Guinea national football team


The Guinea national football team, represents Guinea in men's international football and it 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 second in 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football.

History

Guinea made their footballing debut in an away friendly on 9 May 1962, losing 2–1 against Togo. 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.
During the 1976 African Cup of Nations the Guinean team finished second to Morocco, only missing out on the championship by a point.
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. They returned to international action in September 2002 after a two-year ban from competition. 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. Guinea reached the quarter-final stage again in the 2006 tournament, taking the lead against Senegal before losing 3–2. 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.
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. The team subsequently exited the tournament at the group stage after a draw against Ghana.
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.

Competitive record

World Cup record

Africa Cup of Nations

African Nations Championship record

African Games

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.

2019

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head Coach Didier Six
Assistant Coach Aly Touré
Assistant Coach II Mandjou Diallo
Team Coordinator Ousmane Decazi Camara
Technical Director Sadio Nansoko
Physiotherapist Ousmane Bah
Physiotherapist II Alsény Sylla
Media Officer Ibrahima Dbeck Diallo
Security Officer Jean Paul Camara
Goalkeeping Coach Kémoko Camara
Intendant Edgar Babara Sylla
Team Docter Tasfir Soumah
Team Docter II Bruno Dacruz
Physical Trainer Eric Cavallero

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Mali and Namibia on 14 and 17 November 2019.
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2019, after the game against Namibia.

Recent call-ups

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

DEC
INJ
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.

Records

#PlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1Pascal Feindouno93301998–2012
2Morlaye Soumah80?81988–2004
3Mo Camara7901996–2000
4Kémoko Camara75?01998–2013
5Dianbobo Baldé69?32000–2012
6Fodé Mansaré66?82002–2010
7Oumar Kalabané62?52000–2013
8Naby Yattara6102007–
9Issiaga Sylla5422010–
10Ismaël Bangoura52132006–2015

#PlayerGoalsCapsCareer
1Pascal Feindouno30931998–2012
2Titi Camara23381992–2004
3Souleymane Youla19402000–2009
4Ismaël Bangoura13522006–2015
5Mohamed Yattara12382009–
6Kaba Diawara11292004–2009
7Souleymane Oularé10381992–2004
8Sambégou Bangoura9272000–2013
9Fodé Mansaré8662002–2010
=Ibrahima Traoré8512010–

Coaches

Last updated 14 August 2017

Continental tournaments

  • Africa Cup of Nations

    Other Tournaments and Cups