Men's association football team
TheGuinea national football team (French : Équipe de football de Guinée ) representsGuinea in men's internationalfootball and is controlled by theGuinean Football Federation . They have never qualified for theFIFA World Cup finals, and their best finish in theAfrica Cup of Nations was runners-up in1976 . The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments (2004 ,2006 ,2008 and2015 ). The team represents bothFIFA andConfederation of African Football (CAF).
Guinea made their footballing debut in an awayfriendly on 6 December 1958, losing 6–1 againstGhana .[ 3] Africa Cup of Nations , the1963 tournament inGhana . Drawn in a two-legged qualifier againstNigeria , 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 thequalifiers for the1965 African Cup of Nations inTunisia and was placed in Group A withSenegal andMali . 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 the1976 African Cup of Nations the Guinean team finished second toMorocco , only missing out on the championship by a point.[ 5] [ 6]
In 2001, FIFA expelled the country from the qualification process of the2002 World Cup and2002 African Cup of Nations due to government interference in football.[ 7] [ 8] 2004 African Cup of Nations , Guinea reached the quarter-finals, scoring the first goal againstMali before ultimately losing 2–1, conceding the winning goal in the last minute of the match.[ 9] 2006 tournament , taking the lead againstSenegal before losing 3–2.[ 10] Côte d'Ivoire .[ 11]
In 2012, Guinea beatBotswana 6–1 in the group stage of the2012 Africa Cup of Nations , becoming the first side to score six goals in anAfrica Cup of Nations game sinceCôte d'Ivoire in 1970.[ 12] [ 13]
On 4 January 2016,CAF lifted a ban on Guinea playing their home international inGuinea after it was declared free ofEbola by the U.N. World Health Organization in December 2015.[ 14]
Results and fixtures [ edit ] The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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The following players were called up for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstSomalia on 21 March andUganda on 25 March 2025.[ 17]
Caps and goals are correct as of 21 March 2025, after the match againstSomalia .
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 Ousmane Camara 2 0 Flamme Olympique v.Tanzania GK Kémo Touré (1998-10-01 ) 1 October 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Milo v.Ethiopia GK Ibrahim Koné (1989-12-05 ) 5 December 1989 (age 35) 29 0 Boulogne v.Tanzania GK Aly Keita (1986-12-08 ) 8 December 1986 (age 38) 24 0 Retired v.Bermuda GK Lassana Diakhaby (2004-05-01 ) 1 May 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Valenciennes v.Bermuda DF Saïdou Sow (2002-07-04 ) 4 July 2002 (age 23) 28 1 Strasbourg v.Tanzania DF Naby Oularé (2002-08-06 ) 6 August 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Boluspor v.Tanzania DF Julian Jeanvier (1992-03-31 ) 31 March 1992 (age 33) 16 0 Kayserispor v.DR Congo INJ DF Abdoulaye Sylla (2000-04-10 ) 10 April 2000 (age 25) 4 0 Sigma Olomouc v.Bermuda MF Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (2004-01-05 ) 5 January 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Genk v.Somalia INJ MF Ibrahima Breze Fofana (2002-08-15 ) 15 August 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Hammarby v.Tanzania MF Mohamed Soumah (2003-03-13 ) 13 March 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Gent v.Tanzania MF Ilaix Moriba (2003-01-19 ) 19 January 2003 (age 22) 25 1 Celta Vigo v.Tanzania MF Amadou Diawara (1997-07-17 ) 17 July 1997 (age 28) 43 0 Leganés v.Mozambique MF Mory Konaté (1993-11-15 ) 15 November 1993 (age 32) 12 0 Mechelen v.Bermuda FW Mohamed Bayo (1998-06-04 ) 4 June 1998 (age 27) 30 8 Lille v.DR Congo INJ FW Facinet Conte (2005-03-24 ) 24 March 2005 (age 20) 6 1 Young Boys v.Mozambique FW Ousmane Camara (2001-11-03 ) 3 November 2001 (age 24) 1 0 CD Castellón v.Mozambique FW Morgan Guilavogui (1998-03-10 ) 10 March 1998 (age 27) 21 2 Lens v.Bermuda FW Thierno Barry (2000-01-12 ) 12 January 2000 (age 25) 9 0 Enosis Neon Paralimni v.Bermuda FW Bafodé Dansoko (1995-12-29 ) 29 December 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Patro Eisden v.Bermuda 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 8 September 2025 [ 18] Players inbold are still active with Guinea. Issiaga Sylla is Guinea's most capped player with 90 appearances.Pascal Feindouno is Guinea's second top goalscorer with 30 goals.Africa Cup of Nations [ edit ] Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D *L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1957 Part ofFrance Part ofFrance 1959 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF 1962 1963 Disqualified Disqualified 1965 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 6 6 1968 4 2 1 1 9 6 1970 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 4 7 4 2 2 0 10 5 1972 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 2 3 1974 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1976 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 11 7 4 3 1 0 11 6 1978 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 5 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 5 4 2 0 2 8 7 1982 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 3 3 1984 2 0 0 2 0 3 1986 2 0 1 1 2 5 1988 4 2 1 1 3 5 1990 2 0 1 1 1 4 1992 6 2 2 2 5 5 1994 Group stage 11th 2 0 0 2 1 3 4 1 3 0 5 4 1996 Did not qualify 10 5 2 3 17 9 1998 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 1 2000 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 3 5 2002 Disqualified Disqualified 2004 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5 6 4 0 2 10 3 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 9 4 10 5 2 3 15 10 2008 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 5 10 6 3 2 1 10 3 2010 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 9 5 2012 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 3 6 4 2 0 13 5 2013 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2 2015 Quarter-finals 8th 4 0 3 1 3 6 6 3 1 2 10 8 2017 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 5 5 2019 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 4 6 6 3 3 0 8 4 2021 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 2 3 6 3 2 1 8 5 2023 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 4 6 6 3 1 2 9 7 2025 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 9 5 2027 To be determined To be determined 2029 Total Runners-up 14/35 52 15 18 19 65 72 141 65 38 38 205 147
African Nations Championship [ edit ] African Nations Championship African Nations Championship qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D *L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 2009 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 3 3 2011 2 0 1 1 1 3 2014 4 1 2 1 3 4 2016 Fourth place 4th 6 1 4 1 7 7 4 2 1 1 7 5 2018 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 3 1 0 16 4 2020 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 9 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 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
Amílcar Cabral Cup Year Round Position Pld W D *L GF GA 1979 Third place 3rd 5 1 2 2 8 8 1980 Third place 3rd 4 2 1 1 5 3 1981 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 5 3 1982 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 6 1 1983 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 7 1984 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 3 1985 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 1986 Semi-finals 4th 3 0 1 2 3 5 1987 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 3 0 1988 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 6 2 1989 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 5 4 1991 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 3 1993 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 3 1995 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 7 1997 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 8 4 2000 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 5 2001 Did not enter 2005 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 4 2 2007 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 5 Total Champions 18/19 70 25 24 21 73 70
Guinea squad at the2023 Africa Cup of Nations . Notes Competition organized byANOCA , officially not recognized by FIFA.
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Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations
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Ghana 6–1Guinea 
Zaire 6–0Guinea 
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Didier Six (2019–2021)
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Al-Minaa
Valencia
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Ludogorets Razgrad
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