Chikwata ichi chakatangwa mukutanga kwema1960, chakaramba chichipinda mumakwikwi eAfrican Cup of Nations, uko kwakaratidza kuita kwakanaka kwazvo kwaive kukunda Cameroon muna 2002 muMali, uye Algeria muna 2019.
muIjipiti. 2002 yakaonawo Senegal ichikwikwidza paFIFA World Cup kekutanga uye ichisvika kumaquarter-fainari, ichikunda makwikwi eFrance mumutambo wekuvhura. Chikwata ichi chakaita mutambo wavo wechipiri weWorld Cup makore gumi nematanhatu gare gare, apo vakabviswa muchikamu cheboka vachipesana neJapan zvichibva pamatanho e fair play.