Burkina Faso National Football Team

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.

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 (4 April 2024)
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)  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)

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.

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.

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

Cape Verde   v   Burkina Faso

18 June 2023 AFCON qualification	Cape Verde	3–1	Burkina Faso	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	Bebé   7' Fernandes   67' Clé   90+4'	Report	Dayo   45+3'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Burkina Faso   v   Eswatini

8 September 2023 AFCON qualification	Burkina Faso	0–0	Eswatini	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakesh Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Morocco   v   Burkina Faso

12 September Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Burkina Faso	Lens, France
19:30 UTC+1	Ounahi   36'	Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

Equatorial Guinea   v   Burkina Faso

13 October Friendly	Equatorial Guinea	0–0	Burkina Faso	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
		Report		Stadium: Estadio de Malabo

Burkina Faso   v   Guinea-Bissau

17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Burkina Faso	1–1	Guinea-Bissau	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Traoré   61'	Report	Baldé   20'	Stadium: Marrakech Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Ethiopia   v   Burkina Faso

21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Ethiopia	0–3	Burkina Faso	El Jadida, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Touré   69' Traoré   78' (pen.) Ouattara   90'	Stadium: Stade El Abdi Attendance: 385 Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

2024

Iran   v   Burkina Faso

5 January Friendly	Iran	2–1	Burkina Faso	Kish, Iran
18:00 UTC+3:30	Taremi   42' Ebrahimi   77'	Report	M. Konaté   17'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

DR Congo   v   Burkina Faso

10 January Friendly	DR Congo	1–2	Burkina Faso	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4	Mbemba   57'	Report	Touré   36' Konaté   41'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 0

Burkina Faso   v   Mauritania

16 January 2023 AFCON GS	Burkina Faso	1–0	Mauritania	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
14:00 UTC±0	Traoré   90+6' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 27,898 Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)

Algeria   v   Burkina Faso

20 January 2023 AFCON GS	Algeria	2–2	Burkina Faso	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
14:00 UTC±0	Bounedjah   51', 90+5'	Report	Konaté   45+3' Traoré   71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 33,501 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Angola   v   Burkina Faso

23 January 2023 AFCON GS	Angola	2–0	Burkina Faso	Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	Mabululu   36' Zini   90+2'	Report		Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Mali   v   Burkina Faso

30 January 2023 AFCON R16	Mali	2–1	Burkina Faso	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0	E. Tapsoba   3' (o.g.) Sinayoko   47'	Report	Traoré   57' (pen.)	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 19,184 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Libya   v   Burkina Faso

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

Niger   v   Burkina Faso

26 March Friendly

Niger

1–1

Burkina Faso

Egypt   v   Burkina Faso

2 June 2026 World Cup qualification

Egypt

v

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso   v   Sierra Leone

9 June 2026 World Cup qualification

Burkina Faso

v

Sierra Leone

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 20)	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 26)	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 22)	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 32)	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 29)	42	2	Pyramids
24	3MF	Adama Guira	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 35)	47	0	Racing Rioja
26	3MF	Dramane Salou	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 25)	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 28)	74	16	Villarreal
11	4FW	Mamady Bangré	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 22)	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 22)	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 28)	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 25)	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 25)	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 25)	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 19)	0	0	Grenoble	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF	Cyrille Bayala	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 27)	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 23)	1	0	San Jose Earthquakes	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Ismaël Seone	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Salitas	2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW	Régis N'do	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 22)	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 18)	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.

As of 30 January 2024
Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.

Most appearances

 

Top goalscorers

 

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 52 10 17 25 51 78   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