Hafia FC

Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall having dominated in 1960s and 70s, but their last league title coming in 1985. The 1970s were a golden decade for Hafia FC when they dominated African football having won the African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. It promoted some great talents as Papa Camara, Bengally Sylla, Abdoulaye Keita, Chérif Souleymane, Petit Sory, Mamadou Aliou Kéïta.

Hafia FC
Full nameHafia Football Club
Nickname(s)"Tri Campeao"
Founded1951
GroundStade Petit Sory
Conakry, Guinea
Capacity5,400
ChairmanKerfalla Person Camara[1]
ManagerAlpha Sylla
LeagueGuinée Championnat National
2021-229th place

In early 2021 construction began on the new stadium "Stade Petit Sory" named after Hafia FC legend Petit Sory

Golden Age

Hafia's golden age was the 70s where they became African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977.During this period they were one of the greatest in africa. Their players included Papa Camara, Abdoulaye Keita, and Petit Sory.

Kit provider
Kit provider Period
Sindio 2015–2016
Beda 2016–present
Joma 2021–present

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GUI Abdoulaye Sylla
16 GK  GUI Yannick Epané Epané
22 GK  GUI Sekou Camara
2 DF  GUI Lincoln Sory Ibrahima Camara
3 DF  GUI Mohamed Ifono
17 DF  GUI Kerfalla Camara
23 DF  GUI Oumar Diakite
25 DF  GUI Ben Youssouf Camara
28 DF  GHA Joseph Ablorh
4 MF  GUI Kabinet Kouyate
8 MF  TOG Faride Tchadenou
13 MF  GUI Mohamed Camara
19 MF  GUI Banfa Bangoura
20 MF  GUI Mohamed Sam Soumah
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  CMR Serge Andoulo
26 MF  GUI Ousmane Drame
5 FW  TOG Richard Nane
7 FW  GUI Aboubacar Keita
9 FW  GUI Mohamed Kanté
11 FW  BFA Sansan Dah
12 FW  GUI Naby Sylla
18 FW  GUI Ibrahima Sory "Drogba" Camara
30 FW  GUI Mohamed Kante
34 FW  GUI Mouctar Gakou

Honours

National titles
Champion:[2] 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985
Winner: 1992, 1993, 2002, 2017

African titles
Champion: 1972, 1975, 1977
Runner-up: 1976, 1978
Runner-up: 1992

Performance in CAF competitions
2020 – Preliminary Round
1993 – First Round
1994 – First Round
2003 – Second Round

Notes and references
  1. Guinée : les barons du football
  2. Hafia FC won the first tree titles in the (1966, 1967 & 1968) under the name of Conakry II


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