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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guinea women's national football team.

Guinea
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Syli Nationale
(National Elephants)
AssociationGuinean Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachDidier Six
CaptainNaby Keïta
Most capsPascal Feindouno (93)
Top scorerPascal Feindouno (30)
Home stadiumStade du 28 Septembre
FIFA codeGUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 78 Increase 4 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest22 (August 2006, January 2007)
Lowest123 (May 2003)
First international
 Togo 2–1 Guinea 
(Togo; 9 May 1962)
Biggest win
 Guinea 14–0 Mauritania 
(Guinea; 20 May 1972)
Biggest defeat
 Zaire 6–0 Guinea 
(Zaire; 2 July 1972)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances12 (first in 1970)
Best resultRunners-up, 1976

The Guinea national football team, (French: Équipe nationale de football du Guinea) 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 second in 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments (2004, 2006, 2008, 2015), The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

History

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]

Competitive record

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did not enter Declined participation
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 5
Argentina 1978 7 5 0 2 11 7
Spain 1982 6 2 3 1 6 4
Mexico 1986 2 1 0 1 1 2
Italy 1990 2 1 0 1 3 5
United States 1994 6 2 0 4 8 7
France 1998 8 5 0 3 15 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Disqualified 2 1 1 0 7 4
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 12 7 2 3 20 13
South Africa 2010 12 4 2 6 16 19
Brazil 2014 6 3 1 2 12 8
Russia 2018 8 3 0 5 9 14
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total 0/21 75 35 10 30 114 97

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  France
Egypt 1959 Not affiliated to CAF
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963 Disqualified
Tunisia 1965 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 4 7
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Ethiopia 1976 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 11 7
Ghana 1978 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 5
Libya 1982 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994 Group stage 11th 2 0 0 2 1 3
South Africa 1996 Did not qualify
Burkina Faso 1998 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify
Mali 2002 Disqualified
Tunisia 2004 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5
Egypt 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 9 4
Ghana 2008 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 5 10
Angola 2010 Did not qualify
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 3
South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Quarter-finals 8th 4 0 3 1 3 6
Gabon 2017 Did not qualify
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 4 6
Cameroon 2021 To be determined
Ivory Coast 2023
Guinea 2025 Qualified as host
Total Runners-up 12/32 43 12 16 15 59 63

African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014
Rwanda 2016 Fourth place 4th 6 1 4 1 7 7
Morocco 2018 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 5
Cameroon 2020 To be determined
Algeria 2022
Total Fourth place 2/5 9 2 4 3 10 12

African Games

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
See also: Guinea national under-23 football team
African Games record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 1973 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991–present See Guinea national under-23 football team
Total 4/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

22 June 2019 2019 AFCON Guinea  2–2  Madagascar Alexandria, Egypt
22:00 (UTC+2) Kaba 34'
Kamano 66'		 Report Abel 49'
Andriamatsinoro 55'		 Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Attendance: 5,342
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
26 June 2019 2019 AFCON Nigeria  1–0  Guinea Alexandria, Egypt
16:30 (UTC+2) Omeruo 73' Report Stadium: Alexandria Stadium
Attendance: 10,388
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
30 June 2019 2019 AFCON Burundi  0–2  Guinea Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2 Report Yattara 25', 52' Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
7 July 2019 2019 AFCON Algeria  3–0  Guinea Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2 Belaïli 24'
Mahrez 57'
Ounas 82'		 Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
12 October 2019 Friendly Guinea  0–1  Comoros Versailles, France
Report Ben Nabouhane 70' Stadium: Stade de Montbauron
15 October 2019 Friendly Chile  3–2  Guinea Alicante, Spain
18:00 UTC+2 Meneses 65'
Mora 71'
Vidal 74' (pen.)		 Report Conté 38'
Camara 80'		 Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
17 November 2019 2021 AFCONQ Guinea  2–0  Namibia Conakry, Guinea
16:00 UTC±0
Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach France Didier Six
Assistant Coach Guinea Aly Touré [15]
Assistant Coach II Guinea Mandjou Diallo [16]
Team Coordinator Guinea Ousmane Decazi Camara [17]
Technical Director Guinea Sadio Nansoko
Physiotherapist Guinea Ousmane Bah
Physiotherapist II Guinea Alsény Sylla
Media Officer Guinea Ibrahima Dbeck Diallo
Security Officer Guinea Jean Paul Camara
Goalkeeping Coach Guinea Kémoko Camara
Intendant Guinea Edgar Babara Sylla
Team Docter Guinea Tasfir Soumah
Team Docter II France Bruno Dacruz
Physical Trainer France Eric Cavallero

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Mali and Namibia on 14 and 17 November 2019.[18]

Caps and goals as of 17 November 2019, after the game against Namibia.[19]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Aly Keita (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 37) 9 0 Sweden Östersund
1GK Moussa Camara (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 25) 7 0 Guinea Horoya
1GK Sékouba Camara (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40) 0 0 Guinea Kaloum Star
2DF Issiaga Sylla (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 54 2 France Toulouse
2DF Sory Sankhon (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) 27 6 Belgium Sint-Truiden
2DF Sékou Condé (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 31) 15 1 France Chateauroux
2DF Simon Falette (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32) 12 0 Turkey Fenerbahce
2DF Mikael Dyrestam (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32) 8 0 Greece Xanthi
2DF Julian Jeanvier (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) 6 0 England Brentford
2DF Pa Konate (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Sweden Sundsvall
3MF Ibrahima Conté (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) 44 3 Bulgaria Beroe
3MF Sadio Diallo (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) 37 8 Turkey Gençlerbirliği
3MF Naby Keïta (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29) 36 6 England Liverpool
3MF Mady Camara (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) 13 0 Greece Olympiacos
3MF Kamso Mara (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29) 4 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
3MF Ibrahima Camara (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) 2 1 Portugal Moreirense
4FW Mohamed Yattara (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 31) 38 12 France Auxerre
4FW François Kamano (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28) 34 6 France Bordeaux
4FW Seydouba Soumah (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991 (age 33) 32 8 Serbia Partizan
4FW Demba Camara (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 29) 15 3 Free Agent
4FW José Kanté (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34) 13 2 Poland Legia Warsaw
4FW Morlaye Sylla (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Guinea Horoya
4FW Momo Yansane (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Guinea in the last 12 months.[20]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Elie Ouéndeno 0 0 Guinea Hafia v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
GK Mory Yansané 0 0 Guinea Coyah v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Florentin Pogba (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 34) 23 0 France Sochaux v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
DF Ousmane Kanté (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 35) 1 0 France Paris v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
DF Antoine Conte (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
DF Abdoulaye Naby Camara (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 8 0 Guinea CI Kamsar v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Ibrahima Condé (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Guinea Horoya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Alsény Camara (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28) 7 0 Guinea Horoya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Naby Camara (1994-04-16) 16 April 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Guinea Hafia v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Mohamed Bangoura (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Guinea Santoba v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Abou Mangué (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Guinea Horoya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Mohamed Hady Soumah 0 0 Guinea Santoba v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Oumar Diakité 0 0 Guinea SAG Siguiri v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
DF Ibrahima Sory Doumbouya 0 0 Guinea Wakriya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Baissama Sankoh (1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 32) 21 0 Italy Ascoli v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
MF Aguibou Camara (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23) 1 0 France Lille v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
MF Guy Landel (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34) 16 2 Turkey Giresunspor v.  Chile, 15 October 2019 DEC [21]
MF Amadou Diawara (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27) 10 0 Italy Roma v.  Chile, 15 October 2019 INJ [22]
MF Jean Mousté (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 30) 13 0 Guinea Hafia v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Paye Camara (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) 3 0 Guinea Horoya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Mohamed Latige Camara 0 0 Guinea Fello Star v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Sankoumba Sylla 0 0 Guinea Fello Star v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Mory Kanté 0 0 Guinea SAG Siguiri v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Michel Millimono 0 0 Guinea CI Kamsar v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Lansana Sako 0 0 Guinea CI Kamsar v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
MF Ibrahima Sory Camara 0 0 Guinea Santoba v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Lass Bangoura (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32) 39 4 Spain CD Lugo v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
FW Sory Kaba (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 29) 13 2 Denmark Midtjylland v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
FW Jules Keita (1998-07-20) 20 July 1998 (age 26) 1 0 France Lens v.  Chile, 15 October 2019
FW Daouda Camara (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997 (age 27) 17 0 Guinea Horoya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Agogo Camara (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 29) 10 2 Guinea Horoya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Boniface Haba (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28) 6 0 Guinea Horoya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Victor Kantabadouno (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Guinea Wakriya v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Ousmane Camara (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Guinea Santoba v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Ousmane Bangoura 0 0 Guinea Santoba v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Karifa Keita 0 0 Guinea ASFAG v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Aboubacar Keira 0 0 Guinea Hafia v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019
FW Mamadouba Bangoura 0 0 Guinea AS Kaloum v.  Senegal, 20 September 2019

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.
WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.

Records

As of 17 November 2019
Players in bold text are still active with Guinea.

Coaches

Team honours

Last updated 14 August 2017

Continental tournaments

Runners-up (1): 1976

Other Tournaments and Cups

Amilcar Cabral Cup
Champions (5): 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005
Runners-up (1): 1989

References

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  13. ^ "Nations Cup: Ghana through after 1–1 draw with Guinea". BBC Sport. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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  15. ^ https://guineefoot.info/syli-premiere-reaction-daly-toure-nouveau-team-manager/
  16. ^ https://guineefoot.info/syli-kaba-diawa-mandjou-diallo-et-kemoko-font-leur-entree-dans-le-staff/
  17. ^ https://guineefoot.info/nouveau-staff-du-syli-2-membres-contestes-par-le-ministere/
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  24. ^ 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.
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