Guinea Bissau coach Baciro Candé has selected 25 players to face Guinea (1is September) then Sudan (September 7) as part of the first two days of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Composed largely of players playing in Portugal (10 elements), the group also includes 7 players playing in France including Rémois Cassama, the Troyen Mama Baldé, the Monegasque Pelé, and Alexandre Mendy, current top scorer in Ligue 2 with Caen (5 goals). The star Piqueti is there too.
The list of Guinea Bissau:
Guardians: Jonas Mendes (Black Leopard, South Africa), Maurice Gomis (Ayia Napa, Cyprus), Manuel Baldé (Vizela, Portugal).
Defenders: Nanu (FC Porto, Portugal), Fali Candé (Portimonense, Portugal), Marcelo Djaló (Lugo, Espagne), Opa Sanganté (Chateauroux, France), Sori Mané (Moreirense, Portugal), Rudi da Silva (Kaunas, Lithuania), Simão Júnior (Vilafranquense, Portugal), Jefferson Encada (Leixões, Portugal).
Midfielders: Pelé (Monaco, France), Bura (Farense, Portugal), Jaquité (Vilafranquense, Portugal), Moreto Cassamá (Stade Reims, France), Alfa Semedo (Vitória de Guimarães, Portugal).
Attackers: David Gomis (Pau, France), Mama Baldé (Troyes, France), Piqueti (Al-Shoulla, Saudi Arabia), Jorge Íntima (Ludogorets, Bulgaria), Mauro Teixeira (Sion, Switzerland), Panutche Camará (Plymouth, England), Alexandre Mendy (Caen, France), Joseph Mendes (Niort, France), Frédéric Mendy (Vitória de Setúbal, Portugal).
