Latvian third-tier club FK Salaspils have announced a strategic partnership with Guinea’s Club Industriel de Kamsar (CIK), opening a potential pathway for players and coaches between the two countries.
Salaspils announced the agreement following club president Vjačeslavs Miņins’ scouting visit to Guinea, describing the deal as a strategic partnership with the Kamsar-based club.
One of the principal aims of the agreement is to provide young players from CIK with opportunities to move into European football, with Latvia intended to serve as an entry point.
The agreement is not limited to player recruitment. CIK technical staff are also expected to be offered development placements, while the clubs plan to organise an annual training camp in Latvia for CIK teams to encourage sporting, technical and cultural exchanges between the clubs.
For Salaspils, the partnership provides a link with a club operating close to the top of Guinea’s domestic game. CIK finished third in the 2025-26 Guinean Ligue 1, recording 15 wins from 26 matches and collecting 48 points. Only champions Horoya AC and second-placed Hafia FC finished above them.
The club has a considerably longer history than its Latvian partner. CIK traces its present identity to 1993, when the former Caïman Club de Kamsar became Club Industriel de Kamsar. CIK has also provided players for Guinea’s home-based national-team set-up. Defender Mohamed Boké Camara and forward Aboubacar Kanacé Camara were both included in Guinea’s 26-player provisional squad for the African Nations Championship in July 2025.
Salaspils, meanwhile, are competing in the Altero.lv LIIGA, Latvia’s third tier, during the 2026 season. The club was founded by Miņins in 2012 and also operates a youth football school in Salaspils.
The partnership therefore connects two clubs at very different points within their respective domestic structures: CIK are coming off a third-place finish in Guinea’s top flight, while Salaspils are seeking to progress through Latvia’s lower divisions. More importantly, the agreement gives Salaspils a formal recruitment and development connection in West African football while providing CIK with a potential route for its players into Europe.
Neither club has yet identified any players who are immediately expected to move between the clubs, with the agreement for now establishing the framework for future cooperation.
