AFCON 2023 Team Guide: (#12). Guinea
#12. Guinea 🇬🇳 Population: 13,607,249Nickname: Syli NationalAppearances: 14thLast Appearance: 2012Coach: Kaba DiawaraBest AFCON results: Runners-up (1976)Skipper: Naby KeitaPlayer to watch:...
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#12. Guinea 🇬🇳 Population: 13,607,249Nickname: Syli NationalAppearances: 14thLast Appearance: 2012Coach: Kaba DiawaraBest AFCON results: Runners-up (1976)Skipper: Naby KeitaPlayer to watch:...
#11. The Gambia 🇬🇲 Population: 2,468,569Nickname: The ScorpionsAppearances: 2ndLast Appearance: 2021Coach: Tom Saintfiet (Belgium)Best AFCON results: Quarter-finals (2021)Skipper: Omar ColleyPlayer...
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#10. Cameroon 🇨🇲 Population: 30,135,732Nickname: The Indomitable LionsAppearances: 21stLast Appearance: 2021Coach: Rigobert SongBest AFCON results: Winners,5, (1984,1988,2000,2004,2017)Skipper: Vincent AboubakarPlayer to...
#9. Senegal 🇸🇳 Population: 17,196,308Nickname: Lions of TerrangaAppearances: 17thLast Appearance: 2021Coach: Aliou CisseBest AFCON results: Winners (2021)Skipper: Kalidou KoulibalyPlayer to...
•06 February 2000•Quarter-finals•South Africa 1-0 Ghana (Nomvethe, 41st minute)•Venue: Kumasi Sports Stadium, (Kumasi-Ghana) South Africa and Ghana squared off in...
#8. Mozambique 🇲🇿 Population: 34,173,805Nickname: The MambasAppearances: 5thLast Appearance: 2010Coach: Chiquinho CondeBest AFCON results:Skipper: DominguesPlayer to watch: DominguesRegion: COSAFACAF Rankings:...
#7. Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Population: 561,901Nickname: Blue SharksAppearances: 4thLast Appearance: 21Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito 'Bubista'Best AFCON results: Quarter-finals (2013)Skipper: VozinhaPlayer...
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