stalwart of the Guinea team from the early 1990s until the early 2000s. He is regarded as a key protagonist in Guinea's return to respectability in African football and played for his country at the 2004 African Nations Cup, where he scored 3 goals in the Group Stage, which meant he finished just one goal behind the leading scores of the tournament. Coaching career In December 2005, he was linked with the vacant manager's job with the Guinea national team. On 13 May 2009, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, the President of Guinea publicly announced that he wanted him to manage the national team. At the end of May 2009, Camara was named the National Technical Director (NTC). On 9 June 2009, Camara was named the head coach of the Syli National to succeed Robert Nouzaret. Camara was serving in dual capacities of NTC and head coach of the Syli National. On 15 September 2009, three months following his nomination as head coach of the Syli National, Camara was replaced by Mamadi Souaré, a former Captain of the Syli National, following poor results, lack of cooperation/understanding with certain conspicuous members of the Guinean Football Federation (FGF), and absence of "cordial" relations with certain key elements of the Syli National. Breach of contract In September 2003, alleging breach of contract, Camara sued West Ham United. In 2006, West Ham successfully defended the High Court breach of contract claim brought by Camara. Minister of Sports On 28 December 2010, Camara was made Sports Minister of Guinea by newly elected president Alpha Condé, making him the country's first ex-sportsman to hold a government post. He was forced out of his post on 5 October 2012 in a government reshuffle. References External links Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Hero Player profile at Liverpool FC LFChistory.net player profile 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Conakry Association football forwards Guinean footballers Guinean expatriate footballers Guinea international footballers 1994 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players AS Saint-Étienne players RC Lens players Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in England Olympique de Marseille players Ligue 1 players Liverpool F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Ittihad FC players Amiens SC players Premier League players Al-Sailiya SC players Guinean football managers Guinea national football team managers Sports ministers of Guinea Saudi Professional League players Qatar Stars League players