Guinea national football team
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{{Infobox National football team |
Name = Guinea |
Badge = Guinea_FA.gif |
Nickname = Syli Nationale <br>(National Elephants) |
Association = [[Fédération Guinéenne de Football|Fédération Guinéenne<br>de Football]] |
Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) |
Coach = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Robert Nouzaret]] |
Home Stadium = [[Stade 28 Septembre]] |
FIFA Rank = 39 |
FIFA max = 22 |
FIFA max date = August 2006 |
FIFA min = 123 |
FIFA min date = May 2003|
Elo Rank = 60 |
Elo max = 23 |
Elo max date = 1977|
Elo min = 125 |
Elo min date = June 1996|
Most caps = |
Top scorer = |
FIFA Trigramme = GUI |
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First game ={{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] 4 - 1 Guinea {{flagicon|Guinea}}<br/>([[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]; [[2 October]], [[1960]]) |
Largest win ={{flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea 14 - 0 [[Mauritania national football team|Mauritania]] {{flagicon|Mauritania}}<br/>([[Guinea]]; [[20 May]], [[1972]]) |
Largest loss ={{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] 5 - 0 Guinea {{flagicon|Guinea}}<br/>([[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]; [[5 August]], [[1988]])<br/> {{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]] 5 - 0 Guinea {{flagicon|Guinea}}<br/>([[Sekondi-Takoradi]], [[Ghana]]; [[3 February]] [[2008]]|
World cup apps = |
World cup first = - |
World cup best = - |
Regional name = [[African Nations Cup]] |
Regional cup apps = 9 |
Regional cup first = [[1970 African Nations Cup|1970]] |
Regional cup best = Second place, [[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]]
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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 [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] finals, and their best finish in the [[African Nations Cup]] was second in [[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]].
==History==
===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 World Cup|1978]] and [[1982 World Cup|1982]] qualifying series being their best performances.
Notable international players in this period included:
* [[Abdoulaye Keita|Abdoulaye "Banks" Keita]]
* Cherif Souleymane
* Ousmane Thiam "Tollo"
* Ibrahima Sory Keita "Petit Sory"
* Mamadou Aliou "Njo Lea" Keita
* Amara Toure
* [[Papa Camara|Naby Laye "Papa" Camara]]
* [[Bengally Sylla]]
* Seydouba Bangoura
* Kerfalla Bangoura
* Cheik Mohammed Keita
===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.
== Guinea Football Achievements ==
:'''[[Amilcar Cabral Cup]] :'''
::*5 Times Champion (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005)
::*1 Time Runners-up
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1962|1962]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1966|1966]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[Football World Cup 1970|1970]] - ''Entry not accepted by FIFA''
*[[Football World Cup 1974|1974]] to [[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] - ''Disqualified by FIFA during qualifying''
*[[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==African Nations Cup record==
*[[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] to [[1962 African Nations Cup|1962]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1963 African Nations Cup|1963]] - ''Disqualified for failure to provide neutral officials''
*[[1965 African Nations Cup|1965]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1968 African Nations Cup|1968]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1970 African Nations Cup|1970]] - Round 1
*[[1972 African Nations Cup|1972]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1974 African Nations Cup|1974]] - Round 1
*[[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]] - Second place
*[[1978 African Nations Cup|1978]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1980 African Nations Cup|1980]] - Round 1
*[[1982 African Nations Cup|1982]] to [[1992 African Nations Cup|1992]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1994 African Nations Cup|1994]] - Round 1
*[[1996 African Nations Cup|1996]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]] - Round 1
*[[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[2002 African Nations Cup|2002]] - ''Disqualified for failure to reinstall FA functionaries''
*[[2004 African Nations Cup|2004]] - Quarterfinals
*[[2006 African Nations Cup|2006]] - Quarterfinals
*[[2008 African Nations Cup|2008]] - Quarterfinals
==Current squad==
{|
|-
|'''Head Coach'''
{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Robert Nouzaret]]'''
|-
|}
''Players selected for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)#Group 2|2010 World Cup qualifier]] versus [[Namibia national football team|Namibia]] on [[22 June]] [[2008]].''
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Naby Yattara]]|age={{bda|1984|1|12|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[RACS Couillet]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Kémoko Camara]]|age={{bda|1975|4|5|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]|clubnat=SCO}}
|-----
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Ibrahima Diallo]]|age={{bda|1985|9|26|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Morlaye Cisse]]|age={{bda|1983|12|19|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[ES Viry-Châtillon|Viry-Châtillon]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Bobo Baldé]]|age={{bda|1975|10|5|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]|clubnat=SCO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Kamil Zayatte]]|age={{bda|1985|3|7|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=DF|name=[[Alsény Camara]]|age={{bda|1986|11|4|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Oumar Kalabane]]|age={{bda|1981|4|8|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Manisaspor]]|clubnat=TUR}}
|-----
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=MF|name=[[Pascal Feindouno]]|age={{bda|1981|2|27|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Mangue Camara]]|age={{bda|1982|9|15|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Tours FC|Tours]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Algassimou Baldé]]|age={{bda|1984|10|11|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[AS Beauvais Oise|AS Beauvais]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Mohamed Sakho]]|age={{bda|1988|8|5|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile Sahel]]|clubnat=TUN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Minka Yady Camara]]|age={{bda|1989|10|15|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Le Mans Union Club 72|Le Mans]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Amara Bangoura]]|age=|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Olympique Khouribga]]|clubnat=MAR}}
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! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Fodé Mansaré]]|age={{bda|1981|9|3|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Doumbouya]]|age={{bda|1978|7|18|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=2|club=[[FC Rouen|Rouen]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Ismaël Bangoura]]|age={{bda|1985|1|2|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]|clubnat=UKR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Ibrahima Bangoura]]|age={{bda|1982|12|8|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[ES Troyes|Troyes]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g end}}
===Recent call ups===
The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!DOB
!Club
!Caps (goals)
!Most Recent Call up
|-
!colspan=5|Goalkeepers
|-
| [[Naby Laye Diarso]] || [[January 1]], [[1977]] || {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Satellite FC]] || || v [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[February 3]], [[2008]]
|-
!colspan=5|Defenders
|-
| [[Boubacar Diallo (footballer)|Boubacar Diallo]] || [[December 25]], [[1985]] || || 1 (0) || v [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]], [[June 7]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Ibrahima Camara]] || [[January 1]] [[1985]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Le Mans UC72|Le Mans]] || || v [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[February 3]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Daouda Jabi]] || [[April 10]], [[1981]] || {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Trabzonspor]] || || v [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[February 3]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Mamadou Alimou Diallo]] || [[December 2]], [[1984]] || {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Sivasspor]] || || v [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[February 3]], [[2008]]
|-
!colspan=5|Midfielders
|-
| [[Samuel Johnson (footballer born 1984)|Samuel Johnson]] || [[January 25]], [[1984]] || {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Ismaily SC]] || || v [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]], [[June 7]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Mamadou Bah]] || [[April 25]], [[1988]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]] || 3 (0) || v [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[February 3]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Naby Soumah]] || [[January 25]], [[1988]] || {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[CS Sfaxien]] || 3 (0) || v [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[February 3]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Kanfory Sylla]] || [[July 7]], [[1980]] || {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Sivasspor]] || || v [[Namibia national football team|Namibia]], [[January 28]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Mohamed Cisse]] || [[February 10]], [[1982]] || {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Bursaspor]] || || v [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], [[January 24]], [[2008]]
|-
!colspan=5|Strikers
|-
| [[Karamoko Cisse]] || [[November 14]], [[1988]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]] || || v [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]], [[June 7]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Alhassane Keita]] || [[June 26]], [[1983]] || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] || || v [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]], [[June 1]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Souleymane Youla]] || [[November 29]], [[1981]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Lille OSC|Lille]] || || v [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[February 3]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Victor Correia]] || [[January 12]], [[1985]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[AS Cherbourg|Cherbourg]] || || v [[Namibia national football team|Namibia]], [[January 28]], [[2008]]
|-
|}
==Famous players==
*[[Dianbobo Balde|Bobo Balde]]
*[[Titi Camara]]
*[[Kaba Diawara]]
*[[Pascal Feindouno]]
*[[Alhassane Keita]]
*[[Abdoul Salam Sow]]
*[[Morlaye Soumah]]
*[[Mohammed Sylla]]
*[[Pablo Thiam]]
*[[Ibrahima Yattara]]
*[[Souleymane Youla]]
*[[Sambegou Bangoura]]
*[[Kemoko Camara]]
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