Burkina Faso national football team

Burkina Faso
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Les Étalons ; (The Stallions)
Association	Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Paulo Duarte
Captain	Charles Kaboré
Most caps	Charles Kaboré (92)
Top scorer	Moumouni Dagano (34)
Home stadium	Stade du 4-Août
FIFA code	BFA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	56 4 (20 September 2018)
Highest	35 (April–May 2017)
Lowest	127 (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)
Biggest defeat
	Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta ; (Algeria; 30 August 1981)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	11 (first in 1978)
Best result	Runners-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 finished first of their group, but 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 records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Played as Upper Volta
1930 to 1966	Did not enter
1970	Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982	Did not enter
Played as Burkina Faso
1986	Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify
1994	Withdrew during qualifying
1998 to 2018	Did not qualify
2022	To be determined
2026	To be determined
Total		0/21

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Played as Upper Volta
1962	Did not enter
1963
1965
1968	Did not qualify
1970	Withdrew
1972	Withdrew
1974	Did not qualify
1976	Did not enter
1978	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	9
1980	Did not enter
1982	Did not qualify
Played as Burkina Faso
1984	Did not enter
1986
1988
1990	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1994	Withdrew
1996	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	3	9
1998	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	8	9
2000	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	4	8
2002	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	2	4
2004	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	6
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Group stage	15th	2	0	1	1	0	1
2012	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	6
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	2	3	1	7	3
2015	Group stage	16th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2017	Third place	3rd	6	3	3	0	8	3
2019	To be determined
2021	To be determined
2023	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	11/31	41	7	13	21	38	62

Soulama

Kéba

Koné

Panandétiguiri

Rouamba

Kaboré

Traoré

Djakaridja

Bancé

Pitroïpa

Dagano (c)

2013 Africa Cup of Nations starting lineup

African Games

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991–present	See Burkina Faso national under-23 football team
Total	4/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

West African Nations Cup

West African Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	Did not enter
1983	Did not enter
1984	Fourth place	4th	5	1	3	1	6	7
1986	Fourth place	4th	6	1	1	4	2	7
1987	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
Total	Fourth place	3/5	14	3	4	7	11	18

WAFU Nations Cup

WAFU Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2010	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	9	8
2011	Did not enter
2013	Group stage	5th	3	0	1	2	3	5
Total	Fourth place	2/3	8	2	1	5	12	13

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss

2017

7 October 2018 WCQ	South Africa	3–1	Burkina Faso	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 SAST	Tau 1' Zwane 33' Vilakazi 45+1'	Report	A. Traoré 87'	Stadium: FNB Stadium Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

14 November 2018 WCQ	Burkina Faso	4–0	Cape Verde	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
19:30 GMT	Nakoulma 45+1', 58', 62' Diawara 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

2018

16 January 2018 CHAN	Angola	0–0	Burkina Faso	Agadir, Morocco
16:30 (WET)		Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

20 January 2018 CHAN	Congo	2–0	Burkina Faso	Agadir, Morocco
19:30 (WET)	Carof Bakoua 67' Bidimbou 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

24 January 2018 CHAN	Burkina Faso	1–1	Cameroon	Tangier, Morocco
19:00 (WET)	Sylla 42'	Report	Patrick Moussombo 52'	Stadium: Stade Ibn Batouta Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

22 March Friendly	Guinea-Bissau	0–2	Burkina Faso	Limeil-Brévannes, France
16:00 (CET)		Report	Bayala 36' Bancé 38'	Stadium: Stade Didier Pironi

27 March Friendly	Kosovo	2–0	Burkina Faso	Franconville, France
18:00 (CEST)	Muriqi 74' Paqarada 89'	Report (1st) Report (2nd)		Stadium: Stade Municipal Jean Rolland Attendance: 800 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane (France)

27 May Friendly	Cameroon	0–1	Burkina Faso	Beauvais, France
16:00 (CEST)		Report	Traoré 64'	Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

8 September 2019 AFCONQ	Mauritania	2–0	Burkina Faso	Nouakchott, Mauritania
17:00 (GMT)	Diahité 36' Camara 40'	Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

13 October 2019 AFCONQ	Burkina Faso	3–0	Botswana	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
18:00 (GMT)	Pitroipa 3' Diawara 48' Traoré 61'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

16 October 2019 AFCONQ	Botswana	0–0	Burkina Faso	Francistown, Botswana
19:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

16 November 2019 AFCONQ	Angola	v	Burkina Faso	Angola
		Report

2019

22 March 2019 AFCONQ	Burkina Faso	v	Mauritania	Burkina Faso
		Report

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match against Mauritania on 8 September 2018.^[8]

Caps and goals updated as of 8 September 2018 after the game against Mauritania.^[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aboubacar Sawadogo	(1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 34)	8	0	Al-Nojoom
16	1GK	Kouakou Koffi	(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 27)	19	0	Lille OSC
23	1GK	Germain Sanou	(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 32)	23	0	Beauvais

2	2DF	Steeve Yago	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)	41	0	Toulouse
3	2DF	Jean-Noël Lingani	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 35)	7	0	Horoya
4	2DF	Bakary Koné	(1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36)	80	0	Ankaragücü
13	2DF	Souleymane Koanda	(1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31)	3	0	ASEC Mimosas
14	2DF	Issoufou Dayo	(1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32)	30	1	Berkane
20	2DF	Yacouba Coulibaly	(1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 29)	19	0	Le Havre
	2DF	Edmond Tapsoba	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Vitória
	2DF	Dylan Ouédraogo	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Apollon Limassol

8	3MF	Abdou Traoré	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35)	39	3	Konyaspor
10	3MF	Sibiri Traoré	(1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35)	56	21	Al-Markhiya
11	3MF	Jonathan Pitroipa	(1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38)	76	18	Paris FC
15	3MF	Bassirou Compaoré	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Chabab Atlas Khénifra
18	3MF	Charles Kaboré	(1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)	91	4	Krasnodar
19	3MF	Abou Ouattara	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24)	2	0	KV Mechelen
22	3MF	Blati Touré	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 29)	13	0	AFC Eskilstuna

6	4FW	Bryan Dabo	(1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32)	3	0	Fiorentina
9	4FW	Banou Diawara	(1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32)	17	4	AS FAR
12	4FW	Ousmane Junior Sylla	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 33)	0	0	Constantine
17	4FW	Zakaria Sanogo	(1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27)	4	0	Hartberg
21	4FW	Cyrille Bayala	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28)	16	2	Lens
	4FW	Bertrand Traoré	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28)	47	8	Lyon
	4FW	Souleymane Sawadogo	(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Levadiakos

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	Daouda Diakité	(1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41)	48	0	EFO	v. Kosovo, 27 March 2018
GK	Adama Sawadogo	(1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 34)	2	0	Salitas	2018 CHAN

DF	Patrick Malo	(1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32)	17	0	Wadi Degla	v. Cameroon, 27 May 2018
DF	Mamadou Koné	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 32)	0	0	FC2A	v. Cameroon, 27 May 2018
DF	Issoufou Paro	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 29)	7	0	Santos	v. Kosovo, 27 March 2018
DF	Issa Gouo	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 34)	16	0	Rahimo	2018 CHAN
DF	Fousseyni Béao	(1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 29)	9	0	RC Bobo-Dioulasso	2018 CHAN
DF	Maxime Ouattara	(1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Salitas	2018 CHAN
DF	Yaya Sanou	(1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30)	5	0	RC Bobo-Dioulasso	2018 CHAN
DF	Moussa Sory	(1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36)	2	0	AJEB	2018 CHAN
DF	Eliseé Sou	(1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Rahimo	2018 CHAN
DF	Valentin Nouma	(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Rahimo	2018 CHAN
DF	Herman Nikièma	(1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 35)	1	0	USO	2018 CHAN
DF	Mohamed Ouattara	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)	3	0	WAC	v. South Africa, 7 October 2017

MF	Bakary Saré	(1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 (age 34)	7	1	Belenenses	v. Cameroon, 27 May 2018
MF	Trova Boni	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24)	1	0	KV Mechelen	v. Cameroon, 27 May 2018
MF	Valentin Zoungrana	(1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31)	4	0	Al Ahli	v. Kosovo, 27 March 2018
MF	Adama Barro	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 27)	16	0	Rahimo	2018 CHAN
MF	Issouf Kaboré	(1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 31)	7	1	ASFA Yennega	2018 CHAN
MF	Abdoul Abass Guiro	(1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 29)	4	0	EFO	2018 CHAN
MF	Wend-Panga Bambara	(1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 27)	2	0	USFA	2018 CHAN
MF	Arnaud Bandé	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 30)	1	0	USO	2018 CHAN
MF	Ousmane Siry	(1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 33)	1	0	Rahimo	2018 CHAN
MF	Stéphane Aziz Ki	(1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Aris Limassol	v. Senegal, 7 October 2017

FW	Hassane Bandé	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25)	4	0	Ajax	v. Cameroon, 27 May 2018
FW	Ahmed Touré	(1987-07-17) 17 July 1987 (age 36)	2	0	ASEC Mimosas	v. Cameroon, 27 May 2018
FW	Aristide Bancé	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 39)	74	22	Al-Masry	v. Kosovo, 27 March 2018
FW	Préjuce Nakoulma	(1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)	51	13	Nantes	v. Kosovo, 27 March 2018
FW	Adama Guira	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36)	19	0	AGF	v. Kosovo, 27 March 2018
FW	Bassirou Ouédraogo	(1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 31)	5	1	Horoya	v. Kosovo, 27 March 2018
FW	Sydney Mohamed Sylla	(1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27)	8	3	Salitas	2018 CHAN
FW	Roméo Boni	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)	3	0	AS Police	2018 CHAN
FW	Nathanio Kompaoré	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Salitas	2018 CHAN
FW	Moïse Zongo	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Salitas	2018 CHAN
FW	Djibril Ouattara	(1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 24)	1	0	ASF	2018 CHAN
^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 13 October 2018

Players in bold text are still active with Burkina Faso.

Most Caps^[10]
#	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Charles Kaboré	92	4	2006–
2	Moumouni Dagano	83	34	1998–2013
3	Bakary Koné	81	0	2006–
4	Jonathan Pitroipa	77	19	2006–
5	Aristide Bancé	74	22	2003–
6	Saïdou Panandétiguiri	66	2	2002–2013
7	Abdoulaye Soulama	61	0	1997–2015
8	Mohamed Koffi	59	4	2006–2016
9	Sibiri Traoré	57	21	2006–
10	Mahamoudou Kéré	56	2	2000–2012

Top Goalscorers^[10]
#	Player	Goals	Caps	Career
1	Moumouni Dagano	34	83	1998–2013
2	Aristide Bancé	22	74	2003–
3	Sibiri Traoré	21	57	2006–
4	Jonathan Pitroipa	19	77	2006–
5	Préjuce Nakoulma	13	51	2012–
6	Mamadou Zongo	13	30	1996–2013
7	Amadou Traoré	11	31	1998–2006
8	Oumar Barro	10	48	1996–2003
=	Amadou Touré	10	30	1998–2006
10	Bertrand Traoré	8	48	2011–

References

^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Burkina Faso fancy their chances". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Burkina Faso 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Burkina Faso coach gets the boot". BBC Sport. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Former Gambia coach Put handed reins at Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Mba's wondergoal wins African Cup of Nations for Nigeria". Eurosport. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
^ Marchais, Julien (2006). Burkina Faso (in French). Petit Futé. p. 102. ISBN 2-7469-1601-0.
^ http://www.afrik-foot.com/can-2019-la-liste-du-burkina-faso-contre-la-mauritanie,77802
^ "Burkina Faso".
^ ^a ^b Roberto Mamrud. "Burkina Faso – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

External links

L'actualité du Burkina
Burkina Faso at FIFA.com

[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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Burkina Faso fancy their chances". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[3] "Burkina Faso 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[4] "Burkina Faso coach gets the boot". BBC Sport. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[5] "Former Gambia coach Put handed reins at Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[6] "Mba's wondergoal wins African Cup of Nations for Nigeria". Eurosport. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[7] Marchais, Julien (2006). Burkina Faso (in French). Petit Futé. p. 102. ISBN 2-7469-1601-0.

[8] ttp://www.afrik-foot.com/can-2019-la-liste-du-burkina-faso-contre-la-mauritanie,77802

[9] "Burkina Faso".

[rsssf_burkinabe_players-10] Roberto Mamrud. "Burkina Faso – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

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