Burkina Faso national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Burkina Faso women's national football team.
Burkina Faso
Nickname(s)Les Étalons
(The Stallions)
Les faucons pèlerins
(The Peregrine Falcons)
AssociationBurkinabé Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBrama Traoré
CaptainBertrand Traoré
Most capsCharles Kaboré (102)
Top scorerMoumouni Dagano (34)[1]
Home stadiumStade du 4-Août
FIFA codeBFA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 64 2 (3 April 2025)[2]
Highest35 (April–May 2017)
Lowest127 (December 1993)
First international
  5–4 Gabon 
(Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960)
Biggest win
  5–1 Liberia 
(Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 27 December 1961)
  4–0 Mozambique 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 7 June 2003)
  4–0 Namibia 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 26 March 2011)
  4–0 Ethiopia 
(Nelspruit, South Africa; 25 January 2013)
  4–0 Niger 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 23 March 2013)
  5–1 Swaziland 
(Nelspruit, South Africa; 10 January 2015)
  4–0 Cape Verde 
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017)
 Djibouti 0–4  
(Marrakesh, Morocco; 8 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Algeria 7–0  
(Oran, Algeria; 30 August 1981)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances14 (first in 1978)
Best resultRunners-up (2013)
Mapinduzi Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2025)
Best resultRunners-up (2025)

The Burkina Faso national football team (French: Équipe de football du Burkina Faso) represents Burkina Faso in men's international football and is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation. 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.

History

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.[4]

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.[5] Burkina Faso took part in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, losing all three of their matches and subsequently firing coach Paulo Duarte.[6] Belgian coach Paul Put was announced as new coach in March 2012.[7] Burkina Faso finished first of their group, but lost to Nigeria in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

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.

Nickname

The team is nicknamed Les Etalons, which means "The Stallions". It is in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga.[9] Supporters of the team at times include a percussion band, which often mimics the sounds of galloping horses at matches.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Burkina Faso national football team results (2020–present)

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

2024

22 March Friendly Libya  2–1   Casablanca, Morocco
22:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium
26 March Friendly Niger  1–1  
6 June 2026 World Cup qualification Egypt  2–1   Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+3
  • Trézéguet 3', 8'
 Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
10 June 2026 World Cup qualification   2–2  Sierra Leone Bamako, Mali
16:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
6 September 2025 AFCON qualification Senegal  1–1   Dakar, Senegal
19:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sedok Selmi (Tunisia)
10 September 2025 AFCON qualification   3–1  Malawi Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0
Report
  • Z. Nkhoma 80'
 Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Bouchra Karbouni (Morocco)
10 October 2025 AFCON qualification   4–1  Burundi Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
13 October 2025 AFCON qualification Burundi  0–2   Abidjan, Ivory Coast
16:00 UTC+0 Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
14 November 2025 AFCON qualification   0–1  Senegal Bamako, Mali
18:00 UTC+0 Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
18 November 2025 AFCON qualification Malawi  3–0   Lilongwe, Malawi
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

2025

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification   4–1  Djibouti El Jadida, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium
Referee: Abdel Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
24 March 2026 World Cup qualification Guinea-Bissau  1–2   Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
2 June Friendly Tunisia  v   Tunis, Tunisia
18:30 UTC+1 Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
September 2026 World Cup qualification Djibouti  v  
September 2026 World Cup qualification   v  Egypt
October 2026 World Cup qualification Sierra Leone  v  
October 2026 World Cup qualification   v  Ethiopia
24 December 2025 AFCON GS   –  Equatorial Guinea Casablanca, Morocco
15:30 UTC+1 Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium
28 December 2025 AFCON GS Algeria  –   Rabat, Morocco
13:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium
31 December 2025 AFCON GS Sudan  –   Casablanca, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Brama Traoré
Assistant coaches Alassane Ouédraogo
Ibrahima Kaboré
Goalkeeping coach Aurélien Yaméogo
Fitness coach Ousmane Sawadogo
Match analyst Ismaïla Boussouma
Doctor Dr. Cheick Tiendrebéogo
Physiotherapists Moussa Kiemdé
Christophe Zongo
Boubacarr Tapsoba
Évariste Nikiéma
Team coordinator Charles Kaboré
Technical director Kamou Malo

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Tunisia and Zimbabwe on 2 and 6 June 2025.[10]

Caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2025; after the match against Guinea Bissau.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Hervé Koffi (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 62 0 Lens
1GK Farid Ouédraogo (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 10 0 Vita Club
1GK Kilian Nikiema (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 7 0 ADO Den Haag
1GK Ladji Brahima Sanou (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 0 0 SONABEL
2DF Issoufou Dayo (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 82 9 Berkane
2DF Edmond Tapsoba (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 51 1 Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Issa Kaboré (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 47 2 Werder Bremen
2DF Saïdou Simporé (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 22 1 National Bank of Egypt
2DF Adamo Nagalo (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 16 0 PSV Eindhoven
2DF Nasser Djiga (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 10 1 Rangers
2DF Abdoul Ayinde (2005-07-17) 17 July 2005 0 0 Gent
2DF Ismaëlo Ganiou (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 0 0 Annecy
2DF Arsène Kouassi (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 0 0 Ajaccio
2DF Hassane Rachid Traoré 0 0 USFA
3MF Cedric Badolo (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 27 0 Spartak Trnava
3MF Stephane Aziz Ki (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 17 2 Young Africans
3MF Josué Tiendrébéogo (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 6 1 Annecy
3MF Mohamed Zougrana (2001-10-29) 29 October 2001 2 1 MC Alger
3MF Raouf Memel Dao (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 2 0 SONABEL
3MF Abdoul Yoda (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 0 0 Milsami Orhei
4FW Bertrand Traoré (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 79 21 Ajax
4FW Hassane Bandé (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 36 3 HJK
4FW Mohamed Konaté (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 32 6 Al-Riyadh
4FW Ousseni Bouda (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 10 2 San Jose Earthquakes
4FW Jack Diarra (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 0 0 Salitas
4FW Cyriaque Irié (2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 0 0 Troyes
4FW Pierre Landry Kabore (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 0 0 Narva Trans

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for Burkina Faso in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Philipp Maré (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 0 0 EF Ouagadougou v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
DF Mohamed Ali Yabré (2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 1 0 ASEC Mimosas v.  Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2025
DF Steeve Yago (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 84 1 Aris Limassol v.  Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2025
DF Valentin Nouma (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 7 0 Simba v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
DF Mohamed Ouédraogo (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 6 0 Rheindorf Altach v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
DF Cheick Hassami Traoré (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 0 0 OSC Vellmar v.  Sierra Leone, 10 June 2024
MF Ismahila Ouédraogo (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 24 0 Atromitos v.  Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2025
MF Dramane Salou (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 10 0 Hapoel Haifa v.  Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2025
MF Blati Touré (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 52 3 Pyramids v.  Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2025
MF Sacha Bansé (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 12 1 Greuther Fürth v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
MF Trova Boni (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 8 0 San Antonio FC v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
MF Clément Pitroipa (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 5 0 ES Sétif v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
MF Hamed Blakiss Ouattara (2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 4 0 EF Ouagadougou v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
MF Ridouanou Maiga (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 3 0 AS Douanes v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
MF Abdoul Kader Ouattara (2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 5 0 Cercle Brugge v.  Burundi, 13 October 2024
MF Gustavo Sangaré (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 36 1 Noah v.  Burundi, 10 October 2024 PRE
FW Lassina Traoré (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 29 12 Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2025
FW Dango Ouattara (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 28 10 Bournemouth v.  Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2025
FW Ousmane Camara (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 5 0 Riga v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
FW Régis N'do (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 1 0 Leixões v.  Malawi, 18 November 2024
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

As of 24 March 2025[11]
Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Charles Kaboré 102 4 2006–2021
2 Steeve Yago 89 1 2013–present
3 Jonathan Pitroipa 84 19 2006–2019
4 Moumouni Dagano 83 34 1998–2013
Bakary Koné 83 0 2006–2019
Bertrand Traoré 83 22 2011–present
7 Issoufou Dayo 82 9 2012–present
8 Aristide Bancé 79 24 2003–2019
9 Saïdou Panandétiguiri 66 2 2002–2013
Alain Traoré 66 21 2006–2021

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Moumouni Dagano 34 83 0.41 1998–2013
2 Aristide Bancé 24 79 0.3 2003–2019
3 Bertrand Traoré 22 83 0.27 2011–present
4 Alain Traoré 21 66 0.32 2006–2021
5 Jonathan Pitroipa 19 84 0.23 2006–2019
6 Lassina Traoré 14 30 0.47 2017–present
7 Mamadou Zongo 13 30 0.43 1996–2013
Préjuce Nakoulma 13 53 0.25 2012–2019
9 Dango Ouattara 10 30 0.33 2021–present
Amadou Touré 10 30 0.33 1998–2006
Oumar Barro 10 48 0.21 1996–2003

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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  
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  
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 12 9 1 2 24 16
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 6 3 2 1 13 7
2030 To be determined
2034
Total 0/15 72 32 15 25 112 89

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1957 Part of  France Part of  France
1959
Played as   Player as  
1962 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965 Did not enter Did not enter
1968 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 2 10
1970 Withdrew Withdrew
1972
1974 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 9
1976 Did not enter Did not enter
1978 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 4
1980 Did not enter Did not enter
1982 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 8
Played as   Played as  
1984 Did not enter Did not enter
1986
1988
1990 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 3
1992 8 4 1 3 10 13
1994 Withdrew Withdrew
1996 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 9 4 1 3 0 5 4
1998 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 8 9 Qualified as hosts
2000 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 4 8 4 2 2 0 8 5
2002 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4 8 4 3 1 7 3
2004 14th 3 0 1 2 1 6 6 4 2 0 12 2
2006 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 14 13
2008 6 1 1 4 5 12
2010 Group stage 13th 2 0 1 1 0 1 12 9 1 2 24 16
2012 15th 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 3 1 0 12 3
2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
2015 Group stage 16th 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 2 1 8 4
2017 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 8 3 6 4 1 1 6 2
2019 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 8 5
2021 Fourth place 4th 7 2 3 2 9 10 6 3 3 0 6 2
2023 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 4 6 6 3 2 1 8 5
2025 Qualified 6 3 1 2 10 7
2027 To be determined To be determined
Total Runners-up 14/35 52 10 17 25 51 78 112 53 26 33 151 133

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

Honours

Continental

Regional

Summary

Senior Competitions Total
CAF African Cup of Nations 0 1 1 2
Total 0 1 1 2

Notes

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