Ilaix Moriba returns as Paulo Duarte name Guinea squad

Guinea head coach Paulo Jorge Rebelio Duarte has called up a squad of 25 players for their two international friendly matches this month.

The Syli National will play two friendly matches against West Africa brothers Togo and Benin on March 27 and 31 respectively in Rabat and Casablanca, during the next FIFA international window.

Guinea will play Togo and Benin in double friendlies

The squad has a number of players making a return to the national team after several years of absence with key among them being central midfielder Ilaix Moriba.

The Celta Vigo enforcer has been called up into the national team for the first time since September 2024 as well as Clermont Foot’s Saidou Sow who earned an invite for the first time since November 2024.

Other notable returnees to the line up ahead of the international friendlies include Ousmane Camara of Loubha who was last invited in October 2025 while Issiaga Sylla of Asteras last wore the team jersey in October 2025 with Mory Konaté of KV Mechelen joining the team for the first time October 2025.

Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge, last: Mar 2025), Morlaye Sylla (Damac , last: Oct 2025), Seydouba Cissé (Leganés , last: Oct 2025), Lamine Diaby-Fadiga (Raków , last: Oct 2025), Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund , last: Oct 2025), Yakhouba Gnagna Barry (Horoya , last: May 2022).

One of the entrants are Mansour Camara of Al-Kholood in Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Kaba of Nantes and Abdoulaye Camara of Vejle.

The national team will begin its training camp on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Soumaïla Sylla (Reims/France)

Ousmane Camara (Loubha FC/Guinea)

Mohamed Camara (Ashanti Kotoko/Ghana)

Defenders

Mohamed Soumah (Sirius/Sweden)

Sékou Sylla (Deen Hagg/Netherlands)

Ibrahima Brèze Fofana (Hammarby/Sweden)

Issiaga Sylla (Asteras/Greece)

Mory Konté (Mechelen/Belgium)

Ibrahim Diakité (Cercle Brugge/Belgium)

Saïdou Sow (Clermont Foot/France)

Mansour Camara (Al-Kholood/Saudi Arabia)

Midfielders

Jocelyn Janneh (SC Bastia/France)

Mohamed Kaba (FC Nantes/France)

Sékou Bangoura (Columbus Crew/USA)

Morlaye Sylla (Damac FC/Saudi Arabia)

Seydouba Cissé (Leganes/Spain)

Ilaix Moriba Kourouma (Celta Vigo/Spain)

Forwards

Yadaly Diaby (Grenoble/France)

Ousmane Camara (GZ Power/China)

Aliou Badara Baldé (St. Gallen/Switzerland)

Mohamed Touré (Plzen/Czech Republic)

Abdoulaye Camara (Vejle/Denmark)

Lamine Diaby Fadiga (Rakow/Poland)

Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund/Germany)

Yacouba Gnagna Barry (Horoya AC/Guinea)