VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC winger Lass Bangoura has been called up to the Guinean men's national team for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, the club confirmed on Wednesday.
The continent's biennial international men's football championship organized by the Confederation of African Football begins on June 21, with Guinea competing with Nigeria, Madagascar, and Burundi in group play through June 30.
The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, advance to the round of 16. The tournament culminates with the final in Cairo on July 19.