Former Guinea international striker Kaba Diawara was named to take full charge of his country’s senior national team on Thursday after the federation completed its search for a permanent coach of the national team.

The 46-year-old, who led the Syli National in a friendly match against South Africa last March, is expected to sign a two-year contract in the coming days.

Guinean Football Federation appointed Diawara as the interim head coach of Guinea in October 2021. And he led the Guinea national selection to the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon in January.

But the former attacker was relieved of his post after their participation in the tournament in Cameroon where Guinea were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Gambia, which was playing its first AFCON participation.

Diawara was preferred to the three other candidates who subsequently applied to lead the national team of Guinea.

The Technical Committee responsible for recruiting the new coach for the Syli National chose the former international striker ahead of his compatriots Mohamed Kanfory Bangoura, Morlaye Soumah and Moussa Thea, all from Guinea.

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He will be in charge from June when the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers get underway.

Guinea have been placed in a tough group with Egypt, Malawi and Ethiopia.