Guinea national football team

Guinea

Nickname(s)	Syli National (National Elephants)
Association	Guinean Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Michel Dussuyer
Captain	Issiaga Sylla
Most caps	Issiaga Sylla (86)
Top scorer	Pascal feindouno (31)
Home stadium	Stade du 28 Septembre Stade Général Lansana Conté
FIFA code	GUI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	78 (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest	22 (August 2006, January 2007)
Lowest	123 (May 2003)
First international
Ghana 6–1 Guinea  (Ghana; 6 December 1958)
Biggest win
Guinea 14–0 Mauritania  (Guinea; 20 May 1972)
Biggest defeat
Zaire 6–0 Guinea  (Zaire; 2 July 1972)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	14 (first in 1970)
Best result	Runners-up (1976)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2016)
Best result	Third place (2020)
Amílcar Cabral Cup
Appearances	18 (first in 1979)
Best result	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 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).