Firmin Sanou (born 21 April 1973) is a Burkinabé former professional

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who played as a defender. He was part of the Burkinabé

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team, who finished fourth after losing to

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on penalties in the bronze final. He was later part of the

2002 African Nations Cup The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Ca ...

team, who finished bottom of group B in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanou goal.''

References

Living people 1973 births Association football defenders Burkinabé footballers RC Bobo Dioulasso players Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players ASOA Valence players UMS Montélimar players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Burkinabé expatriate footballers Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Burkina Faso international footballers 21st-century Burkinabé people Chambéry SF players {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub