Bengally Sylla
Guinean footballer
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Bengally Sylla, also known as Bangaly Sylla[2] and Bangally Sylla,[1] (1951 – 2013) was a Guinean footballer who played as a left winger during the 1970s and 1980s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea | ||
| Date of death | 2013 (aged 61–62) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1982 | Hafia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973–1982[1][a] | Guinea | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
A left-winger with pace and skill, Sylla was a star of the successful Hafia FC between 1972 and 1982.[2] He is regarded as being one of Guinea's top players during this period.
Sylla finished fourth in the voting for the 1976 African Footballer of the Year award.[3]
International career
He played for Guinea between 1973 and 1982,[2] and he has anywhere from 22 to 27 caps and anywhere from 2 to 6 goals.[a] He played at the 1976, 1978, and 1980 African Cup of Nations and finished as a runner-up with Guinea in 1976.[2] He also won the 1981 Amílcar Cabral Cup with Guinea.
He retired after the 1982 Cameroon Tournament in May 1982.[2]
Honours
Hafia
- Guinée Championnat National: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1972, 1975, 1977; runner-up 1976, 1978
Guinea
- African Cup of Nations: runner-up 1976
- Amílcar Cabral Cup: 1981; third place 1979, 1980
