Étoile de Guinée explained

Clubname:	Étoile de Guinée
Fullname:	Club Sportif Étoile de Guinée
Founded:	1996
Ground:	Stade 28 Septembre Conakry, Guinea
Capacity:	25,000
League:	Guinée Championnat National
Season:	2012–2013

Club Sportif Étoile de Guinée, called CS Étoile de Guinée or simply Étoile de Guinée is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1996, the team has promoted great talents such as Alhassane Bangoura, Naby Yattara, Kanfory Sylla, and Oumar Kalabane.

In 2003 they won the Guinée Coupe Nationale.^[1]

Car crash 191

On 31. December 2019, nine players of the team died in a Bus crash in Mamou and 17 players were injured.^[2] The coach collided with the bus of Wakriya AC, who the National players Alfred Kargbo of Sierra Leone at scene and Guinean Abubacar Camara died a day later in hospital.^[3]

Achievements

National titles

• Guinée Coupe Nationale

1

Winner: 2003

• Tournoi Ruski Alumini

1

Winner: 2002

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Confederation Cup

1 appearance

2004 CAF Confederation Cup – First round

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the Stade 28 Septembre.^[4]

External links

• Profile
• http://www.footballscores.com/fixtures-results/results/guinea/teams/etoile-de-guinee/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guinea - List of Cup Winners. RSSSF. 1 January 2019.
2. News: Nine footballers die in Guinea bus crash. BBC Sport. 1 January 2019.
3. Web site: SAD – Sierra Leone Footballer Alfred Kargbo Dies In Road Accident. www.SposcCorna.com. 1 January 2019.
4. Web site: Guinea - Etoile de Guinée - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway . int.soccerway.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305085004/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/guinea/%C3%A9toile-de-guinee/17664/venue/ . 2016-03-05.