Guinea 23 years old forward Idrissa Sylla suffered a serious head injury while training with his team in Azadi Stadium today.

The practice session was stopped for awhile and finally the team managers decided to call and ambulance to take Sylla to an emergency ward in a Tehran hospital. Apparently Sylla and another teammate went for heading the same ball with a teammate when the head crash occurred.

The incident affected the morale of the visiting Guinean team.

Team Melli will be meeting Guinea in a friendly match on Wednesday as part of the preparation program for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2014.

Guinea squad left Conakry on Saturday for a reunion in Germany before heading to Tehran. coach of the Guinean team, Michel Dussuyer recently reappointed, summoned 22 players. Listed below are the main squad: 

Goalkeepers: Abdul Aziz Keita (ASK) and Naby Yattara (France).

Defenders: Thierno Bah (France), Babacar Camara (ASK), Abdoulaye Cissé (Fello Star), Pay Djibril Tamsir (Moldova), Florentin Pogba (France), Baissama Sankhon (France) and Issiaga Sylla (France).

Midfielders: Ibrahima Conte (Belgium), Kevin Constant (Italy), Sadio Diallo (France), Mohamed Diarra (Denmark), Boubacar Fofana (Portugal) djiba Keita (CIK) and Michel Landel Guy (France). 

Forwards: Alhassane Bangoura (Spain), Salim Cissé (Portugal), Seydouba Soumah (Slovakia), Idrissa Sylla (Belgium), Ibrahima Traoré (Germany) and Mohamed Lamine Yattara (France ).