Guinea

Confederation – CAF (Africa)

FIFA Code – GUI

Nickname(s) – Junior National Elephants

Tournament History

Before the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Guinea had made four appearances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup competitions. They had managed to cross the group stage only once in 1985, where they had reached semi-finals but lost the next two games (semi-final and third place play-off) as finished in the fourth place.

Year	Hosts	Final Status
*1985*	*China*	*Fourth Place*
1989	Scotland	Group Stage
1995	Ecuador	Group Stage
2015	Chile	Group Stage

(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)

Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)

i) The Journey: Guinea secured their place for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup after reaching the semi-finals of 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. In the semi-final match, Guinea had lost against Mali in a penalty shoot-out [Mali 0 (2) – Guinea 0 (0)]. However, Guinea finished in the third place after beating Niger by 3-1 in the next playoff game.

ii) Head Coach: Souleymane Camara (Nationality – Guinea) is very positive to reach at least the second round during 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Ibhrahima Sylla, Abdoulaye Doumbouya, Mohamed Camara

(Defenders) Samuel Conte, Ibrahima Soumah, Cherif Camara, Issiaga Camara, Mbemba Camara, Ismael Traore

(Midfielders) Sekou Camara, Aguibou Camara, Salia Bangoura, Blaise Camara, Elhadj Bah

(Forwards) Fandje Toure, Lape Bangoura, Doss Soumah, Djibril Sylla, Seydouba Cisse, Naby Bangoura, Aly Soumah

iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:

Fandje Toure (Present Club – Cefomig)

Fandje Toure is a brilliant striker who had scored the most goals (six goals) during the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and won the Golden Boot award for that tournament.