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Burkina Faso
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Étalons
(The Stallions)
AssociationBurkinabé Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachKamou Malo
CaptainHervé Koffi
Most capsCharles Kaboré (102)
Top scorerMoumouni Dagano (34)[1]
Home stadiumStade du 4-Août
FIFA codeBFA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 67 Steady (18 July 2024)[2]
Highest35 (April–May 2017)
Lowest127 (December 1993)
First international
 Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon 
(Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960)
Biggest win
 Upper Volta 5–1 Liberia 
(Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 27 December 1961)
 Burkina Faso 4–0 Mozambique 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 7 June 2003)
 Burkina Faso 4–0 Namibia 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 26 March 2011)
 Burkina Faso 4–0 Ethiopia 
(Nelspruit, South Africa; 25 January 2013)
 Burkina Faso 4–0 Niger 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 23 March 2013)
 Burkina Faso 5–1 Swaziland 
(Nelspruit, South Africa; 10 January 2015)
 Burkina Faso 4–0 Cape Verde 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017)
 Djibouti 0–4 Burkina Faso 
(Marrakesh, Morocco; 8 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta 
(Algeria; 30 August 1981)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances12 (first in 1978)
Best resultRunners-up, 2013

The Burkina Faso national football team (French: Équipe de football du Burkina Faso), represents Burkina Faso in men's international football and is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation. 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

Their first international match was played on April 13, 1960, in the Jeux de la Communauté in Madagascar and ended with a 5–4 victory against Gabon.

The country made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1978, but it was not until 1996 that 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.[4]

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.[5] Burkina Faso took part in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, losing all three of their matches and subsequently firing coach Paulo Duarte.[6] Belgian coach Paul Put was announced as new coach in March 2012.[7] Burkina Faso finished first of their group, but lost to Nigeria in the final of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

The team had a strong showing in its subsequent World Cup Qualifying campaign, reaching the final round of qualifying where it faced Algeria. It won 3–2 in Ouagadougou, but lost 1–0 in Blida. Despite the 3-3 aggregate, Burkina Faso narrowly missed out on the 2014 World Cup due to the away goals rule.

They team would earn third place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nickname

The team is nicknamed Les Etalons, which means "The Stallions". It is in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga.[9] Supporters of the team at times include a percussion band, which often mimics the sounds of galloping horses at matches.

Recent schedule and results

The following is a list of match results from the previous twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

16 January 2020 CHAN Mali  1–0  Burkina Faso Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1
  • Bagayoko 70'
Report Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)
20 January 2020 CHAN Burkina Faso  3–1  Zimbabwe Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Mahmoud Mohamed (Egypt)
24 January 2020 CHAN Burkina Faso  0–0  Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
29 March 2021 AFCONQ Burkina Faso  1–0  South Sudan Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
16:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade du 4 Août
Referee: George Rogers (Liberia)
5 June Friendly Ivory Coast  2–1  Burkina Faso Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
Referee: Yelebodom Bodjona (Togo)
12 June Friendly Morocco  1–0  Burkina Faso Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
2 September 2022 World Cup qualification Niger  0–2  Burkina Faso Marrakesh, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
7 September 2022 World Cup qualification Burkina Faso  1–1  Algeria Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
8 October 2022 World Cup qualification Djibouti  0–4  Burkina Faso Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)
11 October 2022 World Cup qualification Group A Burkina Faso  2–0  Djibouti Marrakesh, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hassen Corneh (Liberia)
12 November 2022 World Cup qualification Group A Burkina Faso  1–1  Niger Marrakesh, Morocco
14:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
16 November 2022 World Cup qualification Group A Algeria  2–2  Burkina Faso Blida,Algeria
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

2022

2 January Friendly Burkina Faso  3–0  Gabon
29 January 2021 AFCON QF Burkina Faso  1–0  Tunisia Garoua, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Babayouré Sawadogo (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 34) 18 0 Burkina Faso Kadiogo
16 1GK Hervé Koffi (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 27) 43 0 Belgium Charleroi
23 1GK Farid Ouédraogo (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) 5 0 Burkina Faso USFA
27 1GK Kilian Nikiema (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Netherlands ADO Den Haag

3 2DF Oula Traoré (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 28) 7 0 Guinea Horoya
4 2DF Soumaïla Ouattara (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29) 8 0 Morocco FUS Rabat
5 2DF Patrick Malo (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) 23 0 Morocco Hassania Agadir
9 2DF Issa Kaboré (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23) 24 1 France Troyes
12 2DF Edmond Tapsoba (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 25 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
13 2DF Hermann Nikiema (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 35) 5 1 Burkina Faso Salitas
14 2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32) 59 6 Morocco Nahdat Berkane
25 2DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31) 66 1 Cyprus Aris Limassol

6 3MF Saïdou Simporé (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 31) 12 1 Egypt Al Ittihad
8 3MF Dramane Nikièma (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 35) 7 0 Guinea Horoya
18 3MF Ismahila Ouédraogo (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24) 14 0 Greece PAOK B
20 3MF Gustavo Sangaré (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27) 14 1 France Quevilly-Rouen
22 3MF Blati Touré (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 29) 30 1 Sweden Eskilstuna
24 3MF Adama Guira (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36) 39 0 Spain Racing Rioja

2 4FW Djibril Ouattara (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 24) 7 1 Morocco Olympic Safi
7 4FW Eric Traoré (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28) 15 1 Egypt Pyramids
10 4FW Bertrand Traoré (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28) 65 13 England Aston Villa
11 4FW Mohamed Konaté (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) 16 2 Russia Akhmat
15 4FW Abdoul Tapsoba (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 22) 11 4 Belgium Standard Liège
17 4FW Zakaria Sanogo (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27) 26 1 Armenia Ararat-Armenia
19 4FW Hassane Bandé (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25) 19 1 Croatia Istra 1961
21 4FW Cyrille Bayala (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28) 36 4 France Ajaccio
26 4FW Kouamé Botué (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) 3 0 France Ajaccio
28 4FW Dango Ouattara (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) 4 1 France Lorient

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Burkina Faso in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ben Idriss Traoré (1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Burkina Faso SONABEL v.  Algeria, 16 November 2021

DF Mohamed Ouattara (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Jordan Al-Salt v.  Algeria, 16 November 2021
DF Yacouba Coulibaly (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 29) 31 0 Spain Cartagena v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021
DF Ben Aziz Zagré (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021
DF Dylan Ouédraogo (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Belgium OH Leuven v.  South Sudan, 29 March 2021

MF Bryan Dabo (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) 18 2 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor v.  Algeria, 16 November 2021
MF Charles Kaboré (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36) 102 4 Unattached v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF Alain Traoré (1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35) 63 21 Djibouti Arta/Solar7 v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF Abdou Razack Traoré (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35) 48 4 China Nantong Zhiyun v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF Sibiri Sanou (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Cameroon Coton Sport v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF Dramane Salou (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Unattached v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF Abdoul Bandaogo (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Spain Betis Deportivo v.  South Sudan, 29 March 2021
MF Hamed Belem (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger v.  South Sudan, 29 March 2021
MF Samy Hien (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Burkina Faso Salitas v.  South Sudan, 29 March 2021

FW Yacouba Songné (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Tanzania Young Africans v.  Algeria, 16 November 2021
FW Lamine Ouattara (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Burkina Faso SONABEL v.  Algeria, 16 November 2021
FW Lassina Traoré (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23) 17 7 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Algeria, 7 September 2021
FW Bassirou Compaoré (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Spain Rayo Majadahonda v.  Morocco, 12 June 2021

Notes
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
  • INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • RET = Player has retired from international football.
  • SUS = Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 5 February 2022[11]
Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Played as  Upper Volta
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
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 Did not qualify
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Total 0/22

Notes

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Burkina Faso fancy their chances". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Burkina Faso 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Burkina Faso coach gets the boot". BBC Sport. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Former Gambia coach Put handed reins at Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Mba's wondergoal wins African Cup of Nations for Nigeria". Eurosport. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  9. ^ Marchais, Julien (2006). Burkina Faso (in French). Petit Futé. p. 102. ISBN 2-7469-1601-0.
  10. ^ "Cameroun 2021". Facebook. Fédération Burkinabè de Football. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ^ Roberto Mamrud. "Burkina Faso – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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