Guinea national under-23 football team

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Guinea U-23
Nickname(s)Syli National
(National Elephants)
AssociationGuinean Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachMorlaye Cissé
Home stadiumStade du 28 Septembre
Stade Général Lansana Conté
FIFA codeGUI
First colours
Second colours
First international
Algeria  1–1  Guinea
(Algiers, Algeria; April 14, 1995)
Biggest win
Guinea  4–1  Gabon
(Conakry, Guinea; June 13, 1999)
Guinea  4–1  Mauritania
(Conakry, Guinea; November 20, 2018)
Biggest defeat
England  7–1  Guinea
(Aubagne, France; May 23, 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultTBD
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultFourth place (2023)

Guinea national under-23 and Olympic football team, represents Guinea in association football at an under-23 age level and is controlled by Guinean Football Federation, the governing body for football in Guinea.[1]

Recent results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023[edit]

24 June 2023 U-23 AFCON GS Morocco  2–1  Guinea Rabat, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1 Ezzalzouli 68' (pen.), 90+8' (pen.) Report Bah 45+2' Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
27 June 2023 U-23 AFCON GS Congo  1–3  Guinea Rabat, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1 Y. Ngatse 40' Report
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
30 June 2023 U-23 AFCON GS Guinea  1–1  Ghana Tangier, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Elmabrouk (Libya)
4 July 2023 U-23 AFCON SF Egypt  1–0  Guinea Tangier, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1
  • Shehata 8'
 Report Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
7 July 2023 U-23 AFCON 3rd place Mali  0–0
(4–3 p)		  Guinea Tangier, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Penalties
  • I. Maïga soccer ball with red X
  • Diambou soccer ball with check mark
  • Diallo soccer ball with check mark
  • Diomandé soccer ball with check mark
  • M.L. Bah soccer ball with check mark

2024[edit]

22 March Friendly United States  3–0  Guinea Olot, Spain
15:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estadi Municipal d'Olot
Attendance: 60
Referee: Jan Cobos Pujol (Spain)
26 March Friendly Guinea  Cancelled  Ivory Coast Barcelona, Spain
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium
26 March Hybrid friendly UE Olot Spain 0–4  Guinea Olot, Spain
19:15 (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estadi Municipal d'Olot
9 May 2024 Summer Olympic's qualification - AFC–CAF play-off Indonesia  0–1  Guinea Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France[2]
15:00 (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: INF Clairefontaine
Referee: François Letexier (France)
24 July 2024 Summer Olympics Group A Guinea  v  New Zealand Nice, France
17:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
27 July 2024 Summer Olympics Group A France  v  Guinea Nice, France
21:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
30 July 2024 Summer Olympics Group A United States  v  Guinea Saint-Étienne, France
19:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Coaching staff[edit]

As of 1 April 2024[3]

Position Name
Interim Head Coach Guinea Kaba Diawara
Head Coach Guinea Morlaye Cissé
Assistant Coach Guinea Pascal Baruxakis
Goalkeeping Coach Guinea Kémoko Camara
Intendant Guinea Ibrahima Diallo
Team Doctor Guinea Ibrahima Camara
Team Manager Guinea Daman Touré

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 19 players were called up for the 2024 Summer Olympics play off game against  Indonesia on 9 May 2024.[4][5]

Caps and goals as of 22 March 2024 after the match against  Indonesia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Soumaïla Sylla (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 France Reims
22 1GK Mory Keita (2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 18) 5 0 Guinea Sangarédi
2 2DF Chérif Camara (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Guinea Hafia
3 2DF Bangaly Cissé (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Guinea Kaloum
4 2DF Mohamed Soumah (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Belgium Gent
5 2DF Saïdou Sow (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 21) 1 0 France Strasbourg
13 2DF Madiou Keita (2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 (age 19) 6 0 France Auxerre
14 2DF Ibrahim Diakité (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Switzerland Stade Lausanne
6 3MF Fodé Camara (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 21) 7 0 Tunisia Sfaxien
7 3MF Alseny Soumah (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Guinea Horoya
8 3MF Mohamed Lamine Soumah (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 21) 3 0 Guinea Kaloum
10 3MF Ilaix Moriba (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) 1 1 Spain Getafe
17 3MF Issiaga Camara (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 France Nice
18 3MF Aguibou Camara (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 22) 6 1 Greece Atromitos
9 4FW Momo Touré (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Armenia Van
11 4FW Ousmane Camara (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 22) 7 0 France Annecy
12 4FW Algassime Bah (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 21) 7 1 Greece Olympiakos
15 4FW Amadou Diallo (2006-07-13) 13 July 2006 (age 17) 1 0 France Rennes
19 4FW Facinet Conte (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 France Bastia

Recent call ups[edit]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Sandali Condé (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Austria Stripfing v.  United States, 22 March 2024
GK Sékou Camara (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Guinea Kaloum v.  United States, 22 March 2024PRE
GK Nfaly Camara (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Guinea Horoya v.  United States, 22 March 2024PRE
DF Sahmkou Camara (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Switzerland Stade Lausanne v.  United States, 22 March 2024
DF Naby Oularé (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Turkey Boluspor v.  United States, 22 March 2024PRE
DF Naby Camara (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22) 3 0 Qatar Al-Waab v.  United States, 22 March 2024PRE
MF Sékou Tidiany Bangoura (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Turkey Tuzlaspor v.  United States, 22 March 2024
MF Ahmadou Ama Camara (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca v.  United States, 22 March 2024
MF Selu Diallo (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Alavés v.  United States, 22 March 2024
MF Sory Traoré (2005-03-13) 13 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Denmark Horsens v.  United States, 22 March 2024
MF Amadou Keita (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium Eupen v.  United States, 22 March 2024
FW Ousmane Condé (2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Spain Leganés v.  United States, 22 March 2024
FW Elhadj Bah (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 22) 1 0 France Dunkerque v.  United States, 22 March 2024
FW Djibril Bangoura (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22) 1 0 France Versailles v.  United States, 22 March 2024
FW Ousmane Camara (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 United Arab Emirates Sharjah v.  United States, 22 March 2024PRE
Notes
  • INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.

Competition records[edit]

Summer Olympic Games[edit]

Summer Olympic Games Record
Hosts Result Position GP W D L GS GA
Spain 1992 to Japan 2020 Did not qualify
France 2024 Qualified
Total 1/8 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations[edit]

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 2011 Did not qualify
Senegal 2015
Egypt 2019
Morocco 2023 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 4 3
Total 1/4 – 4 1 1 2 4 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guinea Under 23". International Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Men's Olympic Football Tournament 2024". FIFA. 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ "A LA UNE: Syli U-23 : Morlaye Cissé fait son retour". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "DÉBUT DU REGROUPEMENT DU SYLI ESPOIR À PARIS EN VUE DU MATCH DE BARRAGE DES JO DE PARIS 2024". Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Guinée : une surprise dans la liste pour le barrage des JO 2024 !". Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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