Full name | Horoya Athletic Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | H.A.C. | ||
Founded | 1975 | ||
Ground | Stade du 28 Septembre | ||
Capacity | 25,000 | ||
President | Antonio Souaré [1] | ||
Manager | Lappé Bangoura | ||
League | Ligue 1 Pro | ||
2022–23 | 2nd place | ||
Website | Club website | ||
Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean professional football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro, [2] the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.
In 2014, they eliminated the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up Raja Casablanca in the second qualifying round of the 2014 CAF Champions League. [3]
In 2018, after finishing second in the group stage of the CAF Champions League, the club reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, where it lost against Al Ahly SC 4–0 on aggregate (0–0 in Conakry and 4–0 in Cairo).
The name Horoya means Liberty or Freedom in both Guinea's local and Arabic languages. The word comes from the huge and significant Arabic influence on Guinean society.
Its Home shirt colours are red and white. The red, symbol of blood of the martyrs for the independence struggle and white for great purity and hope.
The Conakry Derby, is a football match between Guinean clubs Horoya AC and Santoba FC. It is a match between arguably the two most successful clubs in Guinea.
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