Hafia FC

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Hafia FC
Full nameHafia Football Club
Nickname(s)"Tri Campeao" [1]
Founded1951
Ground Stade Petit Sory
Conakry, Guinea
Capacity5,400
ChairmanKerfalla Person Camara [2]
ManagerKazimierz Jagiełło
League Ligue 1 Pro
2024–252nd
Website http://hafiafc.com/actus-foot-guineen/

Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall, having dominated in the 1960s and 70s, but their last league title came in 1985. The 1970s were a golden decade for Hafia FC when they dominated African football, winning the African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. It promoted some great talents as Papa Camara, Bengally Sylla, Abdoulaye Keita, Chérif Souleymane, Petit Sory, Mamadou Aliou Kéïta.

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In early 2021 construction began on the new stadium "Stade Petit Sory" named after Hafia FC legend Petit Sory

Golden Age

Hafia's golden age was the 70s when they won the African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. During this period they were one of the greatest clubs in Africa. Their players included Papa Camara, Abdoulaye Keita, and Petit Sory.

Kit provider

Kit providerPeriod
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sindio 2015–2016
Flag of Morocco.svg Beda2016–2020
Flag of Spain.svg Joma 2021–present

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Mohamed Sam Soumah
3 DF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Cherif Camara
5 FW Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  TOG Richard Nane
6 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Mohamed Damaro
8 MF Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  TOG Faride Tchadenou
9 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Mouctar Gakou
10 MF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Youssouf Siby
11 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Serge Andoulo
13 MF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Mohamed Camara
14 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Baba Tundé Bibliodocou
16 GK Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Yannick Epané
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 DF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Kerfalla Camara
19 MF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Alassane Camara
21 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Moustapha Kouyate
31 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Youssouf Bangoura
32 GK Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Ellie Ouendeno
DF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Ibrahim Sory Bangoura

Honours

Domestic

Continental

Performance in CAF competitions

2020 – Preliminary Round
1993 – First Round
1994 – First Round
2003 – Second Round

Notes and references

  1. "#829 – Hafia FC : Tri Campeo" (in French). Footnickname. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. "Guinée : les barons du football". Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. Hafia FC won the first tree titles in the (1966, 1967 & 1968) under the name of Conakry II