Commonly known as Guinea-Conarky to not be confused with Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conarky refers to its largest city and the country's capital. Conarky is a port city located on the Atlantic Ocean and is the administrative, cultural, financial and economic center of the country.
Despite its social and financial situation, Guinea-Conarky loves football. Their national football team is called Syli Nationale which literally means National Elephant. Internationally, they have not faired too well not being able to qualify for the World Cup finals with their best performance in the tournament being at the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations where they finished in second place which was held in Morocco and they are expected to host it in 2023. They did however reached the quarter-finals in 2004, 2006 and 2008. The national football team did take the Amilcar Cabral Cup in 2005 for the fifth time (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988 and 2005) in history.Regardless of their relatively poor international performance, football is enjoys a somewhat of a religious status. Kids will often take a net out and block the whole street, stopping the traffic, to play. There are a few stadiums left in the country like the Strade 28 and the Nongo Stadium.Below are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Guinea. Is there something missing? If you know of something that should be listed here, please make a comment below.Popular sports of Guinea
Guinea Sporting Success
- winners Amilcar Cabral Cup (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988 and 2005)
- 2nd at 1976 Africa Cup of Nations
Athletes from Guinea
Guinea Sports trivia
Guinea at major events
Past sporting events hosted in Guinea
Upcoming sporting events in Guinea
Annual sporting events held in Guinea
Sporting Facilities in Guinea
- Strade du 28 Septembre
- Nongo Stadium
