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
2022–23Champions

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 Mohamed Sam Soumah
3 DF Guinea GUI Cherif Camara
5 FW Togo TOG Richard Nane
6 FW Guinea GUI Mohamed Damaro
8 MF Togo TOG Faride Tchadenou
9 FW Guinea GUI Mouctar Gakou
10 FW Guinea GUI Gaoussou Siby
11 FW Cameroon CMR Serge Andoulo
13 MF Guinea GUI Mohamed Camara
14 MF Senegal SEN Baba Tundé Bibliodocou
16 GK Cameroon CMR Yannick Epané
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Guinea GUI Kerfalla Camara
19 MF Guinea GUI Alassane Camara
21 FW Guinea GUI Moustapha Kouyate
31 DF Senegal SEN Youssouf Bangoura
32 GK Guinea GUI Ellie Ouendeno
— DF Guinea GUI Ibrahim Sory Bangoura

Honours

Domestic

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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