Burkina Faso national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Etalons (The Stallions) |
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| Association | Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Paulo Duarte | ||
| Top scorer | Moumouni Dagano (30)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 4-Août | ||
| FIFA code | BFA | ||
| FIFA ranking | 66 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 37 (October 2010, June 2011) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 127 (December 1993) | ||
| Elo ranking | 74 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 66 (July 2011) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 133 (February 1987) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon  (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Burkina Faso 4–0 Mozambique  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 7 June 2003) Burkina Faso 4–0 Namibia  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 26 March 2011) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta (Algeria; 30 August 1981) |
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| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1978) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place; 1998 | ||
The Burkina Faso national football team, nicknamed Les Etalons (The Stallions), 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. Their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was fourth in 1998, when they hosted the tournament.
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1974 – Did not enter
- 1978 – Did not qualify
- 1982 to 1986 – Did not enter
- 1990 – Did not qualify
- 1994 – Withdrew
- 1998 to 2010 – Did not qualify
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1965 – Did not enter
- 1968 – Did not qualify
- 1970 and 1972 – Withdrew
- 1974 – Did not qualify
- 1976 – Did not enter
- 1978 – Round 1 (as Upper Volta)
- 1980 – Did not enter
- 1982 – Did not qualify
- 1984 to 1988 – Did not enter
- 1990 to 1992 – Did not qualify
- 1994 – Withdrew during qualifying
- 1996 – Round 1
- 1998 – Fourth place
- 2000 – Round 1
- 2002 – Round 1
- 2004 – Round 1
- 2006 to 2008 – Did not qualify
- 2010 – Round 1
- 2012 – Round 1
[edit] Current squad
The following squad was called up to participate in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Caps and goals updated as of 30 January 2012
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[edit] Recent call-ups
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[edit] References
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
[edit] External links
- Burkina Faso at FIFA.com
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