Guinea FA has announced the appointment of Kaba Diawara as the head coach of the Guinea national team.
Diarawa, 45, who succeeds Didier Six had spells at Toulon, Bordeaux, Arsenal, Marseille and Paris St-Germain during his playing career, while also representing Guinea.
Diarawa holds a UEFA A license and a Sports Management degree from the University of Lyon and was the interim coach of Guinea during the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.
Diarawa first test as a coach of Syli National will be to qualify Guinea for the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast when the AFCON 2023 qualifiers commence in June.
Guinea is in Group D of the 2023 AFCON Qualifiers alongside, Egypt, Ethiopia and Malawi.