Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).
The Central African Republic national football team, nicknamed Les Fauves, is the national team of the Central African Republic and is controlled by the Central African Football Federation. They are a member of CAF. Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success. They won the 2009 CEMAC Cup by beating Gabon in the semi-finals and Equatorial Guinea in the final 3–0. Their FIFA ranking rose from 202nd in August 2010 to 89th by July 2011. On 10 October 2010, they earned a shock 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier win at home against Algeria 2–0, which put them top of their qualification group. The team won its first FIFA World Cup qualifier on 2 June 2012 after beating Botswana 2–0 at home.
The Guinea-Bissau national football team represents Guinea-Bissau in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau, The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cups but qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations four times, making their debut in 2017. The team is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Pascal Feindouno is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances between 1998 and 2012 for the Guinea national team.
Steeve Elana is a former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Martigues. Born in metropolitan France, he represented the Martinique national team.
Ibrahim Koné is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese Premier League club Hibernians. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents Guinea at international level.
Ibrahima Cissé is a professional footballer who plays for Russian club Ural Yekaterinburg. Born in Belgium, Cissé represents the Guinea national football team internationally.
Julian Marc Jeanvier is a professional footballer who playd as a central defender for Süper Lig club Kayserispor and the Guinea national team.
Sébastien Bernard Henri Clément Migné is French football coach and former player. He is currently managing Cameroon Men's National Football Team as assistant coach.
Naby Laye Keïta is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and captains the Guinea national team.
Serhou Yadaly Guirassy is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Guinea national team.
Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan and captains the Cameroon national team.
Aly Keita is a professional footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Östersunds FK. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Guinea national team.
Souleymane Diarra is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Mohamed Mady Camara is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Guinea national team.
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2025 or CAN 2025, is scheduled to be the 35th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It will be hosted by Morocco for the second time and the first 1988. Morocco was originally scheduled to host the 2015 edition, but withdrew due to fears stemming from the Western African Ebola virus epidemic. The tournament was supposed to be held in June-July 2025, however, due to the formation of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup scheduled for June-July 2025, AFCON 2025 will be held in July-August right after of the Club World Cup.
Mohamed Bayo is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Le Havre, on loan from Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup was the 18th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
Moriba Kourouma Kourouma, known as Ilaix Moriba, is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Getafe, on loan from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and the Guinea national team.
