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Senegal: Les Lions de la Téranga The Lions of Teranga: Teranga is a word that you hear a lot in Senegal. It's a Wolof word, meaning hospitality or welcoming generosity. [51] Seychelles: The Seychelles Pirates The countless islands of Seychelles were known to harbor pirates and corsairs in the 1800s [52] Sierra Leone: The Leones Stars
One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the second team from Africa to do so (after Cameroon in 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France , finish second in their group, and beat Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey in the ...
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The men's national football team's greatest international success was reaching the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, becoming only the second African team at the time to do so. [4] [5] The nation won their first Africa Cup of Nations title in 2021. [6] They also reached the final in 2002 and 2019. [7] [8] [9]
This is a list of football (soccer) clubs in Senegal. For a complete list see Category:Football clubs in Senegal. Key. Key to Divisional Change; New club
Senegal national football team results (2000–2009) Senegal national football team results (2010–2019) Senegal national football team results (2020–present) U.
Ligue 1 is the top division of the Senegal Football Association, it was founded in 1960. The league also hosts a domestic cup, the Coupe de la Ligue. Football clubs from the Senegal Premier League also compete for the Senegal FA Cup. In the 2023-24 Ligue 1 season, a total of 182,915 paying visitors attended the clubs. [1]
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 ...