| Guinea | |
| Nickname: | Syli National (National Elephants) |
| Badge: | Fgf guinee logo shirt.png |
| Badge Size: | 165px |
| Association: | Guinean Football Federation |
| Sub-Confederation: | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Confederation: | CAF (Africa) |
| Captain: | Issiaga Sylla |
| Most Caps: | Issiaga Sylla (86) |
| Home Stadium: | Stade du 28 Septembre Stade Général Lansana Conté |
| Fifa Trigramme: | GUI |
| Fifa Max: | 22 |
| Fifa Max Date: | August 2006, January 2007 |
| Fifa Min: | 123 |
| Fifa Min Date: | May 2003 |
| Elo Max: | 23 |
| Elo Max Date: | 1977 |
| Elo Min: | 125 |
| Elo Min Date: | June 1996 |
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| First Game: | 2–1 (Togo; 9 May 1962) |
| Largest Win: | 14–0 (Guinea; 20 May 1972) |
| Largest Loss: | 6–0 (Zaire; 2 July 1972) |
| Regional Name: | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 14 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1970 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Runners-up (1976) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | African Nations Championship |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 3 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 2016 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Third place (2020) |
| 3Rdregional Name: | Amílcar Cabral Cup |
| 3Rdregional Cup Apps: | 18 |
| 3Rdregional Cup First: | 1979 |
| 3Rdregional Cup Best: | Champions (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005) |
The Guinea national football team (French: Équipe de football de Guinée) represents Guinea in men's international football and it 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).
Guinea made their footballing debut in an away friendly on 9 May 1962, losing 2–1 against Togo.[1] 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.[2]
During the 1976 African Cup of Nations the Guinean team finished second to Morocco, only missing out on the championship by a point.[3] [4]
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.[5] They returned to international action in September 2002 after a two-year ban from competition.[6] 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.[7] Guinea reached the quarter-final stage again in the 2006 tournament, taking the lead against Senegal before losing 3–2.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] The team subsequently exited the tournament at the group stage after a draw against Ghana.[11]
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.[12]
| Kit provider | Period |
|---|---|
 Airness | 2014–2016 |
 Sindio | 2017 |
 Macron | 2018–2020 |
| Masita | 2021–2022 |
| Puma | 2022–present |
See main article: Guinea national football team results (2020–present). The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Stéphane Moulin |
| Assistant Coach | Birama Diarra |
| Team Coordinator | Ousmane Decazi Camara[13] |
| Technical Director | Sadio Nansoko |
| Physiotherapist | Abdoulaye Soumaré |
| Physiotherapist II | Oumarou Sow |
| Media Officer | Brahima Sy |
| Security Officer | Idrissa Wagué |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Boubakary Konaté |
| Intendant | Alassane Diaw |
| Team Docter | Mahamadou Coulibaly |
| Team Docter II | Youssoufou Fofana |
| Physical Trainer | Sékou Idrissou |
Petre Moldoveanu (1975–77)[14] 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) Michel Dussuyer (2010–15) Luis Fernández (2015–16) Paul Put (2018–19) Didier Six (2019–2021)The following players were called up for the 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Ethiopia on 12 and 15 October 2024.[15]
Caps and goals are correct as of 10 September 2024, after the match against Tanzania.
The following players have been called up for Guinea in the last 12 months.
Players in bold are still active with Guinea.
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issiaga Sylla | 86 | 3 | 2011–present | |||
| 2 | 85 | 30 | |||||
| 3 | 73 | 2 | 1992–2005 | ||||
| 4 | 71 | 0 | 1994–2013 | ||||
| 5 | 69 | 2 | 1988–2004 | ||||
| 6 | 68 | 20 | 1964–1977 | ||||
| 7 | 67 | 2 | 2000–2012 | ||||
| 8 | 61 | 0 | 2007–2019 | ||||
| 9 | 60 | 8 | 2002–2010 | ||||
| 10 | 59 | 27 | 1991–2004 | ||||
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Goals | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 56 | |||||||
| 2 | 30 | 85 | 1998–2012 | ||||||
| 3 | 27 | 59 | 1991–2004 | ||||||
| 4 | 22 | 31 | 1970–1981 | ||||||
| 5 | 20 | 68 | 1964–1977 | ||||||
| 6 | 19 | 40 | 1999–2009 | ||||||
| 7 | 14 | 42 | 1988–2002 | ||||||
| 8 | 13 | 52 | 2006–2015 | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 36 | 1967–1977 | ||||||
| 12 | 38 | 2009–2019 | |||||||
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||
| 1930 | Part of | Part of | |||||||||||||
| 1934 | |||||||||||||||
| 1938 | |||||||||||||||
 1950 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||||||||
 1958 | |||||||||||||||
 1962 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
| 1966 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1970 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
| 1974 | Did 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 | |||||||||
 2002 | Disqualified | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
 2006 | Did 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 | |||||||||
 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
 2026 | Qualifications in progress | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
  2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | 85 | 37 | 14 | 34 | 123 | 112 | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Africa Cup of Nations qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||
| 1957 | Part of | Part of | |||||||||||||
| 1959 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||||||||
 1962 | |||||||||||||||
 1963 | Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||
 1965 | Did 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 | |
 1972 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
 1974 | Group 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 | |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
 1980 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
 1982 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
 1992 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1994 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | ||||||||
 1998 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
 2002 | Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2006 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||
 2012 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
  2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| 2029 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 52 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 65 | 72 | 135 | 62 | 38 | 35 | 196 | 142 | |||
| African Nations Championship record | African Nations Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
 2016 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2018 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
 2022 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 21 | |||
| African Games record | African Games record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||
 1965 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1973 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991–present | See Guinea national under-23 football team | See Guinea national under-23 football team | |||||||||||||
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |||
| Amílcar Cabral Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 1979 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1980 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1981 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
 1982 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1983 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
 1984 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Semi-finals | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1987 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1993 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1995 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1997 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2000 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2001 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2005 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Total | 70 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 73 | 70 | |||
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 CEDEAO Cup | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2024 FIFA Series | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 Titles | 2/2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 |