Burkina Faso national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Les Étalons (The Stallions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Burkinabé Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Oscar Barro | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 4-Août | ||
| FIFA code | BFA | ||
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| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2011) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2001) | ||
The Burkina Faso national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Burkina Faso and is controlled by the Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did Not Enter | ||||||
| 1987 | |||||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1993 | Did Not Enter | ||||||
| 1995 | |||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1999 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2015 | |||||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| 2023 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | Third Place | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 |
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record
| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1995 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1999 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2005 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Third Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
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Cancelled | |||||||
| 2023 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | Champions | 31 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 37 | |
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record
| CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 1 | |||||||
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Did Not Enter | ||||||
| 1987 | |||||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| 1991 | Second Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | Did Not Enter | ||||||
| Total | Second Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 30 March – 19 April 2025.[1]
Caps and goals are correct as of 31 March 2025, after the match against Cameroon.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Soungalo Arnauld Konaté | 10 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Majestic |
| 16 | GK | Prince Hamed Ouédraogo | 31 December 2009 | 1 | 0 | Réal du Faso |
| 23 | GK | Cire Alassane Traoré | 26 June 2010 | 0 | 0 | Rahimo |
| 2 | DF | Cheik Oumar Sanogo | 7 April 2009 | 0 | 0 | Rahimo |
| 3 | DF | Mikael Coulibaly | 30 October 2008 | 1 | 0 | Réal du Faso |
| 4 | DF | Issouf Dabo | 26 May 2009 | 1 | 0 | New Stars |
| 5 | DF | Fadil Adama Barro | 2 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Vitesse |
| 18 | DF | Ali Koné | 28 April 2009 | 0 | 0 | New Stars |
| 21 | DF | Adriana Edouard Dambre | 12 November 2010 | 0 | 0 | Al Sadd |
| 22 | DF | Abdoul Moumine Ouédraogo | 31 December 2009 | 1 | 0 | Ouagadougou |
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Fofana | 19 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | New Stars |
| 8 | MF | Mohamed Junior Sako | 14 January 2009 | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
| 9 | MF | Halidou Diakité | 19 June 2009 | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
| 13 | MF | Bilhack Mohamed Konaté | 12 August 2010 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
| 14 | MF | Adesina Hamed Ramanou | 9 March 2010 | 0 | 0 | New Stars |
| 15 | MF | Kassoum Nana | 4 November 2008 | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
| 20 | MF | Assifou Koné | 31 December 2009 | 0 | 0 | Academie Football Tenakourou |
| 7 | FW | Issouf Junior Bara | 8 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | Rahimo |
| 10 | FW | Alassana Bagayogo | 24 December 2008 | 1 | 0 | Bobo Dioulasso |
| 11 | FW | Abdoulaye Latif Junior Diaby | 20 October 2008 | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
| 19 | FW | Asharaf Loukman Tapsoba | 30 March 2010 | 1 | 2 | Réal du Faso |
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Burkina Faso under-17 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Madi Komba | 0 | 0 | Kasis | v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022 | |
| DF | Emian Brou | 0 | 0 | New Stars | v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022 | |
| DF | Cheick Compaore | 0 | 0 | Espérance | v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022 | |
| DF | Wilfried Lankouande | 0 | 0 | Real du Faso | v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022 | |
| MF | Souleymane Bah | 0 | 0 | New Stars | v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022 | |
| MF | Wilfried Ouattara | 0 | 0 | Vitesse | v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022 | |
| FW | Farouz Ouedraogo | 0 | 0 | Rahimo | v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022 | |
References
- ^ "Burkina Faso-Cameroon". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 1 April 2025.