The Guinea national football team (

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: '' Équipe de football du Guinée'') represents

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in men's international

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and it is controlled by the Guinean Football Federation. They have never qualified for the

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finals, and their best finish in the

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was runners-up in

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. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments (

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and

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). The team represents both

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and

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(CAF).

History

Guinea made their footballing debut in an away friendly on 9 May 1962, losing 2–1 against

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. In 1963, Guinea entered its first qualification campaign for an

, the 1963 tournament in

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. Drawn in a two-legged qualifier against

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, 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

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and was placed in Group A with

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

and

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...

. 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

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the Guinean team finished second to

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, 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

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due to government interference in football. They returned to international action in September 2002 after a two-year ban from competition. In the

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, Guinea reached the quarter-finals, scoring the first goal against

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

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

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. In 2012, Guinea beat

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6–1 in the group stage of the

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, becoming the first side to score six goals in an

game since

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

after it was declared free of

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by the U.N. World Health Organization in December 2015.

Kit provider

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.

2021

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Coaching history

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(1975–77) *

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(1992–93) *

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(1994) * Mykhaylo Fomenko (1994) * Volodymyr Muntyan (1995–98) * Henri Stambouli (1998–99) *

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(2000) * Bernard Simondi (2000–01) * Michel Dussuyer (2002–04) *

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(2004–06) *

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(2006–09) *

Titi Camara Aboubacar Sidiki "Titi" Camara (born 17 November 1972) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was also the coach of the Guinean national team, which he captained and played for. He was also the Guinea sports mi ...

(2009) *

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(2009–10) * Michel Dussuyer (2010–15) *

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(2015–16) * Lappé Bangoura (2016–18) * Paul Put (2018–19) * Didier Six (2019–2021) *

Kaba Diawara Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. He has been head coach of the Guinea national football team since October 2021. Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, Ren ...

(2021–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against

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and

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on 23 and 27 September, respectively. ''Caps and goals are correct as of 9 June 2022 after the match against

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.''

Recent call-ups

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

Records

:''Players in bold are still active with Guinea.''

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

African Nations Championship

African Games

Team honours

''Last updated 14 August 2017''

Continental tournaments

:Runners-up (1): Silver medal africa

Other Tournaments and Cups

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:Champions (5): 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005 :Runners-up (1): 1989

References

External links

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