1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (Guinea)

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Guinea first took part in the Olympic Games at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City . The West African nation was able to qualify for the soccer tournament, but was eliminated there in the group stage.

Participants by sport

Soccer

The Olympic team coached by Naby Camara lost their first game against France 1: 3, in the second game they won their first victory against Colombia 3: 2. In the decisive game, Guinea lost hosts Mexico 4-0, which ultimately meant third place in Group A.

• Squad
  • goal

  1 Morlaye Camara

  19 Mamadi Sano

  • Defense

  2 Pierre Bangoura

  3 Ibrahima Fofana

  4 Sekou Conde

  5 Amadou Sankon

  6 Mamadouba Soumah

  • midfield

  7 Mamadouba N'Dongo Camara

  8 Ibrahima Diallo

  9 Fode Camara

  10 Chérif Souleymane

  12 Samuel Smith

  13 Jacob Bangoura

  18 Soryba Soumah

  • Storm

  11 Mamadouba Maxime Camara

  14 Ibrahima Keita

  15 Souleymane Sylla

  16 Ali Badara Dia

  17 Morciré Sylla

Web links

• Olympic team of Guinea from 1968 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )