The Guinea national football team (French: Équipe de football de Guinée) represents Guinea in men's international football and 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 runners-up in 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments (2004, 2006, 2008 and 2015). The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
History Guinea made their footballing debut in an away friendly on 6 December 1958, losing 6–1 against Ghana. 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.
Kit provider
Kit providerPeriod Kappa 2002 Adidas 2004 Airness 2014–2016 Sindio 2017 Macron 2018–2020 Masita2021–2022 Puma 2022–present
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.
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Coaching staff
Position NameHead Coach Paulo Duarte Assistant Coach Tiago Ramos Team Coordinator Ousmane Decazi Camara Technical Director Lappé Bangoura Physiotherapist Abdoulaye Soumaré Physiotherapist II Oumarou Sow Media Officer Brahima Sy Security Officer Idrissa Wagué Goalkeeping Coach vacant Intendant Alassane Diaw Team Docter Mahamadou Coulibaly Team Docter II Youssoufou Fofana Physical Trainer Sékou Idrissou
Coaching history
Petre Moldoveanu (1975–77)Petre Moldoveanu who won the CAF Champions League in 1975 with Hafia Football Club was appointed manager of Guinea and led his side to the 1976 African Cup of Nations finals. Serge Devèze (1992–93) Boro Primorac (1994) Mykhaylo Fomenko (1994) Volodymyr Muntyan (1995–98) Henri Stambouli (1998–99) Bruno Metsu (2000) Bernard Simondi (2000–01) Michel Dussuyer (2002–04) Patrice Neveu (2004–06) Robert Nouzaret (2006–09) Titi Camara (2009) Mamadi Souaré (2009–10) Michel Dussuyer (2010–15) Luis Fernández (2015–16) Lappé Bangoura (2016–18) Paul Put (2018–19) Didier Six (2019–21) Kaba Diawara (2021–24) Souleymane Camara (2024–25) Charles Paquille (2024) Michel Dussuyer (2024–25) Paulo Duarte (2025–)
Players
Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Northern Ireland on 4 June 2026.
Caps and goals are correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Benin.
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.
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer 1 Issiaga Sylla 92 3 2011–present 2 Pascal Feindouno 85 30 3 Ousmane N'Gom Camara 73 2 1992–2005 4 Kémoko Camara 71 0 1994–2013 5 Morlaye Soumah 69 2 1988–2004 6 Chérif Souleymane 68 20 1964–1977 7 Dianbobo Baldé 67 2 2000–2012 8 Naby Yattara 61 0 2007–2019 9 Fodé Mansaré 60 8 2002–2010 10 Titi Camara 59 27 1991–2004
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer 1 Ibrahima Kandia Diallo 33 56 2 Pascal Feindouno 30 85 1998–2012 3 Titi Camara 27 59 1991–2004 4 Mamadou Aliou Keïta 22 31 1970–1981 5 Chérif Souleymane 20 68 1964–1977 6 Souleymane Youla 19 40 1999–2009 7 Fodé Camara 14 42 1988–2002 8 Ismaël Bangoura 13 52 2006–20159 Ibrahima Sory Keita 12 36 1967–1977 Mohamed Yattara 12 38 2009–2019 Serhou Guirassy 12 30 2022-present
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification recordYearRoundPosition* 1930Part of Part of 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962Did not enterDeclined participation 1966WithdrewWithdrew 1970Did not enterDeclined participation 1974Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 5 1978 7 5 0 2 11 7 1982 6 2 3 1 6 4 1986 2 1 0 1 1 2 1990 2 1 0 1 3 5 1994 6 2 0 4 8 7 1998 8 5 0 3 15 9 2002Disqualified 2 1 1 0 7 4 2006Did not qualify 12 7 2 3 20 13 2010 12 4 2 6 16 19 2014 6 3 1 2 12 8 2018 8 3 0 5 9 14 20226042511 202610433118 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total—––––––91391735130116
Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations recordAfrica Cup of Nations qualification recordYearRoundPosition* 1957Part of Part of 1959Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF 1962 1963Disqualified Disqualified 1965Did 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 1972Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 2 3 1974Group 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 1978Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 5 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 5 4 2 0 2 8 7 1982Did not qualify202033 1984200203 1986201125 1988421135 1990201114 1992622255 1994Group stage11th200213413054 1996Did not qualify10523179 1998Group stage9th311133320121 2000Did not qualify411235 2002DisqualifiedDisqualified 2004Quarter-finals7th4121556402103 2006Quarter-finals6th430194105231510 2008Quarter-finals8th41125106321103 2010Did not qualify632195 2012Group stage9th3111736420135 2013Did not qualify210112 2015Quarter-finals8th4031366312108 2017Did not qualify622255 2019Round of 1616th411246633084 2021Round of 1614th411223632185 2023Quarter-finals 8th521246631297 2025Did not qualify630395 2027To be determinedTo be determined 2029Total521518196572141653838205147
African Nations Championship African Nations Championship recordAfrican Nations Championship qualification recordYearRoundPosition* 2009Did not qualify202033 2011201113 2014412134 2016Fourth place4th614177421175 2018Group stage10th3102354310164 2020Third place3rd633093210111 2022Did not qualify210111Total155731915208753221
African Games African Games recordAfrican Games recordYearRoundPosition* 1965Did not qualify303077 1973Runners-up2nd54011474400295 1978Did not qualifyWithdrew 19871991–presentSee Guinea national under-23 football teamSee Guinea national under-23 football teamTotal540114774303612
Amílcar Cabral Cup Amílcar Cabral Cup recordYearRoundPosition* 1979Third place 3rd512288 1980Third place3rd421153 1981Champions1st523053 1982Champions1st532061 1983Group stage301237 1984Group stage311133 1985 Group stage310225 1986 Semi-finals4th301235 1987Champions1st532030 1988Champions1st523062 1989Runners-up2nd430154 1991Group stage301203 1993Group stage201123 1995Group stage300317 1997Third place3rd522184 2000Third place3rd531185 2001Did not enter 2005Champions1st422042 2007Group stage301215Total702524217370
Other records YearRoundPosition* 1985 CEDEAO CupThird place3rd402236 2024 FIFA SeriesChampions1st2200111Total2 Titles2/26222147
Honours
Continental CAF African Cup of Nations Runners-up (1): 1976 African Games1 Silver medal (1): 1973
Regional Amílcar Cabral Cup Champions (5): 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005 Runners-up (1): 1989 Third place (4): 1979, 1980, 1997, 2000 CEDEAO Cup Third place (1): 1985
Friendly FIFA Series (1): 2024 Saudi Arabia B
Summary Competition TotalCAF African Cup of Nations0 1 0 1 Total 0 1 0 1 Notes Competition organized by ANOCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.
References
External links
Guinea at CAF Guinea at FIFA Guineefoot FEGUIFOOT