Guinea national football team

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. As of July 2006 they are ranked 24th in the FIFA World Rankings.

Guinea Football Achievements

:Amilcar Cabral Cup :::*5 Times Champion (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005)::*1 Time Runners-up

World Cup record

*1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
*1966 - Withdrew
*1970 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
*1974 to 1998 - Did not qualify
*2002 - Disqualified by FIFA during qualifying
*2006 - Did not qualify

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
*2006 - Quarterfinals

Famous players

*Cherif Souleymane
*Ibrahima Sory Keita aka "Petit Sory"
*Naby Laye "Papa" Camara
*Soumah Soriba aka "Edente"
*Mamadou Aliou Keita aka "NjoLea"
*Ibrahim "Calva" Fofana
*Morcire Sylla
*Thiam Ousmane Tolo
*Maxime Camara
*Jacob Bangoura
*Djibril Diarra
*Bengaly Sylla
*Kerfalla Bangoura
*Bernard Sylla
*Seydouba Bangoura
*Mbaye Ndour
*Titi Camara
*Morlaye Soumah
*Alhassane Keita
*Dianbobo Balde
*Ibrahima Yattara
*Pablo Thiam
*Pascal Feindouno
*Souleymane Youla
*Kaba Diawara
*Mohammed Sylla
*Abdoul Salam Sow