Guinea national football team

Guinea
Nickname(s) Syli Nationale
(National Elephants)
Association Fédération Guinéenne de Football
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach Lappé Bangoura
Captain Fodé Camara
Most caps Pascal Feindouno (67)
Top scorer Pascal Feindouno (25)
Home stadium Stade du 28 Septembre
FIFA code GUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 71 Decrease 7 (24 November 2016)
Highest 22 (August 2006, January 2007)
Lowest 123 (May 2003)
Elo ranking
Current 65 (31 March 2015)
Highest 23 (1977)
Lowest 125 (June 1996)
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
Appearances 11 (first in 1970)
Best result Runners-up, 1976

The Guinea national football team, nicknamed Syli nationale (National Elephants), is the national team of Guinea and is controlled by the Fédération Guinéenne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was second in the 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments (2004, 2006, 2008, 2015).

History

Guinea made their footballing debut in an away friendly on 9 May 1962, losing 2–1 against Togo.[1] 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 qualification for the Africa 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.[2]

During the 1976 African Nations Cup the Guinean team finished second to Morocco, only missing out on the championship by a point.[3][4]

In 2001 FIFA expelled the country from the qualification process of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2002 African Cup of Nations due to government interference in football.[5] They returned to international action in September 2002 after a two-year ban from competition.[6] 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.[7] Guinea reached the quarter final stage again in the 2006 tournament, taking the lead against Senegal before losing 3–2.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] The team subsequently exited the tournament at the group stage after a draw against Ghana.[11]

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.[12]

Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :
  • 5 Times Champion (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005)
  • 1 Time Runners-up

Competition records

World Cup record

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations Record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
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 5th 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
Cameroon 2019 TBD
Ivory Coast 2021
Guinea 2023 Qualified as host
Total 11/30 0 Titles 39 11 15 13 55 57

Results and fixtures

2016

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against DR Congo on 13 November 2016.[13]
Caps and goals updated as of 13 November 2016 after the game against DR Congo.[14]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Naby Yattara (1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 54 0 France Paulhan-Pézenas
16 1GK Abdul Aziz Keita (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 19 0 Guinea AS Kaloum
22 1GK Mamadou Mountaga 0 0 Ivory Coast AS Denguélé
5 2DF Fodé Camara (c) (1988-08-17) 17 August 1988 31 0 Morocco Hassania Agadir
3 2DF Issiaga Sylla (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 26 0 France Toulouse
20 2DF Baissama Sankoh (1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 14 0 France Guingamp
4 2DF Florentin PogbaINJ (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 13 0 France Saint-Étienne
2 2DF Alsény Bangoura (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 12 0 Guinea Horoya AC
23 2DF Ibrahima Aminata Condé (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 2 0 Guinea Horoya AC
4 2DF Bangali Keita (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 0 0 Morocco Hassania Agadir
8 3MF Ibrahima TraoréINJ (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 39 8 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
9 3MF Sadio Diallo (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 28 7 France Bastia
15 3MF Naby Keïta (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 21 2 Germany RB Leipzig
14 3MF Ibrahima Sankhon (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 13 3 Guinea Horoya AC
7 3MF Guy-Michel LandelINJ (1990-07-07) 7 July 1990 9 2 Turkey Gençlerbirliği
10 3MF Alkhaly Bangoura (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 2 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
6 3MF Aboubacar Sylla (1983-12-23) 23 December 1983 1 0 Tunisia JS Kairouan
19 4FW Lass Bangoura (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 31 4 Spain Rayo Vallecano
11 4FW Idrissa Sylla (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 24 5 England Queens Park Rangers
18 4FW Seydouba Soumah (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991 18 6 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
8 4FW Ousmane Barry (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 3 0 Greece Agrotikos Asteras
17 4FW José Kanté (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 1 0 Poland Wisła Płock
21 4FW Lonsana Doumbouya (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 1 0 Scotland Inverness F.C.
7 4FW Mohamed Mara (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 1 0 France Lorient

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Abdoulaye Kanté (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 1 0 Guinea AS Kaloum 2016 African Nations Championship
GK Nouhan Condé (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 0 0 Guinea Satellite FC 2016 African Nations Championship
DF Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (1989-07-25) 25 July 1989 24 0 Guinea Horoya AC v.  Tunisia, 9 October 2016
DF Mamoudou Mara (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 9 1 France Le Mans v.  Tunisia, 9 October 2016
DF Sékou Condé (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 8 0 Russia Amkar Perm v.  Tunisia, 9 October 2016
DF Alsény Camara (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 7 0 Guinea AS Kaloum v.  Tunisia, 9 October 2016
DF Lanfia Camara (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 13 0 Belgium Patro MM v.  Malawi, 29 March 2016
DF Mohamed Youla (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 6 0 Guinea AS Kaloum 2016 African Nations Championship
DF Aboubacar Léo Camara (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 5 1 Guinea AS Kaloum 2016 African Nations Championship
MF Ibrahima Conté (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 37 1 Belgium Oostende v.  Zimbabwe, 4 September 2016
MF Kévin ConstantDEC (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 23 4 Free agent v.  Malawi, 25 March 2016
MF Ibrahima Soumah (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 8 0 Guinea AS Kaloum v.  Tunisia, 9 October 2016
MF Amadou DiawaraDEC (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 0 0 Italy Napoli v.  Swaziland, 5 June 2016
MF Jean Mouste (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 9 0 Guinea Hafia 2016 African Nations Championship
MF Aboubacar Sylla (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 8 2 Guinea AS Kaloum 2016 African Nations Championship
MF Mohamed Thiam (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 7 0 Guinea AS Kaloum 2016 African Nations Championship
MF Aboubacar Mouctar Sylla (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 5 1 Guinea Hafia 2016 African Nations Championship
MF Thierno Camara (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 3 0 Guinea FC Séquence 2016 African Nations Championship
MF Moussa Diawara (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 3 0 Guinea AS Kaloum 2016 African Nations Championship
MF Issiaga Camara (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 1 0 Guinea Horoya AC 2016 African Nations Championship
FW Mohamed Yattara (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 24 9 Belgium Standard Liége v.  Tunisia, 9 October 2016
FW François Kamano (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 10 1 France Bordeaux v.  Tunisia, 9 October 2016
FW Agogo Camara (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 10 2 Guinea AS Kaloum v.  Zimbabwe, 4 September 2016
FW Keoulen Lamah (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 1 0 Egypt ENPPI Club v.  Zimbabwe, 4 September 2016
FW Demba Camara (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 5 0 France Paris FC v.  Swaziland, 5 June 2016
FW Daouda Camara (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997 10 0 Guinea Horoya AC 2016 African Nations Championship
FW Kilé Bangoura (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 8 3 Guinea Soumba FC 2016 African Nations Championship
FW Boniface Haba (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 6 0 Guinea Horoya AC 2016 African Nations Championship
FW Abdulaye Samaké (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 1 0 Guinea Hafia 2016 African Nations Championship
Notes

Previous squads

Africa Cup of Nations

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ Barrie Courtney. "Guinea – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Guinea – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Guinea: Country Info". FIFA. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "African Nations Cup 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Fifa confirm Guinea ban". BBC Sport. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Guinea make their return". BBC Sport. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mali squeeze through". BBC Sport. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Guinea 2–3 Senegal". BBC Sport. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Quarter-finals: Civ 5–0 Gui". BBC Sport. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nations Cup: Guinea crush Botswana". BBC Sport. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Nations Cup: Ghana through after 1–1 draw with Guinea". BBC Sport. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Soccer-Guinea cleared to host matches after being declared Ebola-free". uk.reuters.com/. Reuters. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Guinee : la liste contre la RDC". afrik-foot.com.
  14. ↑ "Guinea".
  15. ↑ 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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