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"[1]
Founded1951
GroundStade Petit Sory
Conakry, Guinea
Capacity5,400
ChairmanKerfalla Person Camara[2]
ManagerKazimierz Jagiełło
LeagueLigue 1 Pro
2021-227th 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 when they became African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. During this period they were one of the greatest clubs in Africa. Their players included Papa Camara, Abdoulaye Keita, and Petit Sory.

Kit provider
Kit provider Period
Belgium Sindio 2015–2016
Morocco Beda 2016–2020
Spain 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 Guinea GUI Abdoulaye Sylla
2 DF Guinea GUI Lincoln Sory Ibrahima Camara
3 DF Guinea GUI Mohamed Ifono
4 MF Guinea GUI Kabinet Kouyate
5 FW Togo TOG Richard Nane
7 FW Guinea GUI Aboubacar Keita
8 MF Togo TOG Faride Tchadenou
9 FW Guinea GUI Mohamed Kanté
11 FW Burkina Faso BFA Sansan Dah
12 FW Guinea GUI Naby Sylla
13 MF Guinea GUI Mohamed Camara
16 GK Cameroon CMR Yannick Epané
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Guinea GUI Kerfalla Camara
18 FW Guinea GUI Ibrahima Sory "Drogba" Camara
19 MF Guinea GUI Banfa Bangoura
20 MF Guinea GUI Mohamed Sam Soumah
21 FW Guinea GUI Moustapha Kouyate
22 GK Guinea GUI Sekou Camara
23 DF Guinea GUI Oumar Diakite
25 DF Guinea GUI Ben Youssouf Camara
26 MF Guinea GUI Ousmane Drame
28 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Ablorh
34 FW Guinea GUI Mouctar Gakou
— GK Senegal SEN Ousmane Mane

Honours

Domestic
  • Ligue 1 Pro: 15
    • Champion:[3] 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985

Continental

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

Notes and references
  1. "#829 – Hafia FC : Tri Campeo" (in French). Footnickname. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. Guinée : les barons du football
  3. Hafia FC won the first tree titles in the (1966, 1967 & 1968) under the name of Conakry II
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