Burkina Faso national football team

Burkina Faso

Nickname(s)	Les Étalons (The Stallions)
Association	Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Gernot Rohr
Captain	Charles Kaboré
Top scorer	Moumouni Dagano (31)[1]
Home stadium	Stade du 4-Août
FIFA code	BFA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	75 (5 May 2016)
Highest	37 (October 2010, June 2011)
Lowest	127 (December 1993)
Elo ranking
Current	91 (31 March 2015)
Highest	59 (September 2014)
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)
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
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 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 Group Stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4 2004 Group Stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 6 2006 Did Not Qualify 2008 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 16th 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 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

Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.

2015

Burkina Faso  v  Swaziland

10 January 2015 Friendly	Burkina Faso	5–1	Swaziland	Nelspruit, South Africa
15:00 UTC+0	Zongo  13' Dlamini  45' (o.g.) Koffi  58' B. Traoré  78' Bancé  80' (pen.)	Report	Mkhonto  8'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

Botswana  v  Burkina Faso

13 January 2015 Friendly	Botswana	0–2	Burkina Faso	Nelspruit, South Africa
15:00 UTC+0		Report	Zongo  27' Bancé  31'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

Burkina Faso  v  Gabon

17 January 2015 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage	Burkina Faso	0–2	Gabon	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
16:00 UTC+0		Report	Aubameyang  19' Evouna  72'	Stadium: Estadio de Bata Attendance: 40,245 Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Equatorial Guinea  v  Burkina Faso

21 January 2015 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage	Equatorial Guinea	0–0	Burkina Faso	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
16:00 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Estadio de Bata Attendance: 39,867 Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

Congo  v  Burkina Faso

25 January 2015 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage	Congo	2–1	Burkina Faso	Ebebiyín, Equatorial Guinea
18:00 UTC+0	Bifouma  51' Ondama  87'	Report	Bancé  86'	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín Attendance: 7,945 Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Kazakhstan  v  Burkina Faso

12 May 2015 Friendly	Kazakhstan	0 – 0	Burkina Faso	Almaty, Kazakhstan
18:00 KZT (UTC+6)				Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against Uganda on 26 and 29 March 2016.^[8]
Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2016 after the game against Uganda.^[9]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Abdoulaye Soulama	29 November 1979	46	0	Hearts of Oak
	GK	Daouda Diakité	30 March 1983	42	0	Free State Stars
	GK	Koffi Kouakou	16 October 1996	1	0	ASEC Mimosas
	DF	Bakary Koné	27 April 1988	59	0	Lyon
	DF	Steeve Yago	16 December 1992	24	0	Toulouse
	DF	Issoufou Dayo	6 August 1991	14	0	Nahdat Berkane
	DF	Issa Gouo	9 September 1989	13	0	Free agent
	DF	Patrick Malo	18 February 1992	2	0	JS Kabylie
	DF	Yacouba Coulibaly	2 October 1994	1	0	RC Bobo Dioulasso
	MF	Charles Kaboré (c)	9 February 1988	69	4	FC Krasnodar
	MF	Abdou Razack Traoré	28 December 1988	27	3	Konyaspor
	MF	Adama Guira	24 April 1988	9	0	SønderjyskE
	MF	Cyrille Bayala	24 May 1996	3	1	El Dakhleya
	MF	Bakary Saré	5 April 1990	2	0	Vitória
	MF	Abdoul Aziz Kaboré	1 January 1994	1	0	Valenciennes
	MF	Yacouba Mando		1	0	KOZAF
	MF	Bakary Koné	15 April 1989	0	0	Dibba Club
	FW	Jonathan Pitroipa	12 April 1986	62	18	Al-Nasr
	FW	Aristide Bancé	19 September 1984	56	16	Chippa United
	FW	Alain Traoré	1 January 1988	37	17	Lorient
	FW	Préjuce Nakoulma	21 April 1987	32	6	Mersin İdmanyurdu
	FW	Bertrand Traoré	6 September 1995	28	3	Chelsea
	FW	Jonathan Zongo	6 April 1989	16	2	Almería
	FW	Banou Diawara	13 February 1992	2	0	JS Kabylie
	FW	Cyrille Kpan	30 May 1998	1	0	USFA

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	Adama Sawadogo	20 January 1990	2	0	ASFA Yennenga	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
GK	Mohamed Bailou	21 May 1995	3	0	RC Bobo Dioulasso	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
GK	Germain Sanou	26 May 1992	21	0	Beauvais	v.  Mali, 9 October 2015
GK	Baba Zongo		0	0	Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou	v.  Mali, 9 October 2015
DF	Moumouni Compaoré	20 November 1996	3	0	Rail Club du Kadiogo	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
DF	Ismaël Bandé	16 January 1996	1	0	FABAO Espoir	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
DF	Sadate Kouanda	18 August 1996	1	0	KOZAF	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
DF	Souleymane Sakandé	13 April 1996	1	0	KOZAF	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
DF	Ismaël Zagré	21 December 1992	1	0	Ulisses FC	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
DF	Mohamed Koffi	30 December 1986	53	2	Zamalek	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
DF	Paul Koulibaly	24 March 1986	49	0	Horoya AC	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
DF	Narcisse Bambara	23 June 1989	14	0	Free agent	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
DF	Allassane Sango	7 January 1993	5	0	Cholet	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
DF	Pierre Daïla	26 March 1989	4	0	CF Mounana	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
DF	Maxime Ouattara	10 January 1995	4	0	AS SONABEL	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
DF	Emmanuel Gora	28 December 1996	1	0	USFA	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
DF	Mouhamed Ouattara	7 March 1993	1	0	Étoile Filante	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
DF	Aziz Ouédraogo		1	0	Salitas Ouagadougou	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
DF	Ziem Somda	30 November 1993	1	0	USFA	v.  Mali, 9 October 2015
DF	Jean-Noël Lingani	12 December 1989	3	0	Horoya AC	v.  Comoros, 13 June 2015
DF	Saïdou Simporé	31 December 1992	3	1	Rail Club du Kadiogo	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC
DF	Issouf Paro	16 October 1994	1	0	Santos	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC
MF	Abdoulaye Bombiri		1	0	Rail Club du Kadiogo	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
MF	Rachid Coulibaly	28 February 1993	1	0		v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
MF	Abou Ouattara		1	0		v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
MF	Serge Ouédraogo	7 October 1988	1	0	KOZAF	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
MF	Ousmane Sylla	30 December 1990	1	0	AS SONABEL	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
MF	Abdoul Zoko	24 July 1993	1	0		v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
MF	Djakaridja Koné	22 July 1986	39	2	Sivasspor	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
MF	Ali Rabo	6 June 1986	10	0	Al Mokawloon	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
MF	Yacouba Songné	10 May 1993	3	0	Étoile Filante	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Sydney Mohamed Sylla	27 December 1998	3	0	USFA	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Fousseyni Béao	6 July 1994	2	0	RC Bobo Dioulasso	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Souleymane Koanda	21 September 1992	2	0	Étoile Filante	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Adama Barro	3 September 1996	1	0	RC Bobo Dioulasso	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Daouda Nabi	31 December 1989	1	0	ASFA Yennenga	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Romaric Pitroipa	31 December 1994	1	0	Coton Sport	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Fabrice Gustave Sawadogo		1	0	Salitas Ouagadougou	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
MF	Fayçal Ouédraogo	31 December 1995	0	0	Majestic	v.  Botswana, 5 September 2015
MF	Fadil Sido	13 April 1993	0	0	Luçon	v.  Botswana, 5 September 2015
MF	Florent Rouamba	31 December 1986	49	1	Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire	v.  Comoros, 13 June 2015
MF	Moussa Yedan	20 July 1989	5	0	Haras El-Hodood	v.  Comoros, 13 June 2015
MF	Yves Benoit Bationo	27 December 1995	1	0	Savona	v.  Comoros, 13 June 2015
MF	Ismaël Ouedraogo	10 March 1991	0	0	Free agent	v.  Comoros, 13 June 2015
MF	Assané Guimbou	9 September 1993	1	0	Étoile Filante	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC
MF	Aliassou Sanou	24 May 1988	3	0	AS SONABEL	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC
MF	Eric Traoré	21 May 1990	3	0	Aswan	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC
FW	Oumar Compaoré	31 December 1995	1	0		v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
FW	Ismaël Karambiri	27 May 1996	1	0	AJEB Bobo Dioulasso	v.  Egypt, 27 February 2016 ^LOC
FW	Issiaka Ouédraogo	19 August 1988	21	1	Wolfsberger AC	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
FW	Ahmed Touré	17 July 1987	1	0	Asante Kotoko	v.  Benin, 17 November 2015
FW	Michailou Dramé	3 July 1992	2	0	Étoile du Sahel	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
FW	Boureima Bandé	30 October 1998	1	0	Salitas Ouagadougou	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
FW	Ousmane Nana	12 April 1994	1	0	ASFA Yennenga	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
FW	Grégoire Sawadogo	31 March 1986	1	0	USFA	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
FW	Ilasse Sawadogo	26 February 1996	1	0	Kiko Bobo Dioulasso	v.  Nigeria, 25 October 2015 ^LOC
FW	Omar Kaboré	30 August 1993	1	0	Missile FC	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC
FW	Trésor Mofosso	8 May 1997	1	0	Rahimo FC Bama	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC
FW	Hermann Sawadogo	20 November 1992	1	0	AS SONABEL	v.  Kazakhstan, 12 May 2015 ^LOC

Notes

^LOC National team composed exclusively of Burkina-based players at the time of the game.

References

1. Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
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. "CAN 2017 : Le Burkina Faso avec Pitroipa et les frères Traoré" (in French). afrik-foot.com.
9. "Burkina Faso".

External links

• Burkina Faso at FIFA.com