Académie Super Olympique d'une Afrique Renaissante, commonly known as SOAR and formerly known as CO Coyah, is a Guinean
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
located in
Ratoma
Ratoma is an urban Sub-prefectures of Guinea, sub-prefecture in the Conakry Region of Guinea and one of five in the capital Conakry. As of 2014 it had a population of 653,934 people.
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Sub-prefectures of Conakry
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, Guinea. The club competes in the
Ligue 1 Pro, the top division of football in Guinea. Nicknamed SOAR, it was founded as CO Coyah in , but changed its name to Académie Super Olympique d'une Afrique Renaissante in 2019. SOAR has established itself as a talent generator developing young players most notably
Morlaye Sylla
Morlaye Sylla (born 23 July 1998) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arouca and the Guinea national team.
International career
Sylla made his debut with the Guinea national team in a 1–0 2020 African Nations Championship ...
.
History
Coyah was first promoted into the
Guinée Championnat National
Guinée Championnat National (simply known as Ligue 1 Pro) is the top division of the Guinean Football Federation, it was created in 1965.
Ligue 1 Pro 2021–22 teams
Champions
*1965 : AS Kaloum Star
*1966 : Hafia FC
*1967 : Hafia FC
*1968 : ...
for the 2016–17 season.
Founded as ''Club Olympique de Coyah'' (''CO Coyah'' or short), had pretty rough times in the league bouncing back between the first and second league. In 2019 as CO Coyah had been promoted they had been bought by Almamy Saidou Sylla who rebranded the club as ''SOAR''. The club became a talent generator focusing on promoting young players. The same season the club finished 4th. In the 2021/22 the club finished second runners up to
Horoya AC
Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean 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, t ...
. The club developed many African talents such as
Morlaye Sylla
Morlaye Sylla (born 23 July 1998) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arouca and the Guinea national team.
International career
Sylla made his debut with the Guinea national team in a 1–0 2020 African Nations Championship ...
and
Béni Makouana.
Colours and badge
Coyah's colours are Blue and Black.
Former managers
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Rachid Ghaflaoui
Rachid Ghaflaoui (Arabic: رشيد الغفلاوي; born January 1, 1973) is a Moroccan football coach. He is the current coach of the Libyan club Al Ta'awon SC which plays in the Libyan Championship.
Career
Born in Marrakech in Morocco, Ghafla ...
(2019-2020)
References
External links
FDB profileGSA ProfileSocerway Profile
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Football clubs in Guinea