Guinea national football team
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Nickname(s) | Syli National (National Elephants) | ||
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Association | Guinean Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Kaba Diawara | ||
Captain | Naby Keïta | ||
Most caps | Pascal Feindouno (85) | ||
Top scorer | Ibrahima Kandia Diallo (33) | ||
Home stadium | Stade du 28 Septembre Stade Général Lansana Conté | ||
FIFA code | GUI | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 77 ![]() | ||
Highest | 22 (August 2006, January 2007) | ||
Lowest | 123 (May 2003) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Togo; 9 May 1962) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Guinea; 20 May 1972) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
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Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1976) |
The Guinea national football team (French: Équipe de football de Guinée) represents Guinea in men's international football and it is controlled by the Guinean Football Federation. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, and their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was runners-up in 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments (2004, 2006, 2008 and 2015). The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
History
[edit]Guinea made their footballing debut in an away friendly on 9 May 1962, losing 2–1 against Togo.[3] In 1963, Guinea entered its first qualification campaign for an Africa Cup of Nations, the 1963 tournament in Ghana. Drawn in a two-legged qualifier against Nigeria, Guinea drew the first leg 2–2 away on 27 July, and on 6 October won 1–0 at home to win 3–2 on aggregate. They were later disqualified for using Guinean officials in the second leg, and Nigeria went through to the finals in their place. In 1965, Guinea entered the qualifiers for the 1965 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia and was placed in Group A with Senegal and Mali. On 28 February, they lost 2–0 in Senegal before beating them 3–0 at home on 31 March, Senegal's win over Mali allowed them to qualify instead of Guinea.[4]
During the 1976 African Cup of Nations the Guinean team finished second to Morocco, only missing out on the championship by a point.[5][6]
In 2001, FIFA expelled the country from the qualification process of the 2002 World Cup and 2002 African Cup of Nations due to government interference in football.[7] They returned to international action in September 2002 after a two-year ban from competition.[8] In the 2004 African Cup of Nations, Guinea reached the quarter-finals, scoring the first goal against Mali before ultimately losing 2–1, conceding the winning goal in the last minute of the match.[9] Guinea reached the quarter-final stage again in the 2006 tournament, taking the lead against Senegal before losing 3–2.[10] 2008 saw Guinea reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for a third successive tournament, only to suffer a 5–0 defeat against Côte d'Ivoire.[11]
In 2012, Guinea beat Botswana 6–1 in the group stage of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, becoming the first side to score six goals in an Africa Cup of Nations game since Côte d'Ivoire in 1970.[12] The team subsequently exited the tournament at the group stage after a draw against Ghana.[13]
On 4 January 2016, CAF lifted a ban on Guinea playing their home international in Guinea after it was declared free of Ebola by the U.N. World Health Organization in December 2015.[14]
Kit provider
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2014–2016 |
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2017 |
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2018–2020 |
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2021–2022 |
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2022–present |
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
[edit]9 September 2023 AFCON qualification | Malawi ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Lilongwe, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast) |
13 October Friendly | Guinea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | TBD, Portugal |
Report | Stadium: TBD |
17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guinea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Berkane, Morocco |
14:00 UTC+1 | Report | Bayo ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane Attendance: 250 Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo) |
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Botswana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 | Seakanyeng ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon) |
2024
[edit]8 January Friendly | Guinea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
16:00 UTC+4 |
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Report | Stadium: Baniyas Stadium |
15 January 2023 AFCON GS | Cameroon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |
17:00 | Magri ![]() |
Report | Bayo ![]() |
Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya) |
19 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | Guinea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |
20:00 UTC±0 |
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Report | Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 19,822 Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania) |
23 January 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | Guinea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |
17:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
28 January 2023 AFCON R16 | Equatorial Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 36,340 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) |
2 February 2023 AFCON QF | DR Congo ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Report | Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 33,278 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
21 March 2024 FIFA Series | Guinea ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
22:00 SAST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan) |
25 March 2024 FIFA Series | Guinea ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
22:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Bean ![]() |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Sami Ahmed Al-Jurays (Saudi Arabia) |
6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Algeria ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Algiers, Algeria |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | El Jadida, Morocco |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Name |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Team Coordinator | ![]() |
Technical Director | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Physiotherapist II | ![]() |
Media Officer | ![]() |
Security Officer | ![]() |
Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
Intendant | ![]() |
Team Docter | ![]() |
Team Docter II | ![]() |
Physical Trainer | ![]() |
Coaching history
[edit]Petre Moldoveanu (1975–77)[18]
Serge Devèze (1992–93)
Boro Primorac (1994)
Mykhaylo Fomenko (1994)
Volodymyr Muntyan (1995–98)
Henri Stambouli (1998–99)
Bruno Metsu (2000)
Bernard Simondi (2000–01)
Michel Dussuyer (2002–04)
Patrice Neveu (2004–06)
Robert Nouzaret (2006–09)
Titi Camara (2009)
Mamadi Souaré (2009–10)
Michel Dussuyer (2010–15)
Luis Fernández (2015–16)
Lappé Bangoura (2016–18)
Paul Put (2018–19)
Didier Six (2019–2021)
Kaba Diawara (2021–)
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the friendly match against Vanuatu and Bermuda on 21 and 25 March 2024, respectively.[19]
Caps and goals are correct as of 2 February 2024, after the match against DR Congo.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Aly Keita | 8 December 1986 | 24 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Ibrahim Koné | 5 December 1989 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
GK | Lassana Diakhaby | 1 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2 | DF | Antoine Conte | 29 January 1994 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Issiaga Sylla | 1 January 1994 | 73 | 3 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Mouctar Diakhaby | 19 December 1996 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Ibrahim Diakité | 31 August 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Mohamed Ali Camara | 28 August 1997 | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Sekou Sylla | 9 January 1999 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
DF | Ibrahima Conté | 3 April 1991 | 55 | 4 | Unattached | |
DF | Abdoulaye Sylla | 10 April 2000 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Amadou Diawara | 17 July 1997 | 37 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Ilaix Moriba | 19 January 2003 | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Seydouba Cissé | 10 February 2001 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Aguibou Camara | 20 May 2001 | 23 | 3 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Mory Konaté | 15 November 1993 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
MF | Cheick Condé | 26 July 2000 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
7 | FW | Morgan Guilavogui | 10 March 1998 | 15 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Serhou Guirassy | 12 March 1996 | 12 | 3 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Mohamed Bayo | 4 June 1998 | 18 | 4 | ![]() |
FW | Thierno Barry | 12 January 2000 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Bafodé Dansoko | 29 December 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have been called up for Guinea in the last 12 months.
Records
[edit]- As of 10 June 2024[20]
- Players in bold are still active with Guinea.
Most appearances
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Pascal_Feindouno_2006.jpg/175px-Pascal_Feindouno_2006.jpg)
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Pascal Feindouno | 85 | 30 | 1998–2012 |
2 | Issiaga Sylla | 82 | 3 | 2011–present |
3 | Ousmane N'Gom Camara | 73 | 2 | 1992–2005 |
4 | Kémoko Camara | 71 | 0 | 1994–2013 |
5 | Morlaye Soumah | 69 | 2 | 1988–2004 |
6 | Chérif Souleymane | 68 | 20 | 1964–1977 |
7 | Dianbobo Baldé | 67 | 2 | 2000–2012 |
8 | Naby Yattara | 61 | 0 | 2007–2019 |
9 | Fodé Mansaré | 60 | 8 | 2002–2010 |
10 | Titi Camara | 59 | 27 | 1991–2004 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Ibrahima Kandia Diallo | 33 | 56 | 0.59 | 1960–1973 |
2 | Pascal Feindouno | 30 | 85 | 0.35 | 1998–2012 |
3 | Titi Camara | 27 | 59 | 0.46 | 1991–2004 |
4 | Mamadou Aliou Keïta | 22 | 31 | 0.71 | 1970–1981 |
5 | Chérif Souleymane | 20 | 68 | 0.29 | 1964–1977 |
6 | Souleymane Youla | 19 | 40 | 0.48 | 1999–2009 |
7 | Fodé Camara | 14 | 42 | 0.33 | 1988–2002 |
8 | Ismaël Bangoura | 13 | 52 | 0.25 | 2006–2015 |
9 | Mohamed Yattara | 12 | 38 | 0.32 | 2009–2019 |
Naby Keïta | 12 | 58 | 0.21 | 2012–present |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
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Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
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Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||
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Disqualified | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
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Did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||
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12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | |||||||||
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |||||||||
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
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To be determined | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
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Total | 0/16 | 85 | 37 | 14 | 34 | 123 | 112 |
Africa Cup of Nations
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
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Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
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Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
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Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
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6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||
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8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
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14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
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Total | Runners-up | 14/34 | 52 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 65 | 72 |
African Nations Championship
[edit]African Nations Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
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Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Total | Third place | 3/7 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 21 |
African Games
[edit]African Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
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2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
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Did not qualify | Withdrew | ||||||||||||
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1991–present | See Guinea national under-23 football team | |||||||||||||
Total | 1/4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 12 |
Team honours
[edit]- As of 14 August 2017
Continental tournaments
[edit]Africa Cup of Nations
- Runners-up (1):
1976
- Runners-up (1):
Regional tournaments
[edit]- Amilcar Cabral Cup
- Champions (5): 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005
- Runners-up (1): 1989
References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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- ^ "Guinea – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Guinea: Country Info". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Fifa confirm Guinea ban". BBC Sport. 19 March 2001. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Guinea make their return". BBC Sport. 5 September 2002. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Mali squeeze through". BBC Sport. 7 February 2004. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Guinea 2–3 Senegal". BBC Sport. 3 February 2006. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Quarter-finals: Civ 5–0 Gui". BBC Sport. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Nations Cup: Guinea crush Botswana". BBC Sport. 28 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Nations Cup: Ghana through after 1–1 draw with Guinea". BBC Sport. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Soccer-Guinea cleared to host matches after being declared Ebola-free". uk.reuters.com/. Reuters. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Syli : Première réaction d'Aly Touré, nommé Team Manager". 4 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Syli: Kaba Diawara, Mandjou Diallo et Kemoko font leur entrée dans le staff". 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Nouveau staff du Syli : 2 membres contestés par le ministère". 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Petre Moldoveanu who won the CAF Champions League in 1975 with Hafia Football Club was appointed manager of Guinea and led his side to the 1976 African Cup of Nations finals.
- ^ "Les 23 sélectionnés pour match amical" (in French). Guinean Football Federation. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Appearances for Guinea National Team". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
External links
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