Senegal is a country located on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Guinea, Mali, and Mauritania. The capital and largest city is Dakar. Senegal's national soccer team is called the Lions of Teranga and reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup. The current president is Abdoulaye Wade, who came to power in 2000. The national stadium, built in 1985, is called Leopold Sedar Senghor and seats 60,000 people.

1. SENEGAL

2. MAP
Senegal is located on
the west coast of
Africa. Its borders are
Guinea, Mali and
Mauritania. The
capital of Senegal is
Dakar.

3. Senegal Facts
• Population: 12.8 million.
• Full name: Republic of Senegal.
• Religion: 94% Islam, 5% Christian
(mostly Roman Catholic) and 1%
indigenous.
• Languages: French
(official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola and
Mandinka.
• Currency: Commante Financiere
Africaine Franc (CFA Franc).
• Climate: tropical, mainly hot, rainy
season (May to November) dry
season (December to April) with lots
of sand blowing around.

4. Abdoulade Wade
• Abdoulaye Wade is the president of Senegal.
• He was the founder of the Democrotic Party
• In 2000 he came to power.
• In elections in April 2001 His party won 89 of 120 seats.
• The Prime Minister is Macky Sall.

5. SOCCER
Senegal’s soccer
team nickname is
lions of teranga.
They have been in
the Africa cup of
nations.They were
in the world cup in
2002 and lost in the
quarter finals.

6. Senegalese soccer
players
Great players from Senegal would be Demba Ba
from Newcastle United and Cisse who recently
made his debut for Newcastle United.

7. Senegalese Stadium
The national
stadium of
Senegal is
called Leopold
Sedar Senqhor.
Its capacity is
60,000. It was
built in 1985.

8. Senegalese Managers
Amara Traore was the international
manager of Senegal. But he was fired
because Senegal went into the Africa
Cup of Nations as favourites and they
lost every match. Karim Sega Diouf and
Aliou Cisse have been asked to take
control of Senegal.

9. Tourist Attractions
• Goree island is a small
island just off the coast of
Dakar the capital of
Senegal.
• Sine Saloum Delta lies in
the south of Senegal. It’s a
large area of
forests, islands and rivers.
• Dakar is the capital of
Senegal. It’s Senegal’s
largest city. Dakar has
colourful markets, excellent
music and good beaches.

10. Quiz
• Where is Senegal located?
• What is Senegal’s soccer team’s nickname?
• When did Senegal reach the quarter finals of
the World Cup?
• Who is the president of Senegal?
• What is Senegal’s population?
• What is the name of the Senegalese manager
who got fired?
• When was the Senegalese stadium built?

11. THANKS FOR WATCHING
BY TIM AND MATTHEW