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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 coachHubert Velud
CaptainBertrand Traoré
Most capsCharles Kaboré (102)
Top scorerMoumouni Dagano (34)[1]
Home stadiumStade du 4-Août
FIFA codeBFA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 62 Decrease 1 (4 April 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 
(Oran, 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.

Africa Cup of Nations

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]

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

World Cup qualifying

Burkina Faso first entered the World Cup in the 1978 qualifying tournament, beating Mauritania in the preliminary round before losing 1–3 against Ivory Coast. They next entered World Cup qualifying in 1990, losing in the first round to Libya 2–3. Burkina Faso withdrew from the 1994 competition but returned in 1998, beating Mauritania again to make it to the final qualifying group stage, however they failed to obtain a single point, finishing bottom of their group. They beat Ethiopia in 2002 to again make it to the qualifying group stage, but did not advance, only winning one game against Malawi.

The team had a strong showing in the 2014 World Cup qualification 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.

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

Main article: Burkina Faso national football team results (2020–present)

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

30 December Friendly Mauritania  0–0  Burkina Faso

2022

2 January Friendly Burkina Faso  3–0  Gabon
3 January Friendly Burkina Faso  Cancelled  DR Congo United Arab Emirates
9 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon  2–1  Burkina Faso Yaoundé, Cameroon
 Report
Stadium: Olembe Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
13 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Cape Verde  0–1  Burkina Faso Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 Report
Stadium: Olembe Stadium
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
17 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Burkina Faso  1–1  Ethiopia Bafoussam, Cameroon
 Report
Stadium: Kouekong Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
23 January 2021 AFCON Round of 16 Burkina Faso  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		  Gabon Limbe, Cameroon
 Report
Stadium: Limbe Stadium
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Penalties
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)
2 February 2021 AFCON SF Burkina Faso  1–3  Senegal Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
5 February 2021 AFCON 3rd Burkina Faso  3–3
(3–5 p)		  Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Penalties
24 March Friendly Kosovo  5–0  Burkina Faso Pristina, Kosovo
Aliti 3'
Selmani 23'
Vojvoda 53'
Rashica 68'
Domgjoni 75'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
29 March Friendly Belgium  3–0  Burkina Faso Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
3 June 2023 AFCON qualification Burkina Faso  2–0  Cape Verde Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00
Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
7 June 2023 AFCON qualification Eswatini  1–3  Burkina Faso Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00
Report
Stadium: FNB Stadium
Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
23 September Friendly Burkina Faso  1–0  DR Congo Rabat, Morocco
 Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
27 September Friendly Burkina Faso  2–1  Comoros Casablanca, Morocco
--:-- 
Report
Stadium: TBD
19 November Friendly Ivory Coast  1–2  Burkina Faso Marrakesh, Morocco

2023

March 2023 AFCON qualification Burkina Faso  v  Togo
Report
March 2023 AFCON qualification Togo  v  Burkina Faso
Report
September 2023 AFCON qualification Cape Verde  v  Burkina Faso
September 2023 AFCON qualification Burkina Faso  v  Eswatini

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly match.[10]
  • Match dates: 19 November 2022
  • Opposition:  Ivory Coast
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 23 September 2022, after the match against  DR Congo.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hervé Koffi (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 27) 47 0 Belgium Charleroi
1GK Hillel Konaté (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29) 0 0 France Valenciennes
1GK Kilian Nikiema (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32) 62 6 Morocco RS Berkane
2DF Nasser Djiga (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21) 2 0 France Nîmes
2DF Adama Fofana (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25) 1 0 France Dijon
2DF Issa Kaboré (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23) 29 2 France Marseille
2DF Adamo Nagalo (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
2DF Edmond Tapsoba (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 32 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31) 71 1 Cyprus Aris Limassol
3MF Stephane Aziz Ki (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) 5 1 Tanzania Yanga
3MF Cedric Badolo (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
3MF Abdoul Bandaogo (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26) 6 0 Portugal Trofense
3MF Trova Boni (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Portugal Belenenses SAD
3MF Abdoul Guiebre (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 26) 4 0 Italy Reggiana
3MF Ismahila Ouédraogo (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24) 15 0 Greece PAOK
3MF Gustavo Sangaré (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27) 21 2 France Quevilly-Rouen
3MF Blati Touré (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 29) 35 1 Egypt Pyramids
4FW Hassane Bandé (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25) 23 2 France Amiens
4FW Cyrille Bayala (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28) 41 4 France Ajaccio
4FW Dango Ouattara (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) 10 4 France Lorient
4FW Djibril Ouattara (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 24) 9 2 Morocco RS Berkane
4FW Abdoul Tapsoba (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 22) 15 4 Belgium Standard Liège
4FW Bertrand Traoré (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28) 68 15 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir

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 Aboubacar Sawadogo (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 34) 18 0 Burkina Faso Kadiogo v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
GK Nourdine Balora (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Tanzania Namungo v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
GK Farid Ouédraogo (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) 6 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Vita Club v.  Belgium, 29 March 2022
DF Dylan Ouédraogo (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Belgium OH Leuven v.  Comoros, 27 September 2022
DF Soumaïla Ouattara (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 28) 10 0 Denmark Hobro v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
DF Cheick-Omar Ouedraogo (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Burkina Faso ASFA Yennenga v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
DF Oula Abass Traoré (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 28) 7 0 Free agent v.  Belgium, 29 March 2022
DF Patrick Malo (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) 23 0 Kuwait Qadsia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Hermann Nikiéma (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 35) 5 1 Burkina Faso AS Douanes 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Dramane Salou (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Armenia Noah v.  Comoros, 27 September 2022
MF Mamady Bangré (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 22) 1 0 France Quevilly-Rouen v.  Comoros, 27 September 2022
MF Adama Guira (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36) 42 0 China Qingdao Hainiu v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
MF Abdul Yabré (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Italy Carpi v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
MF Abdoul Yoda (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Denmark Hobro v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
MF Bryan Dabo (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) 19 2 Greece Aris v.  Belgium, 29 March 2022
MF Saïdou Simporé (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 31) 13 1 Egypt Al Ittihad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Dramane Nikièma (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 35) 7 0 Guinea Horoya 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Abou Ouattara (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24) 10 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Comoros, 27 September 2022
FW Lamine Ouattara (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Algeria JS Kabylie v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
FW Joffrey Bazié (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20) 1 0 France Lille v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
FW Ousseni Bouda (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 United States San Jose Earthquakes v.  Eswatini, 7 June 2022
FW Abdel Zagré (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Switzerland Sion v.  Belgium, 29 March 2022
FW Eric Traoré (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28) 15 1 Egypt ENPPI 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Mohamed Konaté (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) 16 2 Russia Akhmat Grozny 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Zakaria Sanogo (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27) 26 1 Algeria JS Kabylie 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Lassina Traoré (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23) 17 7 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Kouamé Botué (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) 3 0 France Ajaccio 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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 7 June 2022[11]
Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.

Most appearances

Charles Kaboré has the most appearances for Burkina Faso with 102.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Charles Kaboré 102 4 2006–present
2 Jonathan Pitroipa 84 19 2006–2019
3 Moumouni Dagano 83 34 1998–2013
Bakary Koné 83 0 2006–2019
5 Aristide Bancé 79 24 2003–2019
6 Steeve Yago 70 1 2013–present
7 Saïdou Panandétiguiri 66 2 2002–2013
Bertrand Traoré 66 13 2011–present
9 Alain Traoré 65 21 2006–present
10 Issoufou Dayo 62 6 2012–present

Top goalscorers

Moumouni Dagano has the most goals for Burkina Faso with 34.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Moumouni Dagano 34 83 0.41 1998–2013
2 Aristide Bancé 24 79 0.3 2003–2019
3 Alain Traoré 21 65 0.32 2006–present
4 Jonathan Pitroipa 19 84 0.23 2006–2019
5 Mamadou Zongo 13 30 0.43 1996–2013
Préjuce Nakoulma 13 53 0.25 2012–present
Bertrand Traoré 13 66 0.2 2011–present
8 Amadou Touré 10 30 0.33 1998–2006
Oumar Barro 10 48 0.21 1996–2003
10 Lassina Traoré 7 17 0.41 2017–present
Alassane Ouédraogo 7 33 0.21 1998–2007

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
West Germany 1974
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 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 World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 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. ^ "Liste des Étalons qui vont défier les Éléphants de la Côte d'Ivoire le 19 novembre à Marrakech au Maroc" (in French). Fédération Burkinabè de Football - Facebook. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. ^ Roberto Mamrud. "Burkina Faso – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

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