Guinea
A goalkeeping quandary
The Syli Nationale all of the sudden of a big question mark at goalie. Long time keeper and anchor at the back Kémoko Camara has abruptly retired from the national team prior to the recent 2-1 friendly loss to Côte d’Ivoire in Chantilly. The decision came after Camara had featured in all 4 World Cup qualifiers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Fodé Mansaré
Sorry about the delay in between blog posts, but I’m back and hopefully will be posting again regularly. I’ll try and finish with the player profiles by the end of the week. (more…)
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Friendly vs. Cote d’Ivoire
Guinea have scheduled a friendly for August 20 against Cote d’Ivoire. The friendly is to take place in Guinea most likely in Conakry. It will be a tune up match for both sides as qualifying for the World Cup resumes in September. It will be a small chance at revenge for Guinea after a depleted side was ... [read]
Bobo Baldé
The man that has anchored the Guinea defense for most of this decade is Bobo Baldé. At 1.91 meters Baldé is an imposing physical presence capable of instilling fear in many an attacker. He can be a destroyer at the back and has marshaled championship defenses with Scottish powerhouses Celtic. (more…)
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Kémoko Camara
I will begin profiling some of the squad members of the Syli Nationale with their first team goalkeeper Kémoko Camara. (more…)
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The Squad
Now that we have gotten up-to-date on Guinea’s qualifying progress, it is time to introduce the squad. These are all the players that have gotten called up to the National Team since the beginning of the year. (more…)
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Back on track
Guinea entered their third match of qualifying poised on the knife’s edge. Having just one point from two games meant that the Syli Nationale were in dire straights. A loss in Windhoek against The Brave Warriors of Namibia would likely end their World Cup hopes as well as their Nations Cup hopes. (more…)
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Off to a rough start
Guinea’s participation in World Cup qualifying began in the second round with the first of two group stage rounds. The remaining 48 national teams were drawn into 12 groups of 4 teams though following the withdrawal of Eritrea one group was reduced to 3 sides. The 12 group winners and 8 best runners up would progress to the ... [read]
Welcome to Guinea blog
Welcome to the new blog of the Syli Nationale. Guinea is not one of the most well known national sides on the African continent and they are certainly an underrated side. Part of this can be explained by the very modest credentials of the national team, having never qualified for a World Cup or won an African Cup ... [read]
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Hello Shane. Í'm not really understanting that Fodé Mansaré is playing for Toulouse, he's such a ...[read more] - Welcome to Guinea blog
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