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Guinea-Bissau national football team

Guinea-Bissau national football team

National association football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guinea-Bissau women's national football team.

The Guinea-Bissau national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol da Guiné-Bissau) represents Guinea-Bissau in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau, The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cups but qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations four times, making their debut in 2017. The team is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

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History

World Cup qualifying

Guinea-Bissau entered their first FIFA World Cup qualification with the aim of reaching the 1998 World Cup in France. The first round of African qualification required for them to play Guinea in a two-legged match. The first leg was held at home in the Estadio 24 de Setembro in Bissau on 1 June 1996 with an attendance of 15,000. Guinea-Bissau went 2–0 up at half-time after strikes from Pereira Tavares in 11th and 36th minutes. Guinea's Titi Camara equalised with his own brace in the 53rd and 54th minutes. Guinea-Bissau's Co Cipriano won the game with a 60th-minute penalty to make it 3–2.[2] The away leg was held at the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry. Momo Soumah of Guinea scored to level the tie at half-time before Nando Có scored a bicycle kick for Guinea-Bissau to put his side 4–3 up on aggregate, however another goal from Momo Soumah and a winner from Tibou Bangoura won the match for Guinea, giving them a 5–4 lead on aggregate.[3]

Guinea-Bissau had never progressed beyond the first round of qualification until the 2022 qualifiers where they defeated São Tomé and Príncipe 3–1 over two legs, thanks to three goals from Joseph Mendes.[4]

Africa Cup of Nations

Guinea-Bissau first participated in AFCON qualification in 1994 where they defeated Cape Verde over three legs, but failed to register a single point in the second round as their draw against Togo was annulled after Togo withdrew from the competition. In 1996 Guinea-Bissau withdrew from qualification after a draw and two losses to begin the campaign, leading to their ban for 1998 AFCON.

Guinea-Bissau next entered qualification in 2006 where they lost 4–1 to Mali national football team and were again banned in 2008 for unpaid debts to CAF. In 2012 they secured a single win (1–0 against Kenya) and five losses to finish last in Group J. The following year they were eliminated 2–0 by Cameroon. In 2015, after beating Central African Republic 3–1, they lost to Botswana by the same scoreline.

For the 2017 qualifiers, Guinea-Bissau was drawn from Pot 4 into Group E and, despite being the lowest ranked nation in their group, achieved ten points and qualified for the 2017 tournament ahead of Congo, Zambia and Kenya. In their African Cup of Nations debut, Guinea-Bissau drew 1–1 with Gabon with a 91st-minute equaliser by Juary Soares. This was the only point they collected at the tournament and they were eliminated in the group stage.

Guinea-Bissau then also won their Group in the 2019 qualifiers to reach a second straight Finals. They again managed one draw (0–0 against Benin) and two losses and failed to progress to the knock-out stages.

On March 30, 2021, Guinea-Bissau went into their final qualifying match against Congo, needing a victory to qualify. They ended comfortable winners with goals from Piqueti, Frédéric Mendy and Jorginho to secure their third successive AFCON appearance.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

27 March 2023 AFCON qualification Guinea-Bissau  0–1  Nigeria Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC±0 Report
  • Simon 30' (pen.)
 Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
14 June 2023 AFCON qualification São Tomé and Príncipe  0–1  Guinea-Bissau Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
11 September 2023 AFCON qualification Guinea-Bissau  2–1  Sierra Leone Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
13 October Friendly Guinea  1–0  Guinea-Bissau TBD, Portugal
Report Stadium: TBD
17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Burkina Faso  1–1  Guinea-Bissau Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Marrakech Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
20 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Djibouti  0–1  Guinea-Bissau Cairo, Egypt
15:00 UTC+2 Report Rodrigues 39' Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 35
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

2024

6 January Friendly Mali  6–2  Guinea-Bissau Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
13 January 2023 AFCON GS Ivory Coast  2–0  Guinea-Bissau Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00
Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 36,858
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
18 January 2023 AFCON Equatorial Guinea  4–2  Guinea-Bissau Abidjan, Ivory Coast
14:00
Report
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 13,888
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
22 January 2023 AFCON Guinea-Bissau  0–1  Nigeria Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 Report
Stadium: Feliz Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
22 March Friendly Guinea-Bissau  0–1  Sudan Tétouan, Morocco
Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium
25 March Friendly Guinea-Bissau  2–1  Sudan Tétouan, Morocco
Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium
3 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Guinea-Bissau  v  Ethiopia TBD, Guinea-Bissau
10 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Guinea-Bissau  v  Egypt TBD, Guinea-Bissau

2025

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Sierra Leone  v  Guinea-Bissau TBD, Sierra Leone
March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Guinea-Bissau  v  Burkina Faso TBD, Guinea-Bissau
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Guinea-Bissau  v  Sierra Leone TBD, Guinea-Bissau
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Guinea-Bissau  v  Djibouti TBD, Guinea-Bissau
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ethiopia  v  Guinea-Bissau TBD, Ethiopia
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Egypt  v  Guinea-Bissau TBD, Egypt

Coaching history

Coaching staff

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2024, after the match against Nigeria

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Guinea-Bissau in the last 12 months.

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Records

As of 22 January 2024[6]
Players in bold are still active with Guinea Bissau.

Most appearances

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Top goalscorers

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Competition records

FIFA World Cup

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Africa Cup of Nations

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Honours

References

  1. [1]
    "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-01. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
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    "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-16. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  4. [4]
    "World Football: The Week in Numbers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. [5]
    "CAN 2023 : la liste des 25 de la Guinée Bissau sans le meilleur buteur de L2 !". afrik-foot.com/]. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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    "Guinea-Bissau". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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