Étoile de Guinée
Appearance
Full name | Club Sportif Étoile de Guinée |
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Founded | 1996 |
Ground | Stade 28 Septembre Conakry, Guinea |
Capacity | 25,000 |
League | Guinée Championnat National |
Club Sportif Étoile de Guinée, called CS Étoile de Guinée or simply Étoile de Guinée is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1996, the team has promoted great talents such as Alhassane Bangoura, Naby Yattara, Kanfory Sylla, and Oumar Kalabane.
In 2003 they won the Guinée Coupe Nationale.[1]
Car crash 191
On 31. December 2019, nine players of the team died in a Bus crash in Mamou and 17 players were injured.[2] The coach collided with the bus of Wakriya AC, who the National players Alfred Kargbo of Sierra Leone at scene and Guinean Abubacar Camara died a day later in hospital.[3]
Achievements
National titles
- Winner: 2003
- Winner: 2002
Performance in CAF competitions
- 2004 CAF Confederation Cup: First round
Stadium
Currently the team plays at the Stade 28 Septembre.[4]
Notes and references
- ^ "Guinea - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Nine footballers die in Guinea bus crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "SAD – Sierra Leone Footballer Alfred Kargbo Dies In Road Accident". www.SposcCorna.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Guinea - Etoile de Guinée - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
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