Guinea national football team

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Guinea

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Syli National (National Elephants)
Association	Guinean Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Michel Dussuyer
Captain	Issiaga Sylla
Most caps	Issiaga Sylla (86)
Top scorer	Pascal Feindouno (31)
Home stadium	Stade du 28 Septembre Stade Général Lansana Conté
FIFA code	GUI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	78 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest	22 (August 2006, January 2007)
Lowest	123 (May 2003)
First international
Ghana 6–1 Guinea   (Ghana; 6 December 1958)
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	14 (first in 1970 )
Best result	Runners-up (1976)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2016 )
Best result	Third place (2020)
Amílcar Cabral Cup
Appearances	18 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Champions (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005)

The Guinea national football team (French: Équipe de football de Guinée) represents Guinea in men's international football and 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 runners-up in 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments (2004, 2006, 2008 and 2015). The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Guinea made their footballing debut in an away friendly on 6 December 1958, losing 6–1 against Ghana.^[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]

Kit provider	Period
France Airness	2014–2016
Belgium Sindio	2017
Italy Macron	2018–2020
Netherlands Masita	2021–2022
Germany Puma	2022–present

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

Position	Name
Head Coach	France Michel Dussuyer
Assistant Coach	Guinea Birama Diarra
Team Coordinator	Guinea Ousmane Decazi Camara [15]
Technical Director	Guinea Sadio Nansoko
Physiotherapist	Guinea Abdoulaye Soumaré
Physiotherapist II	Guinea Oumarou Sow
Media Officer	Guinea Brahima Sy
Security Officer	Guinea Idrissa Wagué
Goalkeeping Coach	Guinea Boubakary Konaté
Intendant	Guinea Alassane Diaw
Team Docter	Guinea Mahamadou Coulibaly
Team Docter II	Guinea Youssoufou Fofana
Physical Trainer	Guinea Sékou Idrissou

The following players were called up for the 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Ethiopia on 12 and 15 October 2024.^[17]

Caps and goals are correct as of 10 September 2024, after the match against Tanzania.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Moussa Camara	(1998年11月27日) 27 November 1998 (age 26)	22	0	Guinea Horoya
1GK	Mory Keita	(2005年07月13日) 13 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Guinea Hafia
1GK	Kémo Touré	(1998年10月01日) 1 October 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Guinea Milo
2DF	Issiaga Sylla	(1994年01月01日) 1 January 1994 (age 31)	82	3	France Montpellier
2DF	Ibrahima Conté	(1995年04月03日) 3 April 1995 (age 29)	26	0	Romania UTA Arad
2DF	Mohamed Ali Camara	(1997年08月28日) 28 August 1997 (age 27)	24	0	Switzerland Young Boys
2DF	Saïdou Sow	(2002年07月04日) 4 July 2002 (age 22)	24	1	France Strasbourg
2DF	Antoine Conte	(1994年01月29日) 29 January 1994 (age 31)	17	0	Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
2DF	Sekou Sylla	(1999年01月09日) 9 January 1999 (age 26)	14	0	Netherlands ADO Den Haag
2DF	Ibrahim Diakité	(2003年08月31日) 31 August 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Belgium Cercle Brugge
2DF	Naby Oularé	(2002年08月06日) 6 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Turkey Boluspor
3MF	Aguibou Camara	(2001年05月20日) 20 May 2001 (age 23)	33	6	Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
3MF	Morlaye Sylla	(1998年07月23日) 23 July 1998 (age 26)	32	8	Portugal Arouca
3MF	Mady Camara	(1997年02月28日) 28 February 1997 (age 27)	23	1	Greece PAOK
3MF	Seydouba Cissé	(2001年02月10日) 10 February 2001 (age 23)	15	1	Spain Leganés
3MF	Abdoulaye Touré	(1994年03月03日) 3 March 1994 (age 30)	10	0	France Le Havre
3MF	Cheick Condé	(2000年07月26日) 26 July 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Switzerland Zürich
4FW	François Kamano	(1996年05月02日) 2 May 1996 (age 28)	53	8	Saudi Arabia Abha
4FW	Mohamed Bayo	(1998年06月04日) 4 June 1998 (age 26)	28	8	Belgium Antwerp
4FW	Serhou Guirassy	(1996年03月12日) 12 March 1996 (age 28)	18	3	Germany Borussia Dortmund
4FW	Aliou Baldé	(2002年12月12日) 12 December 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Germany VfL Bochum
4FW	Kandet Diawara	(2000年02月10日) 10 February 2000 (age 24)	2	2	France Le Havre
4FW	Algassime Bah	(2002年11月12日) 12 November 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Cyprus APOEL

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ibrahim Koné	(1989年12月05日) 5 December 1989 (age 35)	29	0	France Dunkerque	v. Tanzania ; 10 September 2024
GK	Aly Keita	(1986年12月08日) 8 December 1986 (age 38)	24	0	Sweden Östersund	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
GK	Lassana Diakhaby	(2004年05月01日) 1 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	France Valenciennes	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
DF	Julian Jeanvier	(1992年03月31日) 31 March 1992 (age 32)	16	0	Turkey Kayserispor	v.  Tanzania ; 10 September 2024
DF	Dembo Sylla	(2002年11月10日) 10 November 2002 (age 22)	9	0	Belgium Dender	v.  Mozambique ; 10 June 2024
DF	Mouctar Diakhaby	(1996年12月19日) 19 December 1996 (age 28)	14	1	Spain Valencia	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
DF	Abdoulaye Sylla	(2000年04月10日) 10 April 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
DF	Mohamed Soumah	(2003年03月15日) 15 March 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Belgium Gent	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Abdourahmane Barry	(2000年02月21日) 21 February 2000 (age 24)	1	0	France Amiens	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Madiou Keita	(2004年08月29日) 29 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	France Auxerre	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Ilaix Moriba	(2003年01月19日) 19 January 2003 (age 22)	25	1	Spain Celta Vigo	v.  Tanzania ; 10 September 2024
MF	Amadou Diawara	(1997年07月17日) 17 July 1997 (age 27)	43	0	Belgium Anderlecht	v.  Mozambique ; 10 June 2024
MF	Mory Konaté	(1993年11月15日) 15 November 1993 (age 31)	12	0	Belgium Mechelen	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
MF	Naby Keïta (captain)	(1995年02月10日) 10 February 1995 (age 29)	56	11	Germany Werder Bremen	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Karim Cissé	(2004年11月14日) 14 November 2004 (age 20)	4	0	France Saint-Étienne	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Mamadou Kané	(1997年01月22日) 22 January 1997 (age 28)	19	5	Russia Rodina Moscow	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Yadaly Diaby	(2000年08月09日) 9 August 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Austria Austria Lustenau	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Amadou Keita	(2001年10月21日) 21 October 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Belgium Eupen	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Facinet Conte	(2005年03月24日) 24 March 2005 (age 19)	6	1	Switzerland Young Boys	v.  Mozambique ; 10 June 2024
FW	Ousmane Camara	(2001年11月03日) 3 November 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Spain CD Castellón	v.  Mozambique ; 10 June 2024
FW	Morgan Guilavogui	(1998年03月10日) 10 March 1998 (age 26)	21	2	Germany St. Pauli	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
FW	Thierno Barry	(2000年01月12日) 12 January 2000 (age 25)	9	0	Cyprus Akritas Chlorakas	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
FW	Bafodé Dansoko	(1995年12月29日) 29 December 1995 (age 29)	4	0	Belgium Patro Eisden	v. Bermuda ; 25 March 2024
FW	José Kanté RET	(1990年09月27日) 27 September 1990 (age 34)	30	4	Japan Urawa Red Diamonds	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Ibrahim Cissoko	(2003年03月26日) 26 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	France Toulouse	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
Notes 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.

As of 19 November 2024^[18]

Players in bold are still active with Guinea.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Issiaga Sylla	86	3	2011–present
2	Pascal Feindouno	85	30	1998–2012
3	Ousmane N'Gom Camara	73	2	1992–2005
4	Kémoko Camara	71	0	1994–2013
5	Morlaye Soumah	69	2	1988–2004
6	Chérif Souleymane	68	20	1964–1977
7	Dianbobo Baldé	67	2	2000–2012
8	Naby Yattara	61	0	2007–2019
9	Fodé Mansaré	60	8	2002–2010
10	Titi Camara	59	27	1991–2004

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Ibrahima Kandia Diallo	33	56	0.59	1960–1973
2	Pascal Feindouno	30	85	0.35	1998–2012
3	Titi Camara	27	59	0.46	1991–2004
4	Mamadou Aliou Keïta	22	31	0.71	1970–1981
5	Chérif Souleymane	20	68	0.29	1964–1977
6	Souleymane Youla	19	40	0.48	1999–2009
7	Fodé Camara	14	42	0.33	1988–2002
8	Ismaël Bangoura	13	52	0.25	2006–2015
9	Ibrahima Sory Keita	12	36	0.33	1967–1977
	Mohamed Yattara	12	38	0.32	2009–2019

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	Part of  France								Part of  France
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962	Did not enter								Declined participation
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									6	0	4	2	5	11
Canada Mexico United States 2026	Qualifications in progress								4	2	0	2	4	4
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030	To be determined								To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total	—	0/16	–	–	–	–	–	–	85	37	14	34	123	112

Africa Cup of Nations record									Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Sudan 1957	Part of  France								Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959	Not affiliated to CAF								Not affiliated to CAF
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963	Disqualified								Disqualified
Tunisia 1965	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	6	6
Ethiopia 1968									4	2	1	1	9	6
Sudan 1970	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	4	7	4	2	2	0	10	5
Cameroon 1972	Did not qualify								4	1	2	1	2	3
Egypt 1974	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	4	2	0	2	0	3	3
Ethiopia 1976	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	3	0	11	7	4	3	1	0	11	6
Ghana 1978	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	8	5
Nigeria 1980	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	5	4	2	0	2	8	7
Libya 1982	Did not qualify								2	0	2	0	3	3
Ivory Coast 1984									2	0	0	2	0	3
Egypt 1986									2	0	1	1	2	5
Morocco 1988									4	2	1	1	3	5
Algeria 1990									2	0	1	1	1	4
Senegal 1992									6	2	2	2	5	5
Tunisia 1994	Group stage	11th	2	0	0	2	1	3	4	1	3	0	5	4
South Africa 1996	Did not qualify								10	5	2	3	17	9
Burkina Faso 1998	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	0	1	2	1
Ghana Nigeria 2000	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	3	5
Mali 2002	Disqualified								Disqualified
Tunisia 2004	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	5	5	6	4	0	2	10	3
Egypt 2006	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	0	1	9	4	10	5	2	3	15	10
Ghana 2008	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	5	10	6	3	2	1	10	3
Angola 2010	Did not qualify								6	3	2	1	9	5
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	3	6	4	2	0	13	5
South Africa 2013	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	2
Equatorial Guinea 2015	Quarter-finals	8th	4	0	3	1	3	6	6	3	1	2	10	8
Gabon 2017	Did not qualify								6	2	2	2	5	5
Egypt 2019	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	4	6	6	3	3	0	8	4
Cameroon 2021	Round of 16	14th	4	1	1	2	2	3	6	3	2	1	8	5
Ivory Coast 2023	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	4	6	6	3	1	2	9	7
Morocco 2025	Did not qualify								Did not qualify
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027	To be determined								To be determined
2029
Total	Runners-up	14/34	52	15	18	19	65	72	135	62	38	35	196	142

African Nations Championship record									African Nations Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Ivory Coast 2009	Did not qualify								2	0	2	0	3	3
Sudan 2011									2	0	1	1	1	3
South Africa 2014									4	1	2	1	3	4
Rwanda 2016	Fourth place	4th	6	1	4	1	7	7	4	2	1	1	7	5
Morocco 2018	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	5	4	3	1	0	16	4
Cameroon 2020	Third place	3rd	6	3	3	0	9	3	2	1	0	1	1	1
Algeria 2022	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	1
Total	Third place	3/7	15	5	7	3	19	15	20	8	7	5	32	21

African Games record									African Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Republic of the Congo 1965	Did not qualify									3	0	3	0	7	7
Nigeria 1973	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	14	7	4	4	0	0	29	5
Algeria 1978	Did not qualify									Withdrew
Kenya 1987
1991–present	See Guinea national under-23 football team									See Guinea national under-23 football team
Total	Runners-up	1/4	5	4	0	1	14	7	7	4	3	0	36	12

Amílcar Cabral Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
Guinea-Bissau 1979	Third place	3rd	5	1	2	2	8	8
The Gambia 1980	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	5	3
Mali 1981	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	5	3
Cape Verde 1982	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	6	1
Mauritania 1983	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
Sierra Leone 1984	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	3
The Gambia 1985	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
Senegal 1986	Semi-finals	4th	3	0	1	2	3	5
Guinea 1987	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	3	0
Guinea-Bissau 1988	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	6	2
Mali 1989	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	5	4
Senegal 1991	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	3
Sierra Leone 1993	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	3
Mauritania 1995	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	7
The Gambia 1997	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	8	4
Cape Verde 2000	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	8	5
Mali 2001	Did not enter
Guinea 2005	Champions	1st	4	2	2	0	4	2
Guinea-Bissau 2007	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	5
Total	Champions	18/19	70	25	24	21	73	70

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
Senegal 1985 CEDEAO Cup	Third place	3rd	4	0	2	2	3	6
Saudi Arabia 2024 FIFA Series	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	11	1
Total	2 Titles	2/2	6	2	2	2	14	7

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