The Burkinabé Football Federation (french: Fédération Burkinabé de Football, FBF) is the governing body of

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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

. Their offices are based in the capital city of Ouagadougou. The president of the federation is Sita Sangaré.

History

It was founded in 1959 and affiliated to

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and to CAF in 1964. It organizes the national football league and the

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Staff

*President: Sita Sangaré,
at the CAF website. *Vice President: Laurent Blaise Kaboré *General Secretary: Boureima Balima *Treasurer: Idrissa Kafando *Technical Director: Ousmane Savadogo *Men's Coach: aulo Duarte*Media Officer: Gabriel Nacoulma *Referee Coordinator: David Yaméogo

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