# Horoya AC

Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean professional football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro, the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.

## History

In 2014, they eliminated the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up Raja Casablanca in the second qualifying round of the 2014 CAF Champions League.
In 2018, after finishing second in the group stage of the CAF Champions League, the club reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, where it lost against Al Ahly SC 4–0 on aggregate (0–0 in Conakry and 4–0 in Cairo).

## Club identity

The name Horoya means Liberty or Freedom in both Guinea's local and Arabic languages. The word comes from the huge and significant Arabic influence on Guinean society.

### Home shirt

Its Home shirt colours are red and white. The red, symbol of blood of the martyrs for the independence struggle and white for great purity and hope.

### Crest

* Historical evolution of Horoya AC crest
* 1978-2014
* 2014-2016
* Since 2016

## Honours
### National

* Ligue 1 Pro: 20
** Champions: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (Record)
* Guinée Coupe Nationale: 9
** Champions: 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
* Guinean Super Cup: 6
** Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 (Record)

### International

* African Cup Winners' Cup: 1
** Champions: 1978
* UFOA Cup: 1
** Champions: 2009

## Rivalry

The Conakry Derby, is a football match between Guinean clubs Horoya AC and HAFIA FC. It is a match between arguably the two most successful clubs in Guinea.

## Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Champions League : 12 appearances
* African Cup of Champions Clubs : 6 appearances
* CAF Confederation Cup : 2 appearances
* CAF Cup : 3 appearances
       1997 – first round
       1998 – second round
       1999 – first round
* CAF Cup Winners' Cup : 7 appearances
* West African Club Championship : 1 appearance
       2009 – champion

## Current squad

    As of 12 November 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GUI | Sékou Sylla |
| 3 | DF | COD | El Jireh Nsingani |
| 4 | DF | GUI | Ibrahima Sow |
| 5 | DF | MLI | Boubacar Samassekou |
| 6 | MF | GUI | Ismaël Camara |
| 7 | MF | GUI | Naby Soumah |
| 8 | MF | GUI | Alseny Soumah |
| 9 | FW | GUI | Daouda Camara |
| 11 | MF | GUI | Alassane Mendy |
| 13 | DF | GUI | Alseny Camara |
| 14 | DF | MLI | Issaka Samaké |
| 15 | FW | GUI | Gnagna Barry |
| 16 | GK | GUI | Modibo Touré |
| 17 | MF | GUI | Abdoulaye Bamba |
| 18 | DF | GUI | Fode Camara |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | GUI | Moussa Camara |
| 23 | DF | GUI | Ibrahima Sory Doumbouya |
| 25 | DF | GUI | Ibrahima Condé |
| 26 | MF | GUI | Sory Sidibé |
| 27 | DF | GUI | Abou Mangué |
| 28 | MF | GUI | Mohamed Coumbassa |
| 29 | FW | GUI | Boniface Haba |
| 30 | FW | GUI | Fodé Diabaté |
| 31 | FW | GUI | Sekou Keita |
| 33 | DF | GUI | Samuel Conté |
| 35 | GK | SLE | Medo Kamara |
| 38 | FW | GUI | Sory Traoré |

## Notable coaches

* Mario Diabaté
* Pierre Bangoura
* Mohamed Dansoko
* Souleymane Cherif
* Mohamed Lamine Kaba
* Mory Conde La Valeur
* Kanfory Lapé Bangoura
* Mamadouba Sylla
* Aboubacar Fofana
* Mohamed Zouba Camara
* Amara Péle
* Mohamed Sylla Leandro
* Ibrahima Sory Toure Damas
* Issiaga Fadiga
* Théophile Bola
* Amara Traore
* Kanfory Lapé Bangoura
* Victor Zvunka
* Patrice Neveu
* Didier Gomes Da Rosa