CAN 2025 - Group D: Senegal preview, squad and fixtures | OneFootball

Overview, squad and schedule for Senegal at CAN 2025

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Senegal is unquestionably one of the top contenders for ultimate glory at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The “Lions” have been drawn in Group D alongside Benin, DR Congo and Botswana.

Overview

Senegal is set to play in its 19th AFCON tournament, following appearances in 1965, 1968, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023.

Senegal boasts a single continental crown, claimed in 2021 after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Egypt (4-2 on penalties) following a goalless draw in the final.

Squad list

Lions head coach Pape Thiaw has yet to announce his squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Below is the Senegal squad from the most recent international break:

Goalkeepers: Édouard Mendy, Mory Diaw, Yehvann Diouf

Defenders: Kalidou Koulibaly, Moussa Niakhaté, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Ismaïl Jakobs, Antoine Mendy, Ilay Camara, Mamadou Sarr, Abdoulaye Seck

Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Gueye, Pape Gueye, Pathe Ciss, Mamadou Lamine Camara, Rassoul Ndiaye, Pape Matar Sarr

Forwards: Sadio Mané, Ismaïla Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye, Assane Diao, Ibrahim Mbaye, Boulaye Dia, Habib Diallo, Nicolas Jackson, Cheikh Sabaly, Cherif Ndiaye.

Match schedule

December 23, 2025

18:00 – Senegal vs Botswana, Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier

December 27, 2025

18:00 – Senegal vs Democratic Republic of Congo, Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier

December 30, 2025

20:30 – Benin vs Senegal, Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier