Guinea-Bissau national football team

The Guinea-Bissau national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futeból de Guinea-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).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guinea-Bissau women's national football team.
Guinea-Bissau
Nickname(s)Djurtus
AssociationFootball Federation of Guinea-Bissau
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBaciro Candé
CaptainMamadu Candé
Most capsJonas Mendes (39)
Top scorerCícero Semedo
Nando Có (6)
Home stadiumEstádio 24 de Setembro
Estádio Lino Correia
FIFA codeGNB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 118 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest68 (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 7–2 Benin 
(Bamako, Mali; November 3, 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Guinea 7–0 Guinea-Bissau
(Conakry, Guinea; July 22, 2017)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2019)

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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
1930 Part of  Portugal Part of  Portugal
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978 Did not enter Declined participation
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 4 5
2002 2 0 1 1 0 3
2006 2 0 0 2 1 4
2010 2 0 1 1 0 1
2014 2 0 1 1 1 2
2018 2 0 1 1 2 4
2022 To be determined To be determined
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
1957Part of  Portugal
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976Not affiliated to CAF
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988Did not enter
1990
1992
1994 Did not qualify
1996 Withdrew during qualifying
1998 Banned for withdrawing in 1996
2000 Did not enter
2002 Withdrew
2004
2006 Did not qualify
2008 Did not enter
2010Did not qualify
2012
2013
2015
2017 Group stage14th301225
2019 Group stage20th301204
2021 To be determined
2023
2025
TotalGroup stage2/32602429

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019
8 June 2019 FriendlyAngola 2–0 Guinea-BissauPenafiel, Portugal
17:15 (UTC+1) Brandão  72'
Mabululu  74'		 Report Stadium: Estádio 25 de Abril
25 June 2019 2019 AFCONCameroon 2–0 Guinea-BissauIsmailia, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2) Yaya  66'
Bahoken  69'		 Report Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Attendance: 5,983
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
29 June 2019 2019 AFCONBenin 0–0 Guinea-BissauIsmailia, Egypt
22:00 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
2 July 2019 2019 AFCONGuinea-Bissau 0–2 GhanaSuez, Egypt
18:00 (UTC+2) Report J. Ayew  46'
Partey  72'		 Stadium: Suez Stadium
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
4 September 2019 2022 FIFA WCQSão Tomé and Príncipe 0–1 Guinea-BissauSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
15:30 UTC±0 Report (FIFA) Mendes  85' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho São Tomé
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
10 September 2019 2022 FIFA WCQGuinea-Bissau 2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 São Tomé and PríncipeBissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:30 UTC±0 Mendes  66', 77' Report (FIFA) Iniesta  12' Stadium: Estádio 24 de SetembroBissau
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) 2021 AFCONQGuinea-Bissau 3–0 EswatiniBissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC±0
Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) 2021 AFCONQCongo 3–0 Guinea-BissauBrazzaville, Congo
17:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat

2020
31 August 2020 (2020-08-31) 2021 AFCONQSenegal v Guinea-BissauSenegal
--:-- UTC+1
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 2021 AFCONQGuinea-Bissau v SenegalGuinea-Bissau
--:-- UTC+1
5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) 2021 AFCONQEswatini v Guinea-BissauEswatini
--:-- UTC+1
9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) 2021 AFCONQGuinea-Bissau v CongoGuinea-Bissau
--:-- UTC+1

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Eswatini and Congo on 13 and 17 November 2019.[5]

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
1GK Jonas Mendes (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 39 0 Black Leopards
1GK Rui Dabó (1994-10-05) 5 October 1994 1 0 Armacenenses
1GK Alberto Coli (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 0 0 Santarém
2DF Mamadu Candé (c) (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 23 0 Santa Clara
2DF Juary Soares (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 22 1 Mafra
2DF Rudinilson Silva (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 18 0 Kauno Žalgiris
2DF Tomás Dabó (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 7 0 ŠKF Sereď
2DF Nanú (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 7 0 Marítimo
2DF Marcelo Djaló (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 5 0 Lugo
3MF Pelé (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 14 0 Monaco
3MF Sori Mané (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 13 0 Cova Piedade
3MF Bura (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 9 0 Farense
3MF João Jaquité (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 5 0 Tondela
3MF Leonel Ucha (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 3 0 Torreense
3MF Moreto Cassamá (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 4 0 Reims
4FW Piqueti Djassi (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 23 4 Ismaily
4FW Toni Silva (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 17 2 Taraz
4FW João Mário (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 10 1 Académico Viseu
4FW Jorginho (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 8 1 Ludogorets Razgrad
4FW Joseph Mendes (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 7 3 Ajaccio
4FW Mama Baldé (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 7 0 Dijon

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
GK Casilas (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 3 0 Sonaco v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
GK Aristides Gomes (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 1 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
DF Obetchi (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995 4 1 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
DF Saliú Camara (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 3 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
DF Abrão Pais (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 1 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
MF Erickson da Silva (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 3 0 UDIB v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
MF Edi Pedro (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 2 0 UDIB v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
MF Muller da Silva (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 2 0 Os Balantas v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
MF Cizario da Costa (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 1 0 Benfica Bissau v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Romário Baldé (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 3 0 Lechia Gdańsk v.  Eswatini, 13 November 2019 INJ
FW Valdu Té (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 0 0 Arouca v.  São Tomé and Príncipe, 10 September 2019
FW Toni Da Silva (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 3 0 Académica Praia v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Panobu Tcham (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 1 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Jeremais N'dute (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 1 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Guilherme Gerson (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 1 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Kenedi De Oliveira (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 1 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Mamadu Baldé (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 1 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Sidney Carvalho (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995 1 0 Benfica Bissau v.  Mali, 2 August 2019
FW Luciano Landim (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 ? 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 2 August 2019

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. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  3. "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-16. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  4. "World Football: The Week in Numbers". FIFA. 13 September 2019.
  5. "BACIRO CANDÉ ESPERA UMA VITÓRIA FRENTE A ESWATINI" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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