Bengally Sylla, also known as Bangaly Sylla and Bangally Sylla, (1951 – 2013) was a Guinean footballer who played as a left winger during the 1970s and 1980s.
Club career A left-winger with pace and skill, Sylla was a star of the successful Hafia FC between 1972 and 1982. He is regarded as being one of Guinea's top players during this period.
Sylla finished fourth in the voting for the 1976 African Footballer of the Year award.
International career He played for Guinea between 1973 and 1982, and he has anywhere from 22 to 27 caps and anywhere from 2 to 6 goals. He played at the 1976, 1978, and 1980 African Cup of Nations and finished as a runner-up with Guinea in 1976. He also won the 1981 Amílcar Cabral Cup with Guinea.
He retired after the 1982 Cameroon Tournament in May 1982.
Honours Hafia
Guinée Championnat National: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1972, 1975, 1977; runner-up 1976, 1978 Guinea
African Cup of Nations: runner-up 1976 Amílcar Cabral Cup: 1981; third place 1979, 1980
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