Guinea-Bissau
CAF. Played 192 since 2 Jun 1953: won 54, drawn 44, lost 94. Elo 1470, ranked 118 in the world; peak 1532 in 1960.
Latest results
- 2026-09-29WGuinea-Bissau3–0NigeriaUpsetAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bissau6%
- 2026-09-25WTanzania0–2Guinea-BissauUpsetAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Unguja29%
- 2026-03-31DBurkina Faso1–1Guinea-BissauFriendly · Ouagadougou8%
- 2026-03-28LBurkina Faso5–0Guinea-BissauFriendly · Ouagadougou9%
- 2025-10-12LEgypt1–0Guinea-BissauFIFA World Cup qualification · Cairo5%
- 2025-10-08LEthiopia1–0Guinea-BissauFIFA World Cup qualification · Kigali51%
- 2025-09-08WGuinea-Bissau2–0DjiboutiFIFA World Cup qualification · Bissau90%
- 2025-09-04DGuinea-Bissau1–1Sierra LeoneFIFA World Cup qualification · Bissau52%
- 2025-06-09LGabon2–0Guinea-BissauFriendly · Mohammedia25%
- 2025-06-06LBurundi1–0Guinea-BissauFriendly · Berrechid42%
Squad
The following players were selected for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Madagascar on 11 and 15 November 2026.
- Players
- 25
- Average age
- 26.2
- Caps between them
- 365
Where they play
0 at home · 24 abroad in 13 other countries
- Portugal 8
- Cyprus 2
- France 2
- Spain 2
- Turkey 2
- Bulgaria 1
- Finland 1
- Italy 1
- Malta 1
- Morocco 1
- Saudi Arabia 1
- Scotland 1
- United States 1
Average club rating 1559 (ClubElo; 20 of 25 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Galatasaray, ranked 34 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Manuel BaldéC.D. Trofense(Portugal) | 23 | 18 | 0 | |
| Fernando EmbadjeLugo(Spain) | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
| Manuel Issufe DjalóBalzan(Malta) | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Opa SangantéDunkerque(France) | 35 | 39 | 0 | |
| Jefferson EncadaEstrela da Amadora(Portugal) | 28 | 35 | 0 | |
| Mauro RodriguesBotev Plovdiv(Bulgaria) | 25 | 27 | 2 | |
| Víctor RofinoFamalicão(Portugal) | 24 | 11 | 0 | |
| Adramane CassamáOulu(Finland) | 22 | 5 | 0 | |
| Iano ImbeniPenafiel(Portugal) | 27 | 5 | 1 | |
| Gilberto BatistaMoreirense(Portugal) | 22 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fallou MendyFAR Rabat(Morocco) | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Bura NogueiraLusitano de Évora(Portugal) | 30 | 41 | 2 | |
| Alfa SemedoAl-Fayha(Saudi Arabia) | 29 | 38 | 2 | |
| DálcioAPOEL(Cyprus) | 30 | 31 | 0 | |
| Renato NhagaGalatasaray(Turkey) | 19 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mamadi CamaráKayserispor(Turkey) | 22 | 10 | 0 | |
| Panutche CamaráDundee United(Scotland) | 29 | 7 | 1 | |
| Ronaldo VieiraSan Jose Earthquakes(United States) | 28 | 5 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Mama BaldéBrest(France) | 30 | 39 | 9 | |
| BetoFiorentina(Italy) | 28 | 12 | 1 | |
| Tamble MonteiroRio Ave(Portugal) | 25 | 11 | 1 | |
| Steve AmbriOmonia 29M(Cyprus) | 29 | 5 | 0 | |
| Álvaro DjalóAthletic Bilbao(Spain) | 27 | 5 | 1 | |
| Flávio SilvaKaizer Chiefs | 30 | 2 | 0 | |
| Flinto CostaBraga B(Portugal) | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Guinea-Bissau national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 29 September 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Guinea-Bissau v Mali: played 17, won 1, drawn 4, lost 12; goals 14–38. First met 16 Jan 1976, last 15 Oct 2024.
- 2024-10-15DGuinea-Bissau0–0MaliAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bissau30%
- 2024-10-11LMali1–0Guinea-BissauAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bamako13%
- 2024-01-06LMali6–2Guinea-BissauFriendly · Bamako14%
- 2003-11-14LMali2–0Guinea-BissauFIFA World Cup qualification · Bamako9%
- 2003-10-10LGuinea-Bissau1–2MaliFIFA World Cup qualification · Bissau26%
- 2001-11-11LMali2–1Guinea-BissauAmílcar Cabral Cup · Bamako19%
- 2001-11-05LMali2–0Guinea-BissauAmílcar Cabral Cup · Ségou16%
- 2000-05-07LMali3–2Guinea-BissauAmílcar Cabral Cup · Praia24%
- 1997-12-01LMali6–1Guinea-BissauAmílcar Cabral Cup · Banjul32%
- 1993-11-29LMali3–0Guinea-BissauAmílcar Cabral Cup · Freetown23%
- 1989-05-30LMali2–1Guinea-BissauAmílcar Cabral Cup · Bamako27%
- 1987-02-22DGuinea-Bissau0–0MaliAmílcar Cabral Cup · Conakry30%
- 1984-02-13WGuinea-Bissau1–0MaliAmílcar Cabral Cup · Freetown30%
- 1980-02-17LGuinea-Bissau2–4MaliAmílcar Cabral Cup · Banjul30%
- 1979-01-13DGuinea-Bissau1–1Mali (Mali won on penalties)Amílcar Cabral Cup · Bissau42%
Latest 15 of 17 meetings.
Record by competition
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 60 | 16 | 16 | 28 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 53 | 19 | 9 | 25 |
| Friendly | 37 | 13 | 5 | 19 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
| African Cup of Nations | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Top scorers
- Joseph Mendes 4
- Mama Baldé 4
- Piqueti 3
- Pereira Tavares 2
- Cipriano Co 1
- Fernando Manuel Co 1
- Dionisio Fernandes 1
- Basile de Carvalho 1
- Amido Baldé 1
- Ibraime Cassamá 1
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.