The Burkina Faso national football team ( French: '' Équipe de football du Burkina Faso''), represents

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 ...

in men's international

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and is controlled by the

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. 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

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History

Their first international match was played on April 13, 1960, in the

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and ended with a 5–4 victory against

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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

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when the tournament was held on home soil in 1998. Burkina Faso played in Group B of the

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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 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. They 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

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in the preliminary round before losing 1–3 against

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. They next entered World Cup qualifying in

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, losing in the first round to

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2–3. Burkina Faso withdrew from the 1994 competition but returned in 1998, beating

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

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to again make it to the qualifying group stage, but did not advance, only winning one game against

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. The team had a strong showing in the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign, reaching the final round of qualifying where it faced

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. It won 3–2 in Ouagadougou, but lost 1–0 in

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. Despite the 3-3 aggregate, Burkina Faso narrowly missed out on the 2014 World Cup due to the

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Nickname

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

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. Supporters of the team at times include a percussion band, which often mimics the sounds of galloping horses at matches.

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.

2021

2022

2023

Coaching history

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(1976–1978) * Heinz-Peter Überjahn (1988–1990) * Idrissa Traoré (1992–1996) *

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(1996) *

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(1996–1997) *

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(1997) *

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(1997–1998) * Didier Notheaux (1998–1999) *

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(2000) *

Sidiki Diarra Sidiki Diarra (6 January 195226 June 2014) was a former Burkinabé association football, footballer, and football manager who coached the Burkina Faso national football team, Burkina Faso national team. Death Diarra died on 26 June 2014, after a ...

(2000–2001) *

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(2001–2002) *

Jacques Yaméogo Jacques Yaméogo (24 July 1943 – 19 June 2010) was a Burkinabé association footballer, football player and association football manager, manager. Career Yaméogo was born in Bobo-Dioulasso. He played for RC Bobo Dioulasso, Étoile Filante de ...

& Pihouri Weboanga (2002) * Jean-Paul Rabier (2002–2004) *

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(2004–2005) *

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(2005–2006) * Idrissa Traoré (2006–2007) * Didier Notheaux &

(2007) * Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte (2008–2012) * Paul Put (2012–2015) *

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(2015) * Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte (2015–2019) * Kamou Malo (2019–2022) * Hubert Velud (2022–present)

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly match. * Match dates: 19 November 2022 * Opposition: * Caps and goals correct as of: 23 September 2022, after the match against .

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Burkina Faso in the last 12 months. ;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.

Records

:''Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.''

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

African Nations Championship

African Games

West African Nations Cup

WAFU Nations Cup

Notes

References

External links

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