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Burkina Faso
Nickname(s) Les Étalons
(The Stallions)
Les faucons pèlerins
(The Peregrine Falcons)
Association Burkinabé Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach Brama Traoré
Captain Bertrand Traoré
Most caps Charles Kaboré (102)
Top scorer Moumouni Dagano (34)
Home stadium Stade du 4-Août
FIFA code BFA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 62 Decrease 1 (7 February 2019)
Highest 35 (April–May 2017)
Lowest 127 (December 1993)
Elo ranking
Current 75 Decrease 13 (3 March 2019)
Highest 52 (September 2017)
Lowest 133 (February 1987)
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
Appearances 13 (first in 1978)
Best result Runners-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.

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

The 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. Supporters of the team at times include a percussion band, which often mimics the sounds of galloping horses at matches.

Results and fixtures

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

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

2024

Coaching history

  • West Germany Otto Pfister (1976–1978)
  • West Germany Heinz-Peter Überjahn (1988–1990)
  • Burkina Faso Idrissa Traoré (1992–1996)
  • Burkina Faso Calixte Zagre (1996)
  • Bulgaria Ivan Vutov (1996–1997)
  • Ghana Malik Jabir (1997)
  • France Philippe Troussier (1997–1998)
  • France Didier Notheaux (1998–1999)
  • Belgium René Taelman (2000)
  • Burkina Faso Sidiki Diarra (2000–2001)
  • Argentina Oscar Fulloné (2001–2002)
  • Burkina Faso Jacques Yaméogo & Burkina Faso Pihouri Weboanga (2002)
  • Burkina Faso Jean-Paul Rabier (2002–2004)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Ivica Todorov (2004–2005)
  • France Bernard Simondi (2005–2006)
  • Burkina Faso Idrissa Traoré (2006–2007)
  • France Didier Notheaux & Burkina Faso Sidiki Diarra (2007)
  • Portugal Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte (2008–2012)
  • Belgium Paul Put (2012–2015)
  • Germany Gernot Rohr (2015)
  • Portugal Paulo Duarte (2015–2019)
  • Burkina Faso Kamou Malo (2019–2022)
  • France Hubert Velud (2022–2024)
  • Burkina Faso Brama Traoré (2024–present)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Burkina Faso Brama Traoré
Assistant coaches Burkina Faso Alassane Ouédraogo
Burkina Faso Ibrahima Kaboré
Goalkeeping coach Burkina Faso Aurélien Yaméogo
Fitness coach Burkina Faso Ousmane Sawadogo
Match analyst Burkina Faso Ismaïla Boussouma
Doctor Burkina Faso Dr. Cheick Tiendrebéogo
Physiotherapists Burkina Faso Moussa Kiemdé
Burkina Faso Christophe Zongo
Burkina Faso Boubacarr Tapsoba
Burkina Faso Évariste Nikiéma
Team coordinator Burkina Faso Charles Kaboré
Technical director Burkina Faso Kamou Malo

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Burundi on 10 and 13 October 2024.

Caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2024 after the match against Burundi.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hervé Koffi (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28) 60 0 France Lens
1GK Farid Ouédraogo (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) 8 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Vita Club
1GK Kilian Nikiema (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
2DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 32) 85 1 Cyprus Aris Limassol
2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 33) 79 9 Morocco RS Berkane
2DF Edmond Tapsoba (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 50 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Issa Kaboré (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23) 44 2 Portugal Benfica
2DF Adamo Nagalo (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 22) 15 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
2DF Nasser Djiga (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 22) 8 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
2DF Mohamed Ouédraogo (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Austria SCR Altach
3MF Blati Touré (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30) 54 3 Egypt Pyramids
3MF Cedric Badolo (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 26) 26 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
3MF Saïdou Simporé (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 32) 19 1 Egypt National Bank of Egypt
3MF Stephane Aziz Ki (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) 18 2 Tanzania Young Africans
3MF Sacha Banse (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23) 11 1 Germany Greuther Fürth
3MF Dramane Salou (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26) 10 0 Israel Hapoel Haifa
3MF Trova Boni (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 25) 7 0 United States San Antonio
3MF Abdoul Kader Ouattara (2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Belgium Cercle Brugge
4FW Bertrand Traoré (captain) (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) 80 21 Netherlands Ajax
4FW Hassane Bandé (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 26) 34 3 Finland HJK
4FW Mohamed Konaté (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) 32 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh
4FW Dango Ouattara (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) 28 10 England Bournemouth
4FW Lassina Traoré (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23) 26 11 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW Ousseni Bouda (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) 8 2 United States Monterey Bay
4FW Ousmane Camara (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Latvia Auda

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Philipp Mare (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Burkina Faso EF Ouagadougou v.  Burundi, 10 October 2024 PRE
GK Sébastien Tou (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Sabadell v.  Niger, 26 March 2024
GK Zegué Traoré (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Burkina Faso AS Douanes v.  Niger, 26 March 2024
GK Hillel Konaté (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29) 4 0 France Châteauroux 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Ladji Brahima Sanou (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Burkina Faso Salitas 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK Rabin Ousmane Sanon (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Ghana Nations 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Valentin Nouma (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Tanzania Simba v.  Burundi, 10 October 2024 PRE
DF Mohamed Ali Yabré (2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas v.  Malawi, 10 September 2024
DF Cheick Hassami Traoré (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Mexico Cancún v.  Sierra Leone, 10 June 2024
DF Abdoul Guiebre (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27) 13 0 Italy Torres 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Soumaïla Ouattara (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29) 10 0 Denmark Hobro 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Issouf Paro (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 30) 8 0 France Concarneau 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Dylan Ouédraogo (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Switzerland Stade Lausanne Ouchy 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Cheick Omar Ouédraogo (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Burkina Faso ASFA Yennenga 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Lassina Traoré (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Burkina Faso Rahimo 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Amadou Zon (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Nassim Innocenti (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Slovakia Košice 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Gustavo Sangaré (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) 38 2 Armenia Noah v.  Burundi, 10 October 2024 PRE
MF Josué Tiendrébéogo (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Burkina Faso Majestic v.  Burundi, 10 October 2024 PRE
MF Ismahila Ouédraogo (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 25) 25 0 Greece Atromitos v.  Sierra Leone, 10 June 2024
MF Abdoul Yoda (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Denmark Hobro v.  Niger, 26 March 2024
MF Adama Guira (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36) 53 0 Spain Yagüe 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Abdoul Bandaogo (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26) 6 0 Spain Melilla 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Dramane Kambou (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Arouna Ouattara (2006-12-27) 27 December 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Burkina Faso Vitesse 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Bachirou Yaméogo (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 France Grenoble 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Cyrille Bayala (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28) 44 4 France Ajaccio v.  Morocco, 12 September 2023
FW Régis N'do (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Portugal Leixões v.  Burundi, 10 October 2024 PRE
FW Abdoul Tapsoba (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23) 28 5 Turkey Adanaspor 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Djibril Ouattara (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 25) 14 2 Algeria JS Kabylie 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Mamady Bangré (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23) 9 0 France Grenoble Foot 38 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Abdel Zagré (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Switzerland Sion 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Ismaël Seone (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Norway Haugesund 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Souleymane Alio (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Denmark Nordsjælland 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Appolinaire Bougma (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Burkina Faso AS ECO 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Daouda Beleme (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Germany VfB Lübeck 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
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

Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.

Most appearances

Charles Kaboré 2019 Dynamo
Charles Kaboré has the most appearances for Burkina Faso with 102.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Charles Kaboré 102 4 2006–2021
2 Steeve Yago 87 1 2013–present
3 Jonathan Pitroipa 84 19 2006–2019
4 Moumouni Dagano 83 34 1998–2013
Bakary Koné 83 0 2006–2019
6 Issoufou Dayo 81 9 2012–present
7 Bertrand Traoré 80 21 2011–present
8 Aristide Bancé 79 24 2003–2019
9 Saïdou Panandétiguiri 66 2 2002–2013
Alain Traoré 66 21 2006–2021

Top goalscorers

Moumouni Dagano 2011
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 66 0.32 2006–2021
Bertrand Traoré 21 80 0.26 2011–present
5 Jonathan Pitroipa 19 84 0.23 2006–2019
6 Mamadou Zongo 13 30 0.43 1996–2013
Préjuce Nakoulma 13 53 0.25 2012–2019
8 Lassina Traoré 11 26 0.42 2017–present
9 Dango Ouattara 10 28 0.36 2021–present
Amadou Touré 10 30 0.33 1998–2006
Oumar Barro 10 48 0.21 1996–2003

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1958 Part of  France Part of  France
as  Upper Volta
Chile 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1966 to 1974 Did not enter Did not enter
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 4 4
Spain 1982 Did not enter Did not enter
as  Burkina Faso
Mexico 1986 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
United States 1994 Withdrew Withdrew
France 1998 Did not qualify 8 1 1 6 9 17
South Korea Japan 2002 8 2 2 4 11 10
Germany 2006 10 4 1 5 14 13
South Africa 2010 6 4 0 2 10 11
Brazil 2014 8 5 0 3 10 7
Russia 2018 8 3 3 2 13 8
Qatar 2022 6 3 3 0 12 4
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 4 1 2 1 7 5
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/15 64 25 14 25 92 82

Africa Cup of Nations

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Soulama
Kéba
Koné
Panandétiguiri
Rouamba
Kaboré
Traoré
Djakaridja
Bancé
Pitroïpa
Dagano (c)
Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  France Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Played as  Upper Volta Player as  Upper Volta
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Did not enter Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 2 10
Sudan 1970 Withdrew Withdrew
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 9
Ethiopia 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Ghana 1978 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 4
Nigeria 1980 Did not enter Did not enter
Libya 1982 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 8
Played as  Burkina Faso Played as  Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not enter Did not enter
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 3
Senegal 1992 8 4 1 3 10 13
Tunisia 1994 Withdrew Withdrew
South Africa 1996 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 9 4 1 3 0 5 4
Burkina Faso 1998 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 8 9 Qualified as hosts
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 4 8 6 2 2 0 8 5
Mali 2002 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4 8 4 3 1 7 3
Tunisia 2004 14th 3 0 1 2 1 6 6 4 2 0 12 2
Egypt 2006 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 14 13
Ghana 2008 6 1 1 4 5 12
Angola 2010 Group stage 13th 2 0 1 1 0 1 12 9 1 2 24 16
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 15th 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 3 1 0 12 3
South Africa 2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Group stage 16th 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 2 1 8 4
Gabon 2017 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 8 3 6 4 1 1 6 2
Egypt 2019 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 8 5
Cameroon 2021 Fourth place 4th 7 2 3 2 9 10 6 3 3 0 6 2
Ivory Coast 2023 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 4 6 6 3 2 1 8 5
Morocco 2025 Qualified 4 3 1 0 10 3
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined
Total Runners-up 13/34 52 10 17 25 51 78 110 59 30 27

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 3
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4
Rwanda 2016 Did not qualify
Morocco 2018 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 1 3
Cameroon 2020 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2
Algeria 2022 Did not qualify
Kenya 2024 To be determined
Total Group stage 3/8 9 1 4 4 6 9

African Games

African Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 1973 8th 3 0 0 3 4 10
Total 1/4

West African Nations Cup

West African Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Benin 1982 Did not enter
Ivory Coast 1983
Burkina Faso 1984 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 6 7
Ghana 1986 Fourth place 4th 6 1 1 4 2 7
Liberia 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
Nigeria 2010 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 9 8
Nigeria 2011 Did not enter
Ghana 2013 Group stage 5th 3 0 1 2 3 5
Total Fourth place 2/3 8 2 1 5 12 13

Honours

Continental

Regional

  • UEMOA Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2013
  • West African Nations Cup
    • Third place (1): 1982

See also

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