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 the 1960s and 70s, but their last league title came in 1985. The 1970s were a golden decade for Hafia FC when they dominated African football, winning 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 name	Hafia Football Club
Nickname(s)	"Tri Campeao"[1]
Founded	1951
Ground	Stade Petit Sory Conakry, Guinea
Capacity	5,400
Chairman	Kerfalla Person Camara[2]
Manager	Kazimierz Jagiełło
League	Ligue 1 Pro
2022–23	Champions
Website	http://hafiafc.com/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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
Sindio	2015–2016
Beda	2016–2020
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 Mohamed Sam Soumah 3 DF  GUI Cherif Camara 5 FW  TOG Richard Nane 6 FW  GUI Mohamed Damaro 8 MF  TOG Faride Tchadenou 9 FW  GUI Mouctar Gakou 10 MF  GUI Youssouf Siby 11 FW  CMR Serge Andoulo 13 MF  GUI Mohamed Camara 14 MF  SEN Baba Tundé Bibliodocou 16 GK  CMR Yannick Epané

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  GUI Kerfalla Camara 19 MF  GUI Alassane Camara 21 FW  GUI Moustapha Kouyate 31 DF  SEN Youssouf Bangoura 32 GK  GUI Ellie Ouendeno — DF  GUI Ibrahim Sory Bangoura

Honours

Domestic

• Ligue 1 Pro: 16
  • Champion:^[3] 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2023
• Guinée Coupe Nationale: 4
  • Winner: 1992, 1993, 2002, 2017
• Guinean Super Cup: 1
  • Winner: 2002

Continental

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3
  • Champion: 1972, 1975, 1977
  • Runner-up: 1976, 1978
• UFOA Cup:
  • Runner-up: 1992

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

2020 – Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 14 appearances

1967: Quarter-finals 1968: Quarter-finals 1969: Semi-finals 1972: Champion 1973: Quarter-finals

1974: withdrew in Second Round 1975: Champion 1976: Finalist 1977: Champion 1978: Finalist

1979: Quarter-finals 1980: Second Round 1983: Second Round 1984: withdrew in First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

1993 – First Round

1994 – First Round

2003 – Second Round

Notes and references

1. "#829 – Hafia FC : Tri Campeo" (in French). Footnickname. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
2. "Guinée : les barons du football". Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
3. Hafia FC won the first tree titles in the (1966, 1967 & 1968) under the name of Conakry II

External links

• Hafia Conakry history – scoreshelf.com