Burkina Faso national football team

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Burkina Faso
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Les Étalons
(The Stallions)
Association Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Gernot Rohr
Captain Charles Kaboré
Top scorer Moumouni Dagano (31)[1]
Home stadium Stade du 4-Août
FIFA code BFA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 93 Decrease 17 (5 November 2015)
Highest 37 (October 2010, June 2011)
Lowest 127 (December 1993)
First international
 Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon 
(Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 9 (First in 1978)
Best result Runner-up: 2013

The Burkina Faso national football team, is the national team of Burkina Faso and is controlled by the Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball. They were known as the Upper Volta national football team until 1984, when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso. They finished fourth in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament. Their best ever finish in the tournament was the 2013 edition, reaching the final.

History

The country made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1978, but it was 1996 before they returned to the biennial tournament. They subsequently qualified for five consecutive tournaments between 1996 and 2004, reaching the semi-finals under coach Philippe Troussier when the tournament was held on home soil in 1998.[2]

Burkina Faso played in Group B of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Ghana and Ivory Coast in a three-team group due to Togo's withdrawal. Although they drew their first match against Ivory Coast and needed just a draw against Ghana to progress, the Burkinabe lost 1–0 and failed to qualify for the knock-out stage of the tournament.[3] Burkina Faso took part in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, losing all three of their matches and subsequently firing coach Paulo Duarte.[4] Belgian coach Paul Put was announced as new coach in March 2012.[5] Burkina Faso lost to Nigeria in the final of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

Nickname

The team is nicknamed Les Etalons, which means "The Stallions". It is in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga.[7]

Competition record

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Played as  Upper Volta
Uruguay 1930 to
Germany 1974		 Did not enter
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify
Spain 1982 Did not enter
Played as  Burkina Faso
Mexico 1986 Did not enter
Italy 1990 Did not qualify
United States 1994 Withdrew during qualifying
France 1998 to
Brazil 2014		 Did not qualify
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total 0/20

Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.

2015

Current squad

A 23-man provisional squad was announced for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Comoros on 13 June 2015.[8] Caps and goals updated as of June 13, 2015 after the game against Comoros.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Germain Sanou (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 31) 21 0 France Beauvais
1GK Mohamed Bailou (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Burkina Faso Bobo Dioulasso
4 2DF Bakary Koné (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 35) 56 0 France Lyon
5 2DF Mohamed Koffi (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 37) 53 4 Egypt Zamalek
2 2DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31) 19 0 France Toulouse
13 2DF Narcisse Bambara (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 34) 14 0 Romania Universitatea Cluj
2DF Issa Gouo (1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 34) 14 0 Guinea Kaloum Star
14 2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32) 8 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Vita Club
2DF Pierre Dailan (1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 35) 4 0 Mali Stade Malien
2DF Jean-Noël Lingani (1989-12-12) 12 December 1989 (age 34) 3 0 Mali Horoya AC
18 3MF Charles Kaboré (Captain) (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36) 66 3 Russia Kuban Krasnodar
3MF Florent Rouamba (1986-12-31) 31 December 1986 (age 37) 50 1 France Bastia
6 3MF Djakaridja Koné (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 37) 38 2 France Évian
8 3MF Prejuce Nakoulma (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 36) 28 5 Turkey Mersin İdmanyurdu
3MF Abdou Traoré (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35) 25 3 Turkey Konyaspor
3MF Bertrand Traoré (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28) 24 2 England Chelsea
17 3MF Jonathan Zongo (1989-04-06) 6 April 1989 (age 35) 17 3 Spain Almería
3MF Adama Guira (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 35) 6 0 Denmark SønderjyskE
3MF Abdoul Aziz Kaboré (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 1 0 France Valenciennes
3MF Yves Benoit Bationo (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28) 1 0 San Marino San Marino Calcio
15 4FW Aristide Bancé (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 39) 52 16 Kazakhstan Irtysh
4FW Issiaka Ouédraogo (1988-08-19) 19 August 1988 (age 35) 20 1 Austria Admira Wacker Mödling

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Moussa Fofana (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 (age 31) 0 0 Burkina Faso Kadiogo 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Abdoulaye Soulama (1979-11-29) 29 November 1979 (age 44) 45 0 Ghana Hearts of Oak 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Saïdou Simporé (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 31) 3 1 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
DF Moumouni Compaoré (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
DF Maxime Ouattara (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
DF Issouf Paro (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
DF Fousseyni Béao (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Burkina Faso Bobo Dioulasso v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
DF Paul Koulibaly (1986-03-24) 24 March 1986 (age 38) 51 0 Egypt ENPPI 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Benjamin Balima (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 39) 28 2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Henri Traoré (1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 (age 41) 3 0 Ghana Ashanti Gold v.  Angola, 19 November 2014
MF Fousseyni Béao (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Burkina Faso Bobo Dioulasso v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
MF Aliassou Sanou (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 35) 3 0 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
DF Yacouba Songné (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
MF Sydney Mohamed Sylla (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Burkina Faso USFA v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
MF Moussa Yedan (1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 (age 34) 6 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Banou Diawara (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Burkina Faso RC Bobo v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
FW Omar Kaboré (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 33) 1 0 Burkina Faso USFA v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
FW Aliassou Sanou (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 33) 1 0 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015
FW Jonathan Pitroipa (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38) 58 16 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Alain Traoré (1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35) 37 18 France Lorient 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

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