Guinea-Bissau national football team

Guinea-Bissau
Nickname(s)	Djurtus ; Os Dromedários (The Dromedaries)
Association	Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Luis Boa Morte
Captain	Jonas Mendes
Most caps	Jonas Mendes (60)
Top scorer	Nando Có (9)
Home stadium	Estádio 24 de Setembro; Estádio Lino Correia
FIFA code	GNB
FIFA ranking
Current	131 3 (10 July 2025)
Highest	68 (November 2016–January 2017)
Lowest	195 (February–March 2010)
First international
	British Gambia 1–3 Portuguese Guinea ; (British Gambia; June 2, 1952)
Biggest win
	7–2 Benin ; (Bamako, Mali; 3 November 2001)
Biggest defeat
	Mali 6–1 ; (Banjul, Gambia; 01 December 1997)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	4 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023)

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).

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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

2024

6 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier		0–0	Ethiopia	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro

10 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier		1–1	Egypt	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0	Baldé 42'	Report	Salah 70'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) 2025 AFCON qualifier		1–0	Eswatini	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0	Burá 14'	Report		Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Mozambique	2–1		Maputo, Mozambique
15:00 UTC+2	Guima 5' Elias 73'	Report	Baldé 24'	Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Mali	1–0		Bamako, Mali
--:--	Touré 62'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier		0–0	Mali	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
--:--		Report		Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON qualifier	Eswatini	1–1		Mbombela, South Africa
--:--	Mkhonta 81' (pen.)	Report	Mané 87'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 AFCON qualifier		1–2	Mozambique	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
15:00 UTC+0	Beto 42'	Report	Langa 9' Ratifo 52'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

2025

20 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Sierra Leone	3–1		Monrovia, Liberia
17:00	Bundu 19' Mu. Kamara 61' I. Turay 90+6'	Report	Monteiro 68'	Stadium: SKD Stadium Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

24 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier		1–2	Burkina Faso	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
17:00	Banjaqui 36'	Report	Traoré 6', 73'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro

6 June Friendly		0–1	Burundi	TBD, Morocco
		Report	Kanakaiama 51'

9 June Friendly		0–2	Gabon	TBD, Morocco
		Report	Aboghe 25' Meyo 90+4'

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

v

Sierra Leone

TBD, Guinea-Bissau

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

v

Djibouti

TBD, Guinea-Bissau

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Ethiopia

v

TBD, Ethiopia

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Egypt

v

TBD, Egypt

Coaching history

Guilherme Farinha (1990–1994)
Armando Antonio Miranda (2000)
Baciro Candé (2001–2009)
Luís Norton de Matos (2010–2012)
Carlos Manuel (2012–2014)
Paulo Torres (2014–2016)
Baciro Candé (2016–2024)
Luís Boa Morte (2024–present)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Luis Boa Morte
Assistant coaches	Domingos Indjai Filipe Sambu
Fitness coach	Mustafá Danfa
Goalkeeper coach	Augusto Yansané
Team doctors	Dr. Raimundo Djabaté Dr. Francisco Djoró
Physiotherapists	Leopoldo Kanté Vasco Saidú Vítor Djaló Gilson Baldé
Match analyst	Lucrécio Sané

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Burundi and Gabon on 6 and 9 June 2025, respectively.^[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2025, after the match against Gabon

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Manuel Issufe Djaló	(2001-08-04) 4 August 2001	2	0	Koeppchen
1GK	Fernando Embadje	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003	1	0	Alcanenense
1GK	Ricardino Té		0	0	Benfica de Bissau

2DF	Sori Mané	(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996	45	0	Académico Viseu
2DF	Fali Candé	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998	29	0	Venezia
2DF	Jefferson Encada	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998	29	0	Pharco
2DF	Sambinha	(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992	10	0	Maccabi Bnei Reineh
2DF	Víctor Rofino	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002	6	0	União Leiria
2DF	Gilberto Batista	(2003-12-29) 29 December 2003	2	0	Moreirense
2DF	Sene Camara	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004	1	0	Benfica de Bissau
2DF	Augusto Dabó	(2004-03-13) 13 March 2004	1	0	Boavista
2DF	Mário Junior	(2003-04-09) 9 April 2003	1	0	Oliveirense

3MF	Bura Nogueira	(1995-12-22) 22 December 1995	34	2	San Antonio FC
3MF	Dálcio	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996	25	0	Red Star Belgrade
3MF	Zidane Banjaqui	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998	9	2	Panserraikos
3MF	Panutche Camará	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997	5	1	Crawley Town
3MF	Mamadi Camará	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003	4	0	Reading
3MF	Edson Silva	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001	3	0	Paralimni
3MF	Dai Balde	(2006-10-18) 18 October 2006	2	0	Rio Ave
3MF	Renato Nhaga	(2007-03-23) 23 March 2007	2	0	Casa Pia
3MF	Vando Félix	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002	1	0	Vitória Guimarães

4FW	Mauro Rodrigues	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001	18	2	Yverdon-Sport
4FW	Zé Turbo	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996	17	1	Pari NN
4FW	Franculino Djú	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004	13	1	Midtjylland
4FW	Jardel	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	11	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4FW	Tamble Monteiro	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000	4	1	Portimonense
4FW	Marciano Tchami	(2004-11-06) 6 November 2004	4	0	Betis Deportivo

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	Manuel Baldé	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002	13	0	Penafiel	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025

DF	Opa Sanganté	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991	34	0	Dunkerque	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
DF	Babacar Fati	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000	2	0	SJK	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
DF	Saná Gomes	(1999-10-10) 10 October 1999	1	0	Omonia Aradippou	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
DF	Nanu	(1994-05-17) 17 May 1994	32	0	Samsunspor	v. Mozambique, 19 November 2024
DF	Marcelo Djaló	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993	24	1	Buriram United	v. Mozambique, 11 September 2024

MF	Alfa Semedo	(1997-08-30) 30 August 1997	35	2	Neom	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
MF	Moreto Cassamá	(1998-02-16) 16 February 1998	28	0	Omonia	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
MF	Jorginho	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995	27	5	Omonia Aradippou	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
MF	Janio Bikel	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995	22	0	Gaziantep	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
MF	Carlos Mané	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994	10	2	Kayserispor	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025

FW	Beto	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998	6	1	Everton	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
FW	Elves Baldé	(1999-10-02) 2 October 1999	1	0	Farense	v. Burkina Faso, 24 March 2025
FW	Mama Baldé	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995	34	6	Brest	v. Mozambique, 19 November 2024
FW	Famana Quizera	(2002-04-25) 25 April 2002	7	1	Académico Viseu	v. Mozambique, 19 November 2024
FW	Bacari Cissé	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998	1	0	UDIB	v. Mozambique, 19 November 2024
FW	Toni Silva	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993	12	3	Kazma	v. Mozambique, 11 September 2024
FW	Romário Baldé	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996	3	0	Gangwon FC	v. Mozambique, 11 September 2024
^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 24 March 2025^[7]

Players in bold are still active with Guinea Bissau.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Jonas Mendes	60	0	2010–present
2	Sori Mané	44	0	2017–present
3	Piqueti Djassi	40	7	2015–present
4	Adelino Lopes	36	2	1994–2001
4	Alfa Semedo	36	2	2021–present
6	Mama Baldé	35	6	2019–present
7	Bura Nogueira	34	2	2015–present
	Opa Sanganté	34	0	2020–present
	Zezinho	34	2	2010–2019
10	Nanú	32	0	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Nando Co	9	6	1.5	1996–2001
2	Piqueti Djassi	7	40	0.18	2015–present
3	Cícero Semedo	6	14	0.43	2010–2016
	Frédéric Mendy	6	24	0.25	2016–2022
	Mama Baldé	6	35	0.17	2019–present
6	Jorginho	5	29	0.17	2018–present
7	Zinho Gano	4	7	0.57	2022–present
7	Joseph Mendes	4	14	0.29	2019–2022
9	Braima Mané	3	3	1	1995
	Basile de Carvalho	3	8	0.38	2011–2012
	Toni Silva	3	22	0.14	2016–present

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Part of Portugal								Part of Portugal
1978 to 1986	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1990 and 1994	Did not enter								Declined participation
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									8	3	3	2	8	12
2026	To be determined								6	1	3	2	5	7
2030									To be determined
2034									To be determined
Total		0/9							26	5	10	11	21	38

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of Portugal								Part of Portugal
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976	Not affiliated to CAF								Not affiliated to CAF
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988	Did not enter								Did not enter
1990
1992
1994	Did not qualify								8	2	0	8	6	20
1996	Withdrew during qualifying								Withdrew
1998	Banned for withdrawing in 1996								Banned
2000	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Withdrew								Withdrew
2004	Withdrew								Withdrew
2006	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	4
2008	Did not enter								Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	0	1
2012									6	1	0	5	2	8
2013									2	0	1	1	0	2
2015									4	4	2	2	6	3
2017	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	5	6	3	1	2	7	7
2019		20th	3	0	1	2	0	4	6	2	3	1	8	7
2021		22nd	3	0	1	2	0	3	6	3	0	3	9	7
2023		23rd	3	0	0	3	2	7	6	4	1	1	11	5
2025	Did not qualify								6	1	2	3	4	6
2027	To be determined								To be determined
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Group stage	4/35	12	0	3	9	4	19	54	20	11	29	54	70

Honours

Amilcar Cabral Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1983

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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^ "Guinea-Bissau". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

External links

Guinea-Bissau national football team on Facebook
Official website – Guinea-Bissau Football Federeation
O'Jogo: News on Portuguese speaking African football teams

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

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[4] "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 1996-06-16. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.

[5] "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.

[6] "Luís Boa Morte chama médios do Casa Pia e do Rio Ave, Beto ausente". 23 May 2025.

[7] "Guinea-Bissau". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

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General	History
Venues	Estádio 24 de Setembro Estádio Lino Correia
Statistics	Results 1986–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Records and statistics
Africa Cup of Nations	2017 2019 2021 2023

National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal