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Guinea national football team - Definition and Overview

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Guinea

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NicknameSyli Nationale
AssociationFédération Guinéenne
de Football
CoachPatrice Neveu
Most caps?
Top scorer?
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Home colours
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Away colours
First International
Guinea 2 - 3 East Germany
(Conakry, Guinea; 16 December, 1962)
Largest win
Guinea 14 - 0 Mauritania
(Guinea; 20 May, 1972)
Worst defeat
Tunisia 5 - 0 Guinea
(Tunis, Tunisia; 5 August, 1988)
World Cup
Appearances none (First in -)
Best result-
African Nations Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1970)
Best resultSecond place, 1976

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 made the World Cup, and their best finish in the African Nations Cup was second in 1976.

World Cup record

African Nations Cup record

  • 1957 to 1962 - Did not enter
  • 1963 - Disqualified for failure to provide neutral officials
  • 1965 - Did not qualify
  • 1968 - Did not qualify
  • 1970 - Round 1
  • 1972 - Did not qualify
  • 1974 - Round 1
  • 1976 - Second place
  • 1978 - Did not qualify
  • 1980 - Round 1
  • 1982 to 1992 - Did not qualify
  • 1994 - Round 1
  • 1996 - Did not qualify
  • 1998 - Round 1
  • 2000 - Did not qualify
  • 2002 - Disqualified for failure to reinstall FA functionaries
  • 2004 - Quarterfinals



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International Football

FIFA - World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year
Asia: AFC - Asian Cup | Africa: CAF - African Nations Cup
South America: CONMEBOL - Copa América | North America: CONCACAF - Gold Cup
Oceania: OFC - OFC Nations Cup | Europe: UEFA - European Championship

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