It is the Senegal nation's football team (French: Equipe de football du Senegal) known as the Lions of Teranga is the representative team of Senegal internationally in association soccer. It is run under the Senegalese Football Federation.
Senegal reached the quarterfinals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, becoming the second team to come from Africa (behind Cameroon in 1990). They were able to shock the current world champions France and play with Denmark and Uruguay and defeated Sweden with extra time during the Round of 16 but lost out in the quarter-finals to Turkey in the quarterfinals.
The first time Senegal played to its first participation in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965. They were runners-up in the group losing 1-0 to Ivory Coast for 4th place. They were the host of in 1992 the African Cup of Nations, which they advanced to the quarterfinals. They took home their first trophy of international repute in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, winning against Egypt at the end of their match.
