Naby Laye "Papa" Camara (1952 – 4 January 2018) was a

Guinean Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

footballer of the 1970s and 1980s and football manager. He was regarded as one of Guinea's all-time great players, a stalwart of the highly successful

Hafia FC Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall having dominated in 1960s and 70s, but t ...

side of the 1970s and early 1980s and a Guinean national team which was among Africa's strongest during this period. He played in five African Club Champions Cup finals - the former African Champions League competition - winning three continental titles with the Conakry-based club,

. Known for his dribbling skills, Camara partnered well with the 1972 African Player of the year Cherif Souleymane and played alongside the likes of Petit Sory, Maxine Camara, Cham Ousmane Tolo, Bangaly Sylla and Aliou Njolea to make

the most successful club in Africa in the 70's He also helped Syli Nationale finish as runners-up to Morocco at the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations, the furthest Guinea have ever reached at a Nations Cup. In recent years, he served as an assistant coach for the national side. He managed the

Guinea national football team The Guinea national football team ( French: '' Équipe de football du Guinée'') represents Guinea in men's international football and it is controlled by the Guinean Football Federation. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, ...

at the

1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in 1992, the field of twelve teams was ...

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* 1952 births 2018 deaths Guinean men's footballers Guinea men's international footballers 1976 African Cup of Nations players 1980 African Cup of Nations players Men's association football goalkeepers Hafia FC players Guinean football managers Guinea national football team managers 1994 African Cup of Nations managers Footballers from Dakar {{Guinea-footy-bio-stub