Senegal

4 days ago

A young archer stands on an outdoor archery range holding a bow, with grass, targets and trees visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Teenage archer aiming for Youth Olympics glory

Archie Christopher, from Solihull, will represent Team GB at the Youth Olympics in Senegal.

4 days ago

8 days ago

A triptych showing, from left to right, Pape Gueye celebrating his goal for Senegal during the 2025 Afcon final, a black gavel resting its block, and Morocco forward Brahim diaz looking disconsolate. Gueye, visible from waist up wearing a green jersey, is running with his mouth wide open as he screams in joy while his right hand is spread in front of his chest as if he it about to beat it. The head of the gavel, which stands out boldly against a white background, features a copper band around its middle. Diaz, also visible from waist up, is wearing a white Morocco away jersey with red and green trim

Afcon final to play out in court - when will Morocco or Senegal be crowned champions?

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is set to rule on the decision to strip Senegal of their Afcon 2025 title. But fans should not expect an immediate verdict.

8 days ago

23 Sept 2026

A triptych showing the heads and shoulders of Pitso Mosimane, Patrick Vieira and Herve Renard. Mosimane is seen mid-speech while wearing a black suit jacket, white shirt and black tie, Vieira smiles wearing a blue-grey jacket over a white round-neck t-shirt and Renard has a pensive expression while wearing a plain white shirt open at the neck

Spotlight on new coaches as road to Afcon 2027 begins

Patrick Vieira and Herve Renard are among the high-profile managerial arrivals as the qualification campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations gets under way.

23 Sept 2026

18 Sept 2026

Senegalese Football Federation president Abdoulaye Fall and Patrick Vieria pose for photos at a press conference as between them they hold a white Senegal shirt with the name 'Vieira' in green on the back. Fall wears a dark blue baseball cap and matching dark blue robe while Vieira wears a grey-blue blazer over a cream t-shirt. Both men stand in front of a green hoarding bearing advertising logos

Senegal job an 'absolute dream' for new boss Vieira

Former France international Patrick Vieira, a World Cup winner in 1998, says taking charge of Senegal, the nation of his birth, is an "honour".

18 Sept 2026

8 Sept 2026

A triptych showing Sadio Mane, the Ballon d'Or trophy and Achraf Hakimi. Mane wears a green Senegal kit with a yellow number 10 on the chest while Hakimi wears a red Morocco shirt with a gold number two on the chest. The golden Ballon d'Or trophy which sits between them is a football divided into hexagonal patches sitting atop a glittering chunk of mineral ore

When will Africa get its next Ballon d'Or winner?

Sadio Mane and Achraf Hakimi have been nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or - but when will an African claim football's top individual prize for the first time since 1995?

8 Sept 2026

1 Sept 2026

How Ndiaye made it to Man City and the Premier League

BBC Sport's Sam Harris tells the story of how Iliman Ndiaye made it to the Premier League as the midfielder makes a £65m move to Manchester City.

1 Sept 2026

20 Aug 2026

A colourful composite design features a smiling Mohamed Salah in the middle, holding the Premier League trophy across his torso, Antoine Semenyo to Salah's left and Ismaila Sarr on his right. Semenyo is shouting and gesticulating with his fists while wearing Manchester City home colours, with a light blue shirt with a white sash running across the front and white shorts. Salah is visible from waist up in a red Liverpool shirt which he is wearing back to front and which has the word 'champions' written in gold lettering across its top. Sarr is holding up his right hand and extending his index finger to point while wearing Crystal Palace home colours, with a shirt featuring wide red and blue vertical stripes and blue shorts. The design palette features an orange background, green central section around Salah in the shape of a three-pointed crown and untidy yellow lines sketched across it to create divides around Semenyo and Sarr, as well as another doodle of a three-pointed crown near Salah's head

Who replaces Salah as Africa's Premier League king?

Following Mohamed Salah's Liverpool exit after nine seasons, who could take the Egyptian King's crown as Africa's biggest Premier League star?

20 Aug 2026

19 Aug 2026

A head and shoulders shot of Patrick Vieira shows him wearing a dark blue hoody over a light blue shirt

Questions remain over Vieira deal amid Senegal uncertainty

Questions remain over the appointment of Patrick Vieira as Senegal's new head coach, with the country's football federation riven by off-field issues.

19 Aug 2026

18 Aug 2026

Patrick Vieria, wearing a white shirt and a blue jumper, stands with his hands on his hips

Vieira named new Senegal head coach

Former Arsenal and France captain Patrick Vieira is appointed as the new head coach of the Senegal men's national team.

18 Aug 2026