Guinea national football team

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Guinea

Nickname(s)

Syli Nationale
(National Elephants)

Association

Fédération Guinéenne
de Football

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Home stadium

GUI

Highest FIFA ranking

22 (August 2006)

Lowest FIFA ranking

123 (May 2003)

Elo ranking

Highest Elo ranking

23 (1977)

Lowest Elo ranking

125 (June 1996)





First kit





Second kit

First international

Nigeria 4 - 1 Guinea

(Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 1960)

Biggest win

Guinea 14 - 0 Mauritania

(Guinea; 20 May 1972)

Biggest defeat

Tunisia 5 - 0 Guinea

(Tunis, Tunisia; 5 August 1988)

Côte d'Ivoire 5 - 0 Guinea

(Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana; 3 February 2008

African Nations Cup

Appearances

9 (First in 1970)

Best result

Second place, 1976

The Guinea national football team, nicknamed Syli Nationale, 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 African Nations Cup was second in 1976.

1 History
- 1.1 Golden Years: 1970-82
- 1.2 Post-1982
2 Guinea Football Achievements
3 World Cup record
4 African Nations Cup record
5 Current squad
6 Famous players

[edit] History

[edit] Golden Years: 1970-82

Guinea have long been a significant force in African football. They qualified for their first African Nations Cup in 1970 and again in 1974. During the 70s and early 80s, its top club sides Hafia, Horoya and Kaloum Stars were significant players in African club football with Hafia and Horoya winning major trophies.

In 1976, Guinea came within minutes of winning the African Nations Cup, but a late equaliser for Morocco meant they finished runners-up. They qualified for the tournament again in 1980, which would be their last appearance for 14 years. Qualification for the World Cup eluded them during this period, with runs to the third round in the 1978 and 1982 qualifying series being their best performances.

Notable international players in this period included:

Abdoulaye "Banks" Keita
Cherif Souleymane
Ousmane Thiam "Tollo"
Ibrahima Sory Keita "Petit Sory"
Mamadou Aliou "Njo Lea" Keita
Amara Toure
Naby Laye "Papa" Camara
Bengally Sylla
Seydouba Bangoura
Kerfalla Bangoura
Cheik Mohammed Keita

[edit] Post-1982

After 1982, Guinea endured a decade of anonymity before the emergence of Titi Camara in the early 1990s ushered in a new generation which qualified for the 1994 African Nations Cup. Since then they have qualified for 1998, 2004 and 2006 tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals in the latter two. They have qualified for the 2008 tournament.

[edit] Guinea Football Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :

5 Times Champion (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005)
1 Time Runners-up

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
1966 - Withdrew
1970 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
1974 to 1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Disqualified by FIFA during qualifying
2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

1957 to 1962 - Did not enter
1963 - Disqualified for failure to provide neutral officials
1965 - Did not qualify
1968 - Did not qualify
1970 - Round 1
1972 - Did not qualify
1974 - Round 1
1976 - Second place
1978 - Did not qualify
1980 - Round 1
1982 to 1992 - Did not qualify
1994 - Round 1
1996 - Did not qualify
1998 - Round 1
2000 - Did not qualify
2002 - Disqualified for failure to reinstall FA functionaries
2004 - Quarterfinals
2006 - Quarterfinals
2008 - Quarterfinals

[edit] Current squad

The following squad is the one called up for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

[edit] Goalkeepers

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Kemoko Camara	5 April 1975	48	0	Dundee United
GK	Naby Laye Diarso	17 January 1986	1	0	Satellite FC
GK	Naby Yattara	12 January 1984	n/a	n/a	RACS Couillet

[edit] Defenders

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
DF	Bobo Balde	5 October 1975	26	4	Celtic
DF	Alseny Camara	4 November 1986	0	0	Rodez
DF	Ibrahima Camara	1 January 1985	6	1	Le Mans
DF	Kevin Constant	5 October 1987	0	0	FC Toulouse
DF	Mamadou Alimou Diallo	2 December 1984	5	0	Sivasspor
DF	Daouda Jabi	10 April 1981	23	1	Trabzonspor
DF	Omar Kalabane	8 April 1981	3	1	Manisaspor
DF	Kamil Zayatte	7 March 1985	0	0	Young Boys

[edit] Midfielders

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
MF	Mohamed Cisse	10 February 1982	n/a	n/a	FC Karpaty Lviv
MF	Pascal Feindouno	27 February 1981	49	15	AS Saint-Étienne
MF	Samuel Johnson	25 January 1984	n/a	n/a	Ismaily
MF	Mohamed Sakho	5 August 1988	n/a	n/a	Etoile Sahel
MF	Naby Soumah	n/a	n/a	n/a	CS Sfaxien
MF	Kanfory Sylla	7 July 1980	12	0	Sivasspor

[edit] Strikers

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
FW	Ismael Bangoura	2 January 1985	21	10	Dynamo Kyiv
FW	Ibrahim Yattara	3 June 1980	35	11	Trabzonspor
FW	Victor Correia	12 January 1985	n/a	n/a	Cherbourg
FW	Fode Mansare	3 September 1981	24	9	FC Toulouse
FW	Souleymane Youla	29 November 1981	14	7	Lille

[edit] Famous players

International football

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Asia: AFC – Asian Cup

Africa: CAF – Africa Cup of Nations

North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup

South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América

Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup

Europe: UEFA – European Championship

Non-FIFA: NF-Board – Viva World Cup

National football teams of Africa (CAF)

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