Senegal is another small country in Western Africa and is ranked at 24th place with 838 points as per FIFA ranking. When the team was first established back in the 60s and ever since have been rough competitors in the Africa Cup of Nations, but it was only in the 00s when the team first breached into international recognition, when the defeated the reigning champions France in the 2002 World Cup group stage.
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There are some big stars and the names of Sadio Mane and Kelta Balde always comes to our mind. In 2002, the team showed their best performance and came closest to winning the Africa Cup of Nations, but finished runner-up after a long game against Cameroon.