Born: 20-10-1944 Country: Guinea Caps: 68 (W31-D22-L15 – GF141-GA97 – %61.76) Goals: 20 (% 0.29 per match) Age First Cap: 19 yr 348 d 3-10-1964 vs. Dahomey 5-2 Age Last Cap: 32 yr 361 d 16-10-1977 vs. Tunisia 3-2 National Team Career: 13 yr 13 d
Caps Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 3-10-64 Conakry Dahomey 5-2
2 25-12-64 Abidjan Ivory Coast 1-1 African Games Qual.
3 31-12-64 Abidjan Ghana 3-3 African Games Qual.
4 1- 1-65 Abidjan Liberia 3-3 African Games Qual.
5 24- 2-66 Dakar Senegal 0-2 African Cup Qualifier
6 1 1 31- 3-66 Conakry Senegal 3-1 African Cup Qualifier
7 1 23- 5-66 Bamako Mali 1-1 African Cup Qualifier
8 1 6- 6-66 Conakry Mali 2-1 African Cup Qualifier
9 1 6- 3-67 Conakry Senegal 5-0
10 1 2 28- 8-67 Conakry Cameroon 2-2 Guinea Tournament
11 1 3 30- 8-67 Conakry Mali 5-0 Guinea Tournament
12 3 01-11-67 Bamako Mali 0-1
13 3 19- 2-67 Monrovia Liberia 2-2 African Cup Qualifier
14 1 4 25- 2-67 Conakry Senegal 3-0 African Cup Qualifier
15 4 19- 3-67 Dakar Senegal 1-4 African Cup Qualifier
16 4 2- 4-67 Conakry Liberia 3-0 African Cup Qualifier
17 4 18- 6-67 Libreville Gabon 0-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
18 1 5 9- 7-67 Conakry Gabon 6-1 Olympic G. Qualifier
19 1 6 22-10-67 Dakar Senegal 1-2 African Cup Qualifier
20 6 26- 6-68 Casablanca Algeria 2-2 Olympic G. Qualifier
21 1 7 30- 6-68 Casablanca Algeria 3-2 Olympic G. Qualifier
22 7 13-10-68 Puebla France Olympic 1-3 Olympic Games
23 7 15-10-68 Puebla Colombia Ol. 3-2 Olympic Games
24 7 17-10-68 Cd. de México Mexico Olympic 0-4 Olympic Games
25 7 4- 4-69 Conakry Niger 5-0
26 3 10 13- 4-69 Conakry Togo 4-0 African Cup Qualifier
27 10 11- 5-69 Lomé Togo 1-1 African Cup Qualifier
28 10 12-10-69 Conakry Senegal 4-3 African Cup Qualifier
29 10 26-10-69 Dakar Senegal 1-1 African Cup Qualifier
30 10 7- 2-70 Wad Madani UAR (Egypt) 1-4 African Nations Cup
31 10 9- 2-70 Wad Madani Congo-Kinshasa 2-2 African Nations Cup
32 10 11- 2-70 Wad Madani Ghana 1-1 African Nations Cup
33 10 15-11-70 Conakry Senegal 1-0 African Cup Qualifier
34 10 29-11-70 Dakar Senegal 0-0 African Cup Qualifier
35 10 13- 6-71 Conakry Mali 0-0 African Cup Qualifier
36 10 27- 6-71 Bamako Mali 1-3 African Cup Qualifier
37 10 2- 3-72 Alger Algeria 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
38 1 11 12- 3-72 Conakry Algeria 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
39 1 12 11- 2-73 Conakry Morocco 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
40 12 25- 2-73 Tétouan Morocco 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
41 12 22-10-73 Bamako Mali 2-2 African Cup Qualifier
42 12 11-11-73 Conakry Mali 1-1 [1] African Cup Qualifier
43 12 3- 3-74 Damanhour Zaire 1-2 African Nations Cup
44 12 7- 3-74 Alexandria Congo-Brazzav. 1-1 African Nations Cup
45 12 30- 3-75 Niamey Niger 4-2 African Cup Qualifier
46 12 13- 4-75 Conakry Niger 3-0 African Cup Qualifier
47 12 27- 4-75 Banjul Gambia 1-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
48 12 1- 6-75 Conakry Gambia 6-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
49 12 8- 6-75 Bissau Mali 5-1 Amilcar Cabral Cup
50 2 14 15- 6-75 Bissau Guinea-Bissau 5-2 Amilcar Cabral Cup
51 14 3- 7-75 Lomé Togo 2-2 African Cup Qualifier
52 14 17- 7-75 Conakry Togo 2-0 African Cup Qualifier
53 1 15 30-11-75 Conakry Ghana 1-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
54 1 16 14-12-75 Accra Ghana 2-6 Olympic G. Qualifier
55 16 29- 2-76 Addis Ababa Egypt 1-1 African Nations Cup
56 16 3- 3-76 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2-1 African Nations Cup
57 16 5- 3-76 Addis Ababa Uganda 2-1 African Nations Cup
58 16 9- 3-76 Addis Ababa Nigeria 1-1 African Nations Cup
59 16 11- 3-76 Addis Ababa Egypt 4-2 African Nations Cup
60 1 17 14- 3-76 Addis Ababa Morocco 1-1 African Nations Cup
61 17 10-10-76 Accra Ghana 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
62 17 24-10-76 Conakry Ghana 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
63 1 18 13- 2-77 Lomé Togo 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
64 18 27- 2-77 Conakry Togo 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
65 18 5- 6-77 Conakry Tunisia 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
66 18 19- 6-77 Tunis Tunisia 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
67 18 2-10-77 Tunis Tunisia 0-3 African Cup Qualifier
68 2 20 16-10-77 Conakry Tunisia 3-2 African Cup Qualifier
[1] Guinea won 5-4 on penalty kicks.
Remarks: Chérif Souleymane won the African Footballer of the Year in 1972, becoming
the first and to date only Guinean to receive such an honor. Some sources
credit him with more caps and goals but there are no complete records and
no real evidence. However, more matches are being investigated.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
68 31 22 15 141- 97 84 61.76
Types of Matches and Goals
Matches Goals
African Cup Qualifier 25 8
African Nations Cup 11 1
World Cup Qualifier 10 3
Olympic Games Qualifier 8 4
Friendlies 4 0
African Games Qualifier 3 0
Olympic Games 3 0
Amilcar Cabral Cup 2 2
Other Tournaments 2 2
Total 68 20
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