Senegal U20
- Leagues Played
- CAF African Youth Championship 25 Interland U20 20 FIFA WK U20 19 Jeugdtoernooi 6 Afrikaanse Spelen 5 Arab Cup U20 4 Interland - Jeugd 1
- Links
- Wikipedia
- Related Teams
- Senegal Senegal - Dames Senegal U23
Wikipedia - Senegal national under-20 football team
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.