Lions of Teranga
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The Lions of Teranga are the Senegal national football team, renowned in African and world football for their passionate play, strong defensive organization, and memorable World Cup performances.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
men's national football team
ⓘ
national association football team ⓘ |
| afconAppearances | more than 15 ⓘ |
| afconRunnersUp |
2002
ⓘ
2019 ⓘ |
| afconTitles | 2 ⓘ |
| afconTitleYear |
2021
ⓘ
2023 ⓘ |
| awayKitColor | green ⓘ |
| bestWorldCupResult | quarter-finals ⓘ |
| bestWorldCupResultYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| captain | Kalidou Koulibaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coach | Aliou Cissé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachSince | 2015 ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentalConfederation | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifaMemberSince | 1962 ⓘ |
| fifaTrigramme | SEN ⓘ |
| firstInternationalMatch | Senegal 2–3 Dahomey ⓘ |
| firstInternationalMatchDate | 1961-12-31 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Senegalese Football Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeKitColor | white ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
memorable World Cup performances
ⓘ
passionate play ⓘ |
| nickname | Lions of Teranga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
El Hadji Diouf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henri Camara NERFINISHED ⓘ Idrissa Gana Gueye NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalidou Koulibaly NERFINISHED ⓘ Khalilou Fadiga NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadio Mané NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Sylva NERFINISHED ⓘ Édouard Mendy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorldCupMatch | Senegal 1–0 France (2002 FIFA World Cup opening match) GENERATED ⓘ |
| playsIn |
Africa Cup of Nations qualification
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| regionalTournament | Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Gambia national football team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guinea national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
direct attacking transitions
ⓘ
high intensity pressing ⓘ strong defensive organization ⓘ |
| subConfederation | WAFU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupAppearances | 3 ⓘ |
| worldCupDebut | 2002 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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