Guinea-Bissau national football team

Guinea-Bissau
Nickname(s)	Djurtus ; Os Dromedários (The Dromedaries)
Association	Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau (FFGB)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Emiliano Té
Captain	Sori Mané
Most caps	Jonas Mendes (60)
Top scorer	Nando Có (9)
Home stadium	Estádio 24 de Setembro; Estádio Lino Correia
FIFA code	GNB
FIFA ranking
Current	132 1 (1 April 2026)
Highest	68 (November 2016–January 2017)
Lowest	195 (February–March 2010)
First international
	British Gambia 1–3 Portuguese Guinea ; (British Gambia; June 2, 1952)
Biggest win
	Guinea-Bissau 7–2 Benin ; (Bamako, Mali; 3 November 2001)
Biggest defeat
	Guinea 7–0 Guinea-Bissau ; (Conakry, Guinea; 22 July 2017)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	4 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023)

The Guinea-Bissau national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol da Guiné-Bissau) represents Guinea-Bissau in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau, The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cups but qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations four times, making their debut in 2017. The team is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

History

World Cup qualifying

Guinea-Bissau entered their first FIFA World Cup qualification with the aim of reaching the 1998 World Cup in France. The first round of African qualification required for them to play Guinea in a two-legged match. The first leg was held at home in the Estadio 24 de Setembro in Bissau on 1 June 1996 with an attendance of 15,000. Guinea-Bissau went 2–0 up at half-time after strikes from Pereira Tavares in 11th and 36th minutes. Guinea's Titi Camara equalised with his own brace in the 53rd and 54th minutes. Guinea-Bissau's Co Cipriano won the game with a 60th-minute penalty to make it 3–2.^[3] The away leg was held at the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry. Momo Soumah of Guinea scored to level the tie at half-time before Nando Có scored a bicycle kick for Guinea-Bissau to put his side 4–3 up on aggregate, however another goal from Momo Soumah and a winner from Tibou Bangoura won the match for Guinea, giving them a 5–4 lead on aggregate.^[4]

Guinea-Bissau had never progressed beyond the first round of qualification until the 2022 qualifiers where they defeated São Tomé and Príncipe 3–1 over two legs, thanks to three goals from Joseph Mendes.^[5]

Africa Cup of Nations

Guinea-Bissau first participated in AFCON qualification in 1994 where they defeated Cape Verde over three legs, but failed to register a single point in the second round as their draw against Togo was annulled after Togo withdrew from the competition. In 1996 Guinea-Bissau withdrew from qualification after a draw and two losses to begin the campaign, leading to their ban for 1998 AFCON.

Guinea-Bissau next entered qualification in 2006 where they lost 4–1 to Mali national football team and were again banned in 2008 for unpaid debts to CAF. In 2012 they secured a single win (1–0 against Kenya) and five losses to finish last in Group J. The following year they were eliminated 2–0 by Cameroon. In 2015, after beating Central African Republic 3–1, they lost to Botswana by the same scoreline.

For the 2017 qualifiers, Guinea-Bissau was drawn from Pot 4 into Group E and, despite being the lowest ranked nation in their group, achieved ten points and qualified for the 2017 tournament ahead of Congo, Zambia and Kenya. In their African Cup of Nations debut, Guinea-Bissau drew 1–1 with Gabon with a 91st-minute equaliser by Juary Soares. This was the only point they collected at the tournament and they were eliminated in the group stage.

Guinea-Bissau then also won their Group in the 2019 qualifiers to reach a second straight Finals. They again managed one draw (0–0 against Benin) and two losses and failed to progress to the knock-out stages.

On March 30, 2021, Guinea-Bissau went into their final qualifying match against Congo, needing a victory to qualify. They ended comfortable winners with goals from Piqueti, Frédéric Mendy and Jorginho to secure their third successive AFCON appearance.

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.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2025

20 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Sierra Leone	3–1	Guinea-Bissau	Monrovia, Liberia
17:00	Bundu 19' Mu. Kamara 61' I. Turay 90+6'	Report	Monteiro 68'	Stadium: SKD Stadium Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

24 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Guinea-Bissau	1–2	Burkina Faso	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
17:00	Banjaqui 36'	Report	Traoré 6', 73'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro

6 June Friendly	Guinea-Bissau	0–1	Burundi	TBD, Morocco
		Report	Kanakaiama 51'

9 June Friendly	Guinea-Bissau	0–2	Gabon	TBD, Morocco
		Report	Aboghe 25' Meyo 90+4'

4 September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Guinea-Bissau	1–1	Sierra Leone	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0	Baldé 74'	Report	K. Kamara 45+1'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

8 September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Guinea-Bissau	2–0	Djibouti	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0	Imbeni 54' Candé 82'	Report		Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

8 October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Ethiopia	1–0	Guinea-Bissau	Kigali, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2	James 27'	Report		Stadium: Amahoro Stadium Referee: Jelly Alfred Chavani (South Africa)

12 October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Egypt	1–0	Guinea-Bissau	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2	Hamdy 10'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

18 November Friendly	Angola	Canceled	Guinea-Bissau	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

2026

28 March Friendly	Burkina Faso	5–0	Guinea-Bissau	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
19:00 UTC+1	P. Kaboré 26' Ouattara 40' M. Kaboré 61', 73', 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Moussa Ahamadou Alou (Niger)

31 March Friendly	Burkina Faso	1–1	Guinea-Bissau	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
18:00 UTC+0	Nagalo 85'	Report	F. Gomes 90+7'	Stadium: Stade du 4 Août

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Luis Boa Morte
Assistant coaches	Domingos Indjai Filipe Sambu
Fitness coach	Mustafá Danfa
Goalkeeper coach	Augusto Yansané
Team doctors	Dr. Raimundo Djabaté Dr. Francisco Djoró
Physiotherapists	Leopoldo Kanté Vasco Saidú Vítor Djaló Gilson Baldé
Match analyst	Lucrécio Sané

Coaching history

Guilherme Farinha (1990–1994)
Armando Antonio Miranda (2000)
Baciro Candé (2001–2009)
Luís Norton de Matos (2010–2012)
Carlos Manuel (2012–2014)
Paulo Torres (2014–2016)
Baciro Candé (2016–2024)
Luís Boa Morte (2024–2025)
Emiliano Té (2025–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Burkina Faso on 28 and 31 March.^[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2026, after the first match against Burkina Faso

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Manuel Baldé	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 23)	18	0	Penafiel
1GK	Aureliano Lopes Martins		0	0	Le Mée
1GK	Leo Mendes	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Salamanca

2DF	Sori Mané	(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 30)	49	0	Académico Viseu
2DF	Opa Sanganté	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 35)	36	0	Dunkerque
2DF	Iano Imbeni	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 27)	3	1	Penafiel
2DF	Braima Mané Piqué	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Boavista Praia
2DF	Etivaldo Mendes		0	0

3MF	Bura Nogueira	(1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 (age 30)	38	2	Santarém
3MF	Carlos Mané	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 32)	12	2	Kayserispor
3MF	Panutche Camará	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 29)	7	1	Dundee United
3MF	Renato Nhaga	(2007-03-23) 23 March 2007 (age 19)	7	0	Galatasaray
3MF	Edson Silva	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 24)	5	0	Paralimni
3MF	Fuscano Gomes	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 21)	0	0
3MF	Henry M. Lamine		0	0

4FW	Mauro Rodrigues	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 25)	23	2	Yverdon-Sport
4FW	Tamble Monteiro	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 25)	9	1	Portimonense
4FW	Elves Baldé	(1999-10-02) 2 October 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Farense
4FW	Álvaro Djaló	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Al-Gharafa
4FW	Flávio Silva	(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 30)	1	0	Kaizer Chiefs
3MF	José Jo		0	0
4FW	Alassan Manjam	(2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Tenerife

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Guinea-Bissau in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Fernando Embadje	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Lugo	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
GK	Ricardino Té	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Benfica de Bissau	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
GK	Manuel Issufe Djaló	(2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Koeppchen	v. Gabon, 9 June 2025

DF	Nanu	(1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 31)	33	0	APOEL	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
DF	Fali Candé	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 28)	33	1	Sassuolo	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
DF	Jefferson Encada	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 28)	32	0	Pharco	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
DF	Víctor Rofino	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 23)	7	0	União Leiria	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
DF	Gilberto Batista	(2003-12-29) 29 December 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Moreirense	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
DF	Adramane Cassamá	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Oulu	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
DF	Elydjah Mendy	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 26)	0	0	Nancy	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
DF	Mário Junior	(2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 23)	1	0	Oliveirense	v. Djibouti, 8 September 2025
DF	Sambinha	(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 33)	10	0	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	v. Gabon, 9 June 2025
DF	Sene Camara	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Benfica de Bissau	v. Gabon, 9 June 2025
DF	Augusto Dabó	(2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Boavista	v. Gabon, 9 June 2025

MF	Dálcio	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 (age 29)	29	0	APOEL	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
MF	Zidane Banjaqui	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 27)	9	2	Panserraikos	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
MF	Mamadi Camará	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 22)	6	0	Reading	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
MF	Nito Gomes Lacerda	(2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 24)	6	1	Paços Ferreira	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
MF	Ronaldo Vieira	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 27)	1	0	San Jose Earthquakes	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
MF	Dai Balde	(2006-10-18) 18 October 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Rio Ave	v. Gabon, 9 June 2025
MF	Vando Félix	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Vojvodina	v. Gabon, 9 June 2025

FW	Mama Baldé	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 30)	36	7	Brest	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
FW	Franculino Djú	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 21)	15	1	Midtjylland	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
FW	Beto	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 28)	10	1	Everton	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
FW	Marciano	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 22)	8	0	Almería	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
FW	Marculino Ninte	(1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 28)	1	0	Mafra	v. Egypt, 12 October 2025
FW	Jardel	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 28)	11	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	v. Djibouti, 8 September 2025
FW	Zé Turbo	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 29)	17	1	Pari NN	v. Gabon, 9 June 2025
^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 Withdrew from squad.

Records

As of 12 October 2025^[7]

Players in bold are still active with Guinea Bissau.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Jonas Mendes	60	0	2010–present
2	Sori Mané	49	0	2017–present
3	Piqueti Djassi	40	7	2015–2023
4	Bura Nogueira	39	2	2015–present
5	Mama Baldé	37	7	2019–present
6	Adelino Lopes	36	2	1994–2001
6	Alfa Semedo	36	2	2021–present
8	Opa Sanganté	35	0	2020–present
9	Zezinho	34	2	2010–2019
10	Fali Candé	33	1	2021–present
	Jefferson Encada	33	0	2021–present
	Nanú	33	0	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Nando Co	9	6	1.5	1996–2001
2	Mama Baldé	7	37	0.19	2019–present
2	Piqueti Djassi	7	40	0.18	2015–2023
4	Cícero Semedo	6	14	0.43	2010–2016
4	Frédéric Mendy	6	24	0.25	2016–2022
6	Jorginho	5	29	0.17	2018–present
7	Zinho Gano	4	7	0.57	2022–present
7	Joseph Mendes	4	14	0.29	2019–2022
9	Yuri	3	5	0.6	1994–1996
	Basile de Carvalho	3	8	0.38	2011–2012
	Toni Silva	3	22	0.14	2016–present

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Part of Portugal								Part of Portugal
1978 to 1986	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1990 and 1994	Did not enter								Declined participation
1998	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	4	5
2002									2	0	1	1	0	3
2006									2	0	0	2	1	4
2010									2	0	1	1	0	1
2014									2	0	1	1	1	2
2018									2	0	1	1	2	4
2022									8	3	3	2	8	12
2026									10	2	4	4	8	10
2030	To be determined								To be determined
2034	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/9							30	6	11	13	24	41

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of Portugal								Part of Portugal
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976	Not affiliated to CAF								Not affiliated to CAF
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990
1992
1994	Did not qualify								8	2	0	8	6	20
1996	Withdrew during qualifying								Withdrew
1998	Banned for withdrawing in 1996								Banned
2000	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Withdrew								Withdrew
2004	Withdrew								Withdrew
2006	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	4
2008	Did not enter								Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	0	1
2012									6	1	0	5	2	8
2013									2	0	1	1	0	2
2015									4	4	2	2	6	3
2017	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	5	6	3	1	2	7	7
2019		20th	3	0	1	2	0	4	6	2	3	1	8	7
2021		22nd	3	0	1	2	0	3	6	3	0	3	9	7
2023		23rd	3	0	0	3	2	7	6	4	1	1	11	5
2025	Did not qualify								6	1	2	3	4	6
2027	To be determined								To be determined
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Group stage	4/35	12	0	3	9	4	19	54	20	11	29	54	70

Honours

Regional

Amilcar Cabral Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1983

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
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^ "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-16. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
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^ "JOGO AMIGÁVEL: EMILIANO TÉ ANUNCIA LISTA DE 22 CONVOCADOS PARA DEFRONTAR BURKINA FASO". Facebook. 26 March 2026.
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External links

Guinea-Bissau national football team on Facebook
Official website – Guinea-Bissau Football Federeation
O'Jogo: News on Portuguese speaking African football teams

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

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[4] "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-16. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.

[5] "World Football: The Week in Numbers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[6] "JOGO AMIGÁVEL: EMILIANO TÉ ANUNCIA LISTA DE 22 CONVOCADOS PARA DEFRONTAR BURKINA FASO". Facebook. 26 March 2026.

[7] "Guinea-Bissau". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

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v t e Guinea-Bissau national football team
General	History
Venues	Estádio 24 de Setembro Estádio Lino Correia
Statistics	Results 1986–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Records and statistics
Africa Cup of Nations	2017 2019 2021 2023

v t e National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal