Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,815,698.
Bissau is the capital city of the African Republic of Guinea-Bissau. In 2015, Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and military centre.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Costa and the second or maternal family name is Cabral.
The Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau is the governing body of football in Guinea-Bissau. It was founded in 1974, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1986. It organizes the national football league and the national team.
The Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau is the top knockout tournament of the Guinea-Bissauan football. It was created in 1976. Some of the competition, the semis and the finals are broadcast on radio (RGB) first aired after independence in 1974 and national television, TGB, the television station was mostly been the only network of the nation up to around 2010.
Clube de Futebol Os Balantas is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in Mansôa. They play in the top division in Guinean football, the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau. The club is named after the Balanta people, the club location where the people inhabit. Mansoa is the main city of the Balantas in Guinea-Bissau. It is being the most popular club of the Oio Region.
Futebol Clube de Cuntum, also known as Cavalos Brancos is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in the Cuntum Madina district of the capital Bissau.
Uniao Desportiva Internacional is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in Uniao. They play in the top division in Guinean football, the Campeonato Nacional da Guine-Bissau.
Sporting Clube de Bafatá is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in Bafatá. They play in the top division in Guinean football, the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Guinea-Bissau, formerly known as Portuguese Guinea.
The sport of football in the country of Guinea-Bissau is run by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national league. Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the country. Since the Portuguese navigator Nuno Tristão reached the local coast in 1446, but at the latest since the official foundation of the colony Bissau in 1753, the country was a Portuguese colony, and became officially independent only in 1975. To this day, football in Guinea-Bissau is therefore characterized by its Portuguese origins and relationships, for example through a number of affiliates of the Portuguese clubs Sporting Lisbon and Benfica Lisbon. Also, many Guinea-Bissau footballers play in Portugal.
Atlético Clube de Bissorã is a Guinea-Bissau football club located in Bissorã, Guinea-Bissau. It currently plays in Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau.
Sport Clube dos Portos de Bissau is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in Guinea-Bissau. They play in the Campeonato Nacional da Guine-Bissau.
Baciro Candé is a Guinea-Bissauan professional football player and manager.
The 2016–17 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau season is the top level of football competition in Guinea-Bissau. It began on 10 September 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017.
The 2016 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau season is the top level of football competition in Guinea-Bissau. It began on 16 January 2016. The season was suspended after seven rounds and eventually cancelled for financial reasons on May 6 2016.
The 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau season is the 41st edition of the top level of football competition in Guinea-Bissau. It began on 25 November 2017 and ended on 18 June 2018.
The 2018–19 Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau is the 42nd season of the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau, the top-tier football league in Guinea-Bissau. The season started on 22 December 2018.
