ismaïla Sarr | 83 | 19 | Crystal Palace |
| 20 | Ibrahim Mbaye | 11 | 3 | Paris Saint-Germain |