Burkina Faso national football team

The Burkina Faso national football team (French: Équipe nationale 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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Burkina Faso women's national football team.
Burkina Faso
Nickname(s)Les Étalons
(The Stallions)
AssociationBurkinabé Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachKamou Malo
CaptainCharles Kaboré
Most capsCharles Kaboré (99)
Top scorerMoumouni Dagano (34)[1]
Home stadiumStade du 4-Août
FIFA codeBFA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 58 (10 December 2020)[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)
Biggest defeat
 Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta 
(Algeria; 30 August 1981)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances11 (first in 1978)
Best resultRunners-up, 2013

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.

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.[3]

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.[4] Burkina Faso took part in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, losing all three of their matches and subsequently firing coach Paulo Duarte.[5] Belgian coach Paul Put was announced as new coach in March 2012.[6] Burkina Faso finished first of their group, but lost to Nigeria in the final of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] They achieved third place at the 2017 edition.

Nickname

The team is nicknamed Les Etalons, which means "The Stallions". It is in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga.[8]

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 1966Did not enter
1970Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982Did not enter
Played as  Burkina Faso
1986Did not enter
1990Did not qualify
1994Withdrew during qualifying
1998 to 2018Did not qualify
2022To be determined
2026To be determined
Total0/21

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 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Malawi on 12 and 16 November 2020.
Caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2020 after the game against Malawi.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Aboubacar Sawadogo (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 14 0 Kadiogo
1GK Nourdine Balora (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 0 0 Namungo
1GK Farid Ouédraogo (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 0 0 USFA
2DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 50 0 Caen
2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 43 3 Nahdat Berkane
2DF Yacouba Coulibaly (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 31 0 Le Havre
2DF Edmond Tapsoba (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 12 0 Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Mohamed Ouattara (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 6 0 Olympic Safi
2DF Issa Kaboré (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 5 0 Mechelen
2DF Soumaïla Ouattara (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 1 0 Rahimo
3MF Charles Kaboré (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 99 4 Dynamo Moscow
3MF Abdou Razack Traoré (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 48 4 Giresunspor
3MF Cyrille Bayala (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 27 3 Ajaccio
3MF Adama Guira (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 24 0 Unattached
3MF Bryan Dabo (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 11 2 Benevento
3MF Zakaria Sanogo (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 10 0 Ararat-Armenia
3MF Dramane Nikièma (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 4 0 Horoya
3MF Abdoul Bandaogo (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 2 0 Betis Deportivo
4FW Alain Traoré (1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 63 21 Nahdat Berkane
4FW Bertrand Traoré (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 57 11 Aston Villa
4FW Lassina Traoré (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 12 5 Ajax
4FW Mohamed Konaté (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 4 0 Khimki
4FW Mohamed Ouattara (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 0 0 SONABEL

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 Hervé Koffi (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 28 0 Mouscron v.  Madagascar, 12 October 2020
DF Saïdou Simporé (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 6 1 Al Masry v.  Madagascar, 12 October 2020
DF Dylan Ouédraogo (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 2 0 OH Leuven v.  Madagascar, 12 October 2020
MF Eric Traoré (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 9 1 Pyramids v.  Malawi, 12 November 2020
MF Samy Hien (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 0 0 Salitas v.  Madagascar, 12 October 2020
FW Djibril Ouattara (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 1 0 Nahdat Berkane v.  Madagascar, 12 October 2020

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 16 November 2020[10]
Players in bold text are still active with Burkina Faso.

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. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    3. "Burkina Faso fancy their chances". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
    4. "Burkina Faso 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
    5. "Burkina Faso coach gets the boot". BBC Sport. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
    6. "Former Gambia coach Put handed reins at Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
    7. "Mba's wondergoal wins African Cup of Nations for Nigeria". Eurosport. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
    8. Marchais, Julien (2006). Burkina Faso (in French). Petit Futé. p. 102. ISBN 2-7469-1601-0.
    9. "Burkina Faso".
    10. Roberto Mamrud. "Burkina Faso – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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