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	Paul Put
Captain	Charles Kaboré
Top scorer	Moumouni Dagano (31)
Home stadium	Stade du 4-Août
FIFA code	BFA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	64 1 (8 January 2015)
Highest	37 (October 2010, June 2011)
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)
Biggest defeat
	Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta ; (Algeria; 30 August 1981)
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
1930 to 1974	Did not enter
1978	Did not qualify
1982	Did not enter
Played as Burkina Faso
1986	Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify
1994	Withdrew during qualifying
1998 to 2014	Did not qualify
2018	To be determined
2022	To be determined
Total		0/20

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		3	0	1	2	1	4
2017	To Be Determined
Total	10/28	0 Titles	35	4	10	21	30	59

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	3/5	0 Titles	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	2/3	0 Titles	8	2	1	5	12	13

Current squad

A 24-man provisional squad was announced for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on 23 December 2014.^[8] Caps and goals updated as of January 25, 2015 after the game against Congo.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Moussa Fofana	(1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 (age 31)	0	0	Kadiogo
16	1GK	Abdoulaye Soulama	(1979-11-29) 29 November 1979 (age 44)	44	0	Hearts of Oak
23	1GK	Germain Sanou	(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 32)	18	0	Beauvais

2	2DF	Steeve Yago	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)	16	0	Toulouse
4	2DF	Bakary Koné	(1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36)	51	0	Lyon
5	2DF	Mohamed Koffi	(1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 37)	47	2	Zamalek
8	2DF	Paul Koulibaly	(1986-03-24) 24 March 1986 (age 38)	48	0	ENPPI
9	2DF	Issa Gouo	(1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 34)	13	0	Kaloum Star
13	2DF	Narcisse Bambara	(1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 34)	12	0	Universitatea Cluj
14	2DF	Benjamin Balima	(1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 39)	24	2	Sheriff Tiraspol

3	3MF	Moussa Yedan	(1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 (age 34)	4	0	Al-Ahly
6	3MF	Djakaridja Koné	(1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 37)	33	2	Évian
7	3MF	Florent Rouamba	(1986-12-31) 31 December 1986 (age 37)	48	1	CA Bastia
12	3MF	Adama Guira	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36)	2	0	SønderjyskE
17	3MF	Jonathan Zongo	(1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 31)	14	1	Almería
18	3MF	Charles Kaboré (Captain)	(1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)	61	3	Kuban Krasnodar
19	3MF	Bertrand Traoré	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28)	20	2	Vitesse
21	3MF	Abdou Traoré	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35)	24	3	Kardemir Karabükspor
22	3MF	Prejuce Nakoulma	(1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)	24	4	Mersin İdmanyurdu

10	4FW	Alain Traoré	(1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35)	36	17	Lorient
11	4FW	Jonathan Pitroipa	(1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38)	55	16	Al-Jazira
15	4FW	Aristide Bancé	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 39)	47	13	HJK
20	4FW	Issiaka Ouédraogo	(1988-08-19) 19 August 1988 (age 35)	17	1	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	Mohamed Bailou	(1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Bobo Dioulasso	v. Gabon, 15 October 2014
GK	Daouda Diakité	(1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41)	38	0	Mounana	v. Senegal, 21 May 2014

DF	Issoufou Dayo	(1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32)	7	0	Vita Club	v. Angola, 19 November 2014
DF	Henri Traoré	(1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 (age 41)	3	0	Ashanti Gold	v. Angola, 19 November 2014
DF	Robert Sankara	(1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 (age 39)	1	0	Free State Stars	v. Angola, 10 September 2014

MF	Yves Benoit Bationo	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Parma	v. Angola, 10 September 2014
MF	Abdul Yabré	(1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Cesena	v. Angola, 10 September 2014
MF	Victor Nikiéma	(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 30)	0	0	Piast Gliwice	v. Senegal, 21 May 2014
MF	Ismaël Ouedraogo	(1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Dukla Prague	v. Senegal, 21 May 2014
MF	Nii Plange	(1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 34)	3	0	Vitória Guimarães	v. Comoros, 5 March 2014
MF	Abdul Aziz Kaboré	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Valenciennes (reserves)	v. Comoros, 5 March 2014

FW	Banou Diawara	(1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32)	0	0	RC Bobo	2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad
FW	Moumouni Dagano	(1981-01-03) 3 January 1981 (age 43)	61	31	Al-Shamal	v. Angola, 10 September 2014
FW	Moussa Traoré	(1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Hoogstraten	v. Comoros, 5 March 2014

References

^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "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.
^ "Liste des présélectionnés pour la CAN 2015" (in French). fasofoot.org. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

External links

Burkina Faso at FIFA.com

[1] Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[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] "Liste des présélectionnés pour la CAN 2015" (in French). fasofoot.org. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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