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Guinea-Bissau national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guinea-Bissau women's national football team.
Guinea-Bissau
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Djurtus
AssociationFootball Federation of Guinea-Bissau
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBaciro Candé
CaptainMamadu Candé
Most capsJonas Mendes (39)
Top scorerNando Có (9)
Home stadiumEstádio 24 de Setembro
Estádio Lino Correia
FIFA codeGNB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 120 Steady (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest26 (November 2016–January 2017)
Lowest195 (February–March 2010)
First international
British Gambia 1–2 Portuguese Guinea
(British Gambia; June 2, 1952)
Biggest win
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 7–2 Benin
(Bamako, Mali; November 3, 2001)
Biggest defeat
Guinea 7–0 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
(Conakry, Guinea; July 22, 2017)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2019)

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 Africa Cup of Nations after making their debut in 2017 and 2019 and the team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

History

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 Tavares Pereira 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.[3]

The away leg was held at the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry. Momo Soumah of Guinea scored to equalise the aggregate at half-time before John Varden scored a bicycle kick for Guinea-Bissau to put his side 4–3 up. However, another goal from number 7 equalised the aggregate and Tibou Bangoura of Guinea won the match with his goal that made it 5–4 on aggregate.[4]

On 4 June 2016, Guinea-Bissau defeated Zambia 3–2 to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which was by far their greatest achievement to date. Guinea-Bissau then also won their Group in the 2019 qualifiers to reach a second straight Finals.

In September 2019, Guinea-Bissau had back-to-back victories over São Tomé and Príncipe which ended their World Cup qualifiers winning drought since the 1996 home win against Guinea.[5]

Football achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :
  • 1 Time Runners-up

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Did not enter Declined participation
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 4 5
South Korea Japan 2002 2 0 1 1 0 3
Germany 2006 2 0 0 2 1 4
South Africa 2010 2 0 1 1 0 1
Brazil 2014 2 0 1 1 1 2
Russia 2018 2 0 1 1 2 4
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
United States Canada Mexico 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/21 12 1 4 7 8 19

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of Portugal
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988 Did not enter
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify
South Africa 1996 Withdrew during qualifying
Burkina Faso 1998 Banned for withdrawing in 1996
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not enter
Mali 2002 Withdrew
Tunisia 2004
Egypt 2006 Did not qualify
Ghana 2008 Did not enter
Angola 2010 Did not qualify
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012
South Africa 2013
Equatorial Guinea 2015
Gabon 2017 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Egypt 2019 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 0 4
Cameroon 2021 To be determined
Ivory Coast 2023
Guinea 2025
Total Group stage 2/32 6 0 2 4 2 9

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

2020

11 November 2021 AFCONQ Senegal 2–0 Guinea-Bissau Thiès, Senegal
16:00 UTC±0
  • Mané Goal 44' (pen.)
  • Nguette Goal 74'
 Report Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
15 November 2021 AFCONQ Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Senegal Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
--:-- UTC+1 Report
  • Mané Goal 82'
 Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

2021

22 March 2021 AFCONQ Eswatini v Guinea-Bissau Eswatini
--:-- UTC+1
30 March 2021 AFCONQ Guinea-Bissau v Congo Guinea-Bissau
--:-- UTC+1

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Senegal on 11 November 2020.[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019 consequent after the match against Congo.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Jonas Mendes (captain) 20 November 1989 39 0 South Africa Black Leopards
12 GK Rui Dabó 5 October 1994 1 0 Portugal Oliveirense
24 GK Marco Djoco 15 January 1999 0 0 Portugal Juventude de Évora
3 DF Simão Júnior 29 August 1998 0 0 Portugal Cova da Piedade
4 DF Marcelo Djaló 8 October 1993 5 0 Spain Lugo
5 DF Rudinilson 20 August 1994 18 0 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris
15 DF Jefferson Encada 17 April 1998 0 0 Portugal Leixões
21 DF Nanú 17 May 1994 7 0 Portugal Porto
6 MF Bura 22 December 1995 9 0 Portugal Farense
8 MF João Jaquité 22 February 1996 5 0 Portugal Tondela
10 MF Pelé 29 September 1991 14 0 Portugal Rio Ave
13 MF Leonel 9 May 1988 3 0 Portugal Torreense
16 MF Moreto Cassamá 16 February 1998 4 0 France Reims
20 MF Mimito Biai 12 December 1997 0 0 Portugal Académica
22 MF Zidane Banjaqui 15 December 1998 0 0 Portugal Belenenses SAD B
29 MF Opa Sanganté 1 February 1991 0 0 France Châteauroux
7 FW João Mário 11 October 1993 10 1 Portugal Académica
9 FW Carlos Embaló 25 November 1994 2 1 Belgium Eupen
11 FW Jorginho 21 September 1995 8 1 Egypt Wadi Degla
17 FW Mama Baldé 6 November 1995 7 0 France Dijon
18 FW Piqueti 12 February 1993 23 4 Egypt Ismaily
19 FW Joseph Mendes 30 March 1991 7 3 France Niort
25 FW Alexandre Mendy 20 March 1994 0 0 France Caen

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Juary Soares 20 February 1992 22 1 France Créteil v. Senegal, 11 November 2020 INJ
DF Maudo Jarjué 30 September 1997 0 0 Austria Austria Wien v. Senegal, 11 November 2020 DEC
MF Alfa Semedo 30 August 1997 0 0 England Reading v. Senegal, 11 November 2020 PRE

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
 INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
 PRE Preliminary squad.
 RET Player has retired from international football.
 SUS Suspended from the national team.
 WD Withdrew from squad.

Records

As of 17 November 2019
Players in bold text are still active with Guinea Bissau.

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  4. ^ "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-16. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  5. ^ "World Football: The Week in Numbers". FIFA. 13 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Baciro Candé divulga lista dos jogadores para embate com Senegal" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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