Africa Cup of Nations 2008, team profile:Senegal

The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football. It made its first World Cup in 2002 and made quite a splash, pulling a huge upset by defeating world and European champions France 1-0 in the tournament’s opening game.

Senegal’s first appearance in the African Nations Cup was in 1965, when Senegal, after finishing second in their group, lost 1-0 to the Ivory Coast to finish in 4th place. In the 1990 African Nations Cup, Senegal once again finished 4th. Senegal hosted the African Nations Cup in 1992, in which, after qualifying for the quarter finals by finishing second in their group, Senegal lost 1-0 to Nigeria in the quarter finals. Senegal’s best finish in the African Nations Cup came in 2002, when they lost the final on penalties after drawing 0-0 with Cameroon .

Senegal team captain- El-Hadji Diouf

TEAM BIO

Nickname: Les Lions de la Teranga (Lions of Teranga)
Association: Fédération Sénégalaise de Football
Confederation: CAF (Africa)
Head coach: Henryk Kasperczak
Captain: El Hadji Diouf
Most caps: El Hadji Diouf (41)
Top scorer: Mamadou Diallo (21)
Home stadium: Stade Leopold Senghor
FIFA code: SEN
FIFA ranking: 38
Highest FIFA ranking: 26 (June 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 95 (December 1998)
Elo ranking: 46

Notable players-Papa Bouba Diop

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