The Burkina Faso national basketball team is the national basketball team of

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, governed by the Fédération Burkinabe de Basketball. Its main accomplishment was the qualification for the

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History

The qualification to the

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remains Burkina Faso's main accomplishment. Since then, the Burkina Faso "Stallions" have attempted to make a comeback. The Burkinabé did not make it through the

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. In early 2021, they withdrew from the

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. Burkina Faso has often struggled with the strong regional competition from neighbouring countries like

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and

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in the African qualifying Zone 3.Burkina Faso's Herve Yameogo aims for one more AfroBasket Final Round before quitting

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, 17 September 2020. Accessed 20 April 2021. The

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Herve Yaméogo had been team captain for many years. In a 2020 interview, the four-time champions with local side RCK highlighted the presence of Burkinabé national team players who play in Europe like Jean Victor Traore, Joris Bado and also others who play for universities in United States. Yet, he mentioned the failure of others who did not identify with their home nation. Yameogo further stressed the inequality of financial assistance from the government compared to association football. Burkina Faso has the Palais des Sports de Ouaga 2000 which hosted the

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and qualification games of the

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. According to Yaméogo, with better financing, it can host bigger basketball events.

Competitive record

FIBA AfroBasket

Burkina Faso has played at the

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main tournament once, in

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African Games

Burkina Faso played at the

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once, in 1973. Beginning with the 2019 event, regular basketball was replaced by

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Current roster

Team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification: ''(last publicized squad)''

Past Rosters

Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification: Team for the

Head coach position

* Jean-Paul Rabatet – 2013 * Bagouhinisse Dah - 2017 Burkina Faso call up 20 players for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Group C Qualifiers
, fiba.com, 6 March 2017. Accessed 7 March 2017.

Kit

Manufacturer

2013: Adidas

References

External links

Archived records
of Burkina Faso team participations
Burkina Faso Men National Team 2013
Presentation at Afrobasket.com
Official website

Videos

#AfroBasket - Day 2: Rwanda v Burkina Faso (dunk of the game - J. BADO)
- YouTube.com video {{FIBA Africa teams Men's national basketball teams

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