Factfile for 2008 African Nations Cup contenders Guinea ahead of opening Group A match against hosts Ghana Sunday:
Qualifying results
Group 8
(Home result first)
Guinea finished first
Scorers
3 - Pascal Feindouno
2 - Fode Mansare
1 - Ismael Bangoura, Ibrahima Camara, Mohamed Cisse, Kaba Diawara, Daouda Jabi
Group fixtures
Squad
(figure indicates shirt number. Key: GK goalkeeper, DF defender, MD midfielder, ST striker)
1. Naby Diarso (Satellite) GK
2. Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne/FRA) MD
3. Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans/FRA) DF
4. Mohamed Cisse (Bursaspor/TUR) MD
5. Dianbobo Balde (Celtic/SCO) DF
6. Kamille Zayatte (Young Boys Berne/SUI) DF
7. Fode Mansare (Toulouse/FRA) ST
8. Kanfory Sylla (Sivaspor/TUR) MD
9. Victor Correa (Cherbourg/FRA) ST
10. Ismael Bangoura (Dynamo Kyiv/UKR) ST
11. Souleymane Youla (Lille/FRA) ST
12. Alseny Camara (Rodez/FRA) DF
13. Mohamed Sacko (Etoile Sahel/TUN) MD
14. Naby Soumah (CS Sfaxien/TUN) MD
15. Oumar Kalabane (Manisaspor/TUR) DF
16. Kemoko Camara (unattached) GK
17. Mohamed Diallo (Sivaspor/TUR) DF
18. Samuel Johnson (Ismailia/EGY) MD
19. Karamoko Cisse (Hellas Verona/ITA) ST
20. Habib Balde (Reims/FRA) DF
21. Daouda Jabi (Trabzonspor/TUR) DF
22. Naby Yattara (Couillet/BEL) GK
23. Mamadou Bah (Strasbourg/FRA) DF
Coach
Robert Nouzaret (FRA)
Rankings
3 (Africa)
33 (World)
Nickname
Syli Nationale (National elephant)
Previous appearances
1970 - first round
1974 - first round
1976 - runners-up
1980 - first round
1994 - first round
1998 - first round
2004 - quarter-finals
2006 - quarter-finals
Nations Cup record
P28 W9 D10 L9 F40 A38
Record win
Tunisia 3-0 (2006)
Record loss
Egypt 1-4 (1970)