Burkina Faso national football team

Burkina Faso
Nickname(s)	Les Étalons ; (The Stallions)
Association	Burkinabé Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Kamou Malo
Captain	Charles Kaboré
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 (16 September 2021)
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) 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
Appearances	12 (first in 1978)
Best result	Runners-up, 2013

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.

History[]

Their first international match was played on April 13, 1960 in the 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.^[4]

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.^[5] Burkina Faso took part in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, losing all three of their matches and subsequently firing coach Paulo Duarte.^[6] Belgian coach Paul Put was announced as new coach in March 2012.^[7] Burkina Faso finished first of their group, but lost to Nigeria in the final of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.^[8]

The team had a strong showing in its subsequent World Cup Qualifying campaign, reaching the final round of qualifying where it faced . It won 3-2 in Ouagadougou, but lost 1-0 in . Despite the 3-3 aggregate, Burkina Faso narrowly missed out on the 2014 World Cup due to the away goals rule.

They team would earn third place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nickname[]

The team is nicknamed Les Etalons, which means "The Stallions". It is in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga.^[9] Supporters of the team at times include a percussion band, which often mimics the sounds of galloping horses at matches.

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
Appearances: 12
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of France
1959	Part of France
Played as Upper Volta
1962	Not affiliated to CAF
1963	Not affiliated to CAF
1965	Did not enter
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	13th	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	Did not qualify
2021	Qualified
2023	To be determined
2025	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	12/33	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 Nations Championship record[]

African Nations Championship
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
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	To be determined
Total	Group stage	3/6	9	1	4	4	6	9

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

Recent schedule and results[]

The following is a list of match results from the previous twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss

2020[]

9 October Friendly	Burkina Faso	3–0	DR Congo	showEl Jadida, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1	B. Traoré 15' Dabo 62' (pen.) Dayo 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade El Abdi Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

12 October Friendly	Madagascar	1–2	Burkina Faso	showEl Jadida, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1	Ilaimaharitra 44' (pen.)	Report	B. Traoré 33' E. Traoré 66'	Stadium: Stade El Abdi Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

12 November 2021 AFCONQ	Burkina Faso	3–1	Malawi	showOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
19:00 UTC±0	Traoré 2', 25' Dabo 90'	Report	Phiri 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

16 November 2021 AFCONQ	Malawi	0–0	Burkina Faso	showBlantyre, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)

2021[]

16 January 2020 CHAN	Mali	1–0	Burkina Faso	showYaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Bagayoko 70'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

20 January 2020 CHAN	Burkina Faso	3–1	Zimbabwe	showYaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Sosso 14' 53' Ouedraogo 67'	Report	Jaure 23'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Mahmoud Mohamed (Egypt)

24 January 2020 CHAN	Burkina Faso	0–0	Cameroon	showYaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

24 March 2021 AFCONQ	Uganda	0–0	Burkina Faso	showEntebbe, Uganda
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

29 March 2021 AFCONQ	Burkina Faso	1–0	South Sudan	showOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
16:00 UTC±0	B. Traoré 49'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: George Rogers (Liberia)

5 June Friendly	Ivory Coast	2–1	Burkina Faso	showAbidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0	Sangaré 72' Diallo 90+7'	Report	L. Traoré 16'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara Referee: Yelebodom Bodjona (Togo)

12 June Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Burkina Faso	showRabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Hakimi 51'	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

31 August 2022 World Cup qualification

Niger

v

Burkina Faso

Niger

4 September 2022 World Cup qualification

Burkina Faso

v

Algeria

Burkina Faso

5 October 2022 World Cup qualification

Djibouti

v

Burkina Faso

Djibouti

9 October 2022 World Cup qualification Group A

Burkina Faso

v

Djibouti

Burkina Faso

10 November 2022 World Cup qualification Group A

Burkina Faso

v

Niger

Burkina Faso

13 November 2022 World Cup qualification Group A

Algeria

v

Burkina Faso

Algeria

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Niger and Algeria on 2 and 7 September 2021.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Hervé Koffi	(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 24)	31	0	Charleroi
1GK	Aboubacar Sawadogo	(1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 32)	17	0	Kadiogo
1GK	Farid Ouédraogo	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 24)	1	0	USFA
1GK		(1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 25)	0	0	Sonabel

2DF	Steeve Yago	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 28)	50	0	Aris Limassol
2DF	Issoufou Dayo	(1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 30)	46	3	Nahdat Berkane
2DF	Patrick Malo	(1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 29)	20	0	Hassania Agadir
2DF	Mohamed Ouattara	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 28)	6	0	Al-Salt
2DF	Hermann Nikiema	(1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 32)	5	1	Salitas
2DF	Issa Kaboré	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 20)	5	0	Troyes
2DF	Soumaïla Ouattara	(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 26)	4	0	Raja Casablanca
2DF	Oula Traoré	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 25)	4	0	Horoya

3MF	Adama Guira	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 33)	24	0	Racing Rioja
3MF	Blati Touré	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 27)	18	0	Eskilstuna
3MF	Bryan Dabo	(1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 29)	11	2	Çaykur Rizespor
3MF	Dramane Nikièma	(1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 32)	4	0	Horoya
3MF	Saïdou Simporé	(1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 29)	3	0	Al Masry
3MF	Ismahila Ouédraogo	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 21)	0	0	PAOK
3MF	Gustavo Sangaré	(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 24)	0	0	Quevilly-Rouen

4FW	Cyrille Bayala	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 25)	27	3	Ajaccio
4FW	Lassina Traoré	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 20)	15	6	Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW	Zakaria Sanogo	(1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 24)	10	0	Ararat-Armenia
4FW	Eric Traoré	(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 25)	9	1	Pyramids
4FW	Hassane Bandé	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 22)	5	0	Istra 1961
4FW	Mohamed Konaté	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 23)	4	0	Akhmat
4FW	Abdoul Tapsoba	(2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Standard Liège
4FW		(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 23)	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		(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 28)	0	0	Namungo	v. Malawi, 16 November 2020

DF	Yacouba Coulibaly	(1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 26)	31	0	Cartagena	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
DF	Edmond Tapsoba	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 22)	16	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021^INJ
DF	Ben Aziz Zagré	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Vitória Guimarães	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
DF	Dylan Ouédraogo	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 23)	2	0	OH Leuven	v. South Sudan, 29 March 2021

MF	Charles Kaboré	(1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 33)	102	4	Dynamo Moscow	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF	Alain Traoré	(1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 32)	63	21	Nahdat Berkane	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF	Bertrand Traoré	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 26)	59	11	Aston Villa	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021^INJ
MF	Abdou Razack Traoré	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 32)	48	4	Giresunspor	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF		(1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Coton Sport	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF	Dramane Salou	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Pyunik	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
MF	Abdoul Bandaogo	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Betis Deportivo	v. South Sudan, 29 March 2021
MF	Hamed Belem	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 21)	0	0	USM Alger	v. South Sudan, 29 March 2021
MF		(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Salitas	v. South Sudan, 29 March 2021

FW	Bassirou Compaoré	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Club Africain	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
FW	Yacouba Songné	(1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 29)	3	0	Young Africans	v. Morocco, 12 June 2021
^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 5 June 2021^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Charles Kaboré	102	4	2006–
2	Jonathan Pitroipa	84	19	2006–2019
3	Moumouni Dagano	83	34	1998–2013
3	Bakary Koné	83	0	2006–
5	Aristide Bancé	79	24	2003–2019
6	Saïdou Panandétiguiri	66	2	2002–2013
7	Alain Traoré	65	21	2006–
8	Abdoulaye Soulama	61	0	1997–2015
9	Bertrand Traoré	60	12	2011–
10	Mohamed Koffi	59	4	2006-2016

Top goalscorers
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	65	0.32	2006–
4	Jonathan Pitroipa	19	84	0.23	2006–2019
5	Mamadou Zongo	13	30	0.43	1996–2013
5	Préjuce Nakoulma	13	53	0.25	2012–
7	Bertrand Traoré	12	60	0.2	2011–
8	Amadou Touré	10	30	0.33	1998–2006
8	Oumar Barro	10	48	0.21	1996–2003

Notes[]

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.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "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.
^ 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.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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General	Burkinabé Football Federation History
Stadiums	Stade du 4 Août
Players	Squad Player category
Records and statistics	Records Results and fixtures 2020–present
Africa Cup of Nations	1978 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2021
African Nations Championship	2014 2018 2020
Notable matches	2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Other Burkinabé teams	U23 U20 U17 Women WU20

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North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

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