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Burkina Faso

Nickname(s)	Les Étalons (The Stallions)
Association	Burkinabé Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Brahima 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
FIFA ranking
Current	62 1 (7 February 2019)
Highest	35 (April–May 2017)
Lowest	127 (December 1993)
Elo ranking
Current	75 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

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

2023 AFCON qualification 18 June	Cape Verde	3–1	Burkina Faso	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	Bebé  7' Fernandes  67' Clé  90+4'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/00/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/cape-verde-islands/burkina-faso/3782977/	Dayo  45+3'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

2023 AFCON qualification 8 September	Burkina Faso	0–0	Swaziland	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/08/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/burkina-faso/swaziland/3782979/		Stadium: Stade de Marrakesh Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Friendly 12 September	Morocco	1–0	Burkina Faso	Lens, France
19:30 UTC+1	Ounahi  36'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/12/world/friendlies/morocco/burkina-faso/4133464/		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

Friendly 13 October	Equatorial Guinea	0–0	Burkina Faso	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/13/world/friendlies/equatorial-guinea/burkina-faso/4256130/		Stadium: Estadio de Malabo

2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification 17 November	Burkina Faso	1–1	Guinea-Bissau	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Traoré  61'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017576	Baldé  20'	Stadium: Marrakech Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification 21 November	Ethiopia	0–3	Burkina Faso	El Jadida, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017579	Touré  69' Traoré  78' (pen.) Ouattara  90'	Stadium: Stade El Abdi Attendance: 385 Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

2024

Friendly 5 January	Iran	2–1	Burkina Faso	Kish, Iran
18:00 UTC+3:30	Taremi  42' Ebrahimi  77'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/05/world/friendlies/iran/burkina-faso/4295635/	M. Konaté  17'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Friendly 10 January	DR Congo	1–2	Burkina Faso	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4	Mbemba  57'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/10/world/friendlies/congo-dr/burkina-faso/4295953/	Touré  36' Konaté  41'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 0

2023 AFCON GS 16 January	Burkina Faso	1–0	Mauritania	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
14:00 UTC±0	Traoré  90+6' (pen.)	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/16/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/burkina-faso/mauritania/4262312/		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 27,898 Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)

2023 AFCON GS 20 January	Algeria	2–2	Burkina Faso	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
14:00 UTC±0	Bounedjah  51', 90+5'	https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=190&season=2023&match=2411925	Konaté  45+3' Traoré  71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 33,501 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

2023 AFCON GS 23 January	Angola	2–0	Burkina Faso	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	Mabululu  36' Zini  90+2'	https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2024/01/23/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/angola/burkina-faso/4262315/		Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

2023 AFCON R16 30 January	Mali	2–1	Burkina Faso	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0	E. Tapsoba  3' (o.g.) Sinayoko  47'	https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=190&season=2023&match=2414312	Traoré  57' (pen.)	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 19,184 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Friendly 22 March	Libya	2–1	Burkina Faso	Casablanca, Morocco
22:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium

Friendly 26 March	Niger	1–1	Burkina Faso

2026 World Cup qualification 2 June	Egypt	v	Burkina Faso

2026 World Cup qualification 9 June	Burkina Faso	v	Sierra Leone

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November after the match against Ethiopia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hillel Konaté	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29)	2	0	Valenciennes
16	1GK	Hervé Koffi	(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 27)	52	0	Charleroi
23	1GK	Kilian Nikiema	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21)	4	0	ADO Den Haag
27	1GK	Sebas Koula	(2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Sabadell
3	2DF	Abdoul Guiebre	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27)	11	0	Modena
4	2DF	Adamo Nagalo	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Nordsjælland
5	2DF	Nasser Djiga	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Red Star Belgrade
9	2DF	Issa Kaboré	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)	35	1	Luton Town
12	2DF	Edmond Tapsoba	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)	37	1	Bayer Leverkusen
14	2DF	Issoufou Dayo	(1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 33)	71	8	Nahdat Berkane
21	2DF	Valentin Nouma	(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Saint-Éloi Lupopo
25	2DF	Steeve Yago	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)	76	1	Aris Limassol
6	3MF	Sacha Banse	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Valenciennes
17	3MF	Stephane Aziz Ki	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)	11	2	Young Africans
18	3MF	Ismahila Ouédraogo	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24)	20	0	Panserraikos
20	3MF	Gustavo Sangaré	(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)	29	1	Quevilly-Rouen
22	3MF	Blati Touré	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30)	42	2	Pyramids
24	3MF	Adama Guira	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36)	47	0	Racing Rioja
26	3MF	Dramane Salou	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Urartu
2	4FW	Djibril Ouattara	(1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 24)	11	1	Nahdat Berkane
7	4FW	Dango Ouattara	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22)	18	7	Bournemouth
8	4FW	Cedric Badolo	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 25)	12	0	Sheriff Tiraspol
10	4FW	Bertrand Traoré (captain)	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29)	74	16	Villarreal
11	4FW	Mamady Bangré	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Toulouse
13	4FW	Mohamed Konaté	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26)	21	3	Akhmat Grozny
15	4FW	Abdoul Tapsoba	(2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23)	23	5	Amiens
19	4FW	Hassane Bandé	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25)	24	2	HJK

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	Farid Ouédraogo	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27)	1	0	Vita Club	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK	Zegué Traoré	(1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	AS Douanes	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK	Ladji Brahima Sanou	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Salitas	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK	Philipp Mare	(2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	EF Ouagadougou	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK	Rabin Ousmane Sanon	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Nations	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK	Hillel Konaté	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Valenciennes	v.  Togo, 28 March 2023
DF	Soumaïla Ouattara	(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29)	10	0	Hobro	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Issouf Paro	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 29)	8	0	Concarneau	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Dylan Ouédraogo	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Stade Lausanne Ouchy	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Cheick Omar Ouédraogo	(1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)	0	0	ASFA Yennenga	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Lassina Traoré	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Rahimo	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Amadou Zon	(1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Mazembe	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF	Nassim Innocenti	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Valenciennes	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Abdoul Bandaogo	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Melilla	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Trova Boni	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24)	4	0	San Antonio	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Josué Tiendrébéogo	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Majestic	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Dramane Kambou	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Rail Club du Kadiogo	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Abdoul Yoda	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Hobro	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Arouna Ouattara	(2006-12-27) 27 December 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Vitesse	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Bachirou Yaméogo	(2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Grenoble	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Cyrille Bayala	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28)	44	4	Ajaccio	v.  Morocco, 12 September 2023
FW	Abdel Zagré	(2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Sion	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Ousseni Bouda	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	San Jose Earthquakes	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Ismaël Seone	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Salitas	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Régis N'do	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Estrela Amadora	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Souleymane Alio	(2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Nordsjælland	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Abdoul Kader Ouattara	(2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Cercle Brugge	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Appolinaire Bougma	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	AS ECO	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Daouda Beleme	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Ingolstadt 04	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Lassina Traoré	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	18	7	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Togo, 28 March 2023
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 has the most appearances for Burkina Faso with 102.

Top goalscorers

Moumouni Dagano has the most goals for Burkina Faso with 34.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
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
1962	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1966 to 1974	Did not enter									Did not enter
1978	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	4	4
1982	Did not enter									Did not enter
as  Burkina Faso
1986	Did not enter									Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	3
1994	Withdrew									Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify									8	1	1	6	9	17
2002										8	2	2	4	11	10
2006										10	4	1	5	14	13
2010										6	4	0	2	10	11
2014										8	5	0	3	10	7
2018										8	3	3	2	13	8
2022										6	3	3	0	12	4
2026	To be determined									2	1	1	0	4	1
2030										To be determined
2034
Total		0/15								62	25	13	24	89	78

Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1957 Part of  France 1959 Played as  Upper Volta 1962 Not affiliated to CAF 1963 1965 Did not enter 1968 Did not qualify 1970 Withdrew 1972 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 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 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4 2004 14th 3 0 1 2 1 6 2006 Did not qualify 2008 2010 Group stage 13th 2 0 1 1 0 1 2012 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 Did not qualify 2021 Fourth place 4th 7 2 3 2 9 10 2023 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 6 2025 To be determined 2027 Total Runners-up 13/36 48 9 16 23 47 72 Soulama Kéba Koné Panandétiguiri Rouamba Kaboré Traoré Djakaridja Bancé Pitroïpa Dagano (c) 2013 Africa Cup of Nations starting lineup African Nations Championship African Nations Championship record Appearances: 3 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2009 Did not qualify 2011 2014 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4 2016 Did not qualify 2018 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 1 3 2020 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 2022 Did not qualify 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 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 1982 Did not enter 1983 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

See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Burkina Faso para niños