Morlaye Cissé (born 19 December 1983) is a Guinean football coach and former player. A defender, he was a member of the Guinea squad for the 2006 African Nations Cup where the team were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Morlaye Cissé
Cissé with Guinea in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-12-19) 19 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Horoya AC 18 (0)
2001–2003 Châteauroux 8 (0)
2003–2005 GSI Pontivy 31 (1)
2005–2006 Sedan 32 (0)
2006–2008 ES Viry-Châtillon 40 (0)
2008–2009 ASOA Issy 22 (0)
2009–2010 Mulhouse 15 (1)
2011–2012 EGS Gafsa 22 (0)
International career
2004–2012 Guinea 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

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In September 2022, Cissé was appointed coach of the Guinea U23 team.[1] Under his leadership, the Syli U23 finished 4th at the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. Despite this performance, he was sacked by the Guinean Football Federation's Normalisation Committee on 24 July 2023.[2] Following the election of Aboubacar Sampil as head of the Guinean Football Federation on 6 January 2024,[3] he came back to the U-23 bench.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Touré, Lamine (29 September 2022). "Syli U-23 : Morlaye Cissé, Maleah...le staff technique des Espoirs enfin meublé". Guineefoot (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ DIALLO, Mamadou Alpha (24 July 2023). "Syli U-23 : Morlaye Cissé limogé, son remplaçant connu". Foot224 - Actualité Sport Guinée (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ FEGUIFOOT (6 January 2024). "Monsieur Aboubacar SAMPIL, élu Président de la FGF pour quarte ans". FEGUIFOOT (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ Doré, Mohamed Diawaty (26 January 2024). "Fédération guinéenne de Football : Morlaye Cissé revient à la tête des U-23". Guinéenews© (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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