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Burkina Faso national football team
Men's association football team
Men's association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Burkina Faso |
| Badge | flag of Burkina Faso.svg |
| Badge_size | 200px |
| Nickname | Les Étalons |
| (The Stallions) | |
| Les faucons pèlerins | |
| (The Peregrine Falcons) | |
| Association | Fédération Burkinabé de Football (FBF) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Coach | Vacant |
| Captain | Bertrand Traoré |
| Most caps | Charles Kaboré (102) |
| Top scorer | Moumouni Dagano (34) |
| Home Stadium | Stade du 4-Août |
| FIFA Trigramme | BFA |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 35 |
| FIFA max date | April–May 2017 |
| FIFA min | 127 |
| FIFA min date | December 1993 |
| Elo Rank | |
| Elo max | 52 |
| Elo max date | September 2017 |
| Elo min | 133 |
| Elo min date | February 1987 |
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| First game | 5–4 |
| (Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960) | |
| Largest win | 0–6 |
| (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 5 September 2025) | |
| Largest loss | 7–0 |
| (Oran, Algeria; 30 August 1981) | |
| Regional name | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Regional cup apps | 14 |
| Regional cup first | 1978 |
| Regional cup best | Runners-up (2013) |
the men's team
(The Stallions) Les faucons pèlerins (The Peregrine Falcons) | Sub-confederation = WAFU (West Africa) (Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960) (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 5 September 2025) (Oran, Algeria; 30 August 1981)
The Burkina Faso national football team () 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.
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. 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 the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
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. 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.
2025
- Tiendrébéogo
- B. Traoré
- Zougrana
- L. Traoré
- Akinbinu
- Banjaqui
- L. Traoré Hazem Tiendrébéogo Tapsoba Ouattara Sosah
- Minoungou
- Simpore
- Tapsoba
- Anieboh
- Kouassi
2026
- Y. Diomande
- Touré
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coaches | BFA Alassane Ouédraogo |
| BFA Ibrahima Kaboré | |
| Goalkeeping coach | BFA Aurélien Yaméogo |
| Fitness coach | BFA Ousmane Sawadogo |
| Match analyst | BFA Ismaïla Boussouma |
| Doctor | BFA Dr. Cheick Tiendrebéogo |
| Physiotherapists | BFA Moussa Kiemdé |
| BFA Christophe Zongo | |
| BFA Boubacarr Tapsoba | |
| BFA Évariste Nikiéma | |
| Team coordinator | BFA Charles Kaboré |
| Technical director | BFA Kamou Malo |
Coaching history
- FRG Otto Pfister (1976–1978)
- FRG Heinz-Peter Überjahn (1988–1990)
- BFA Idrissa Traoré (1992–1996)
- BFA Calixte Zagre (1996)
- BUL Ivan Vutov (1996–1997)
- GHA Malik Jabir (1997)
- FRA Philippe Troussier (1997–1998)
- FRA Didier Notheaux (1998–1999)
- BEL René Taelman (2000)
- BFA Sidiki Diarra (2000–2001)
- ARG Oscar Fulloné (2001–2002)
- BFA Jacques Yaméogo & BFA Pihouri Weboanga (2002)
- BFA Jean-Paul Rabier (2002–2004)
- SCG Ivica Todorov (2004–2005)
- FRA Bernard Simondi (2005–2006)
- BFA Idrissa Traoré (2006–2007)
- FRA Didier Notheaux & BFA Sidiki Diarra (2007)
- POR Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte (2008–2012)
- BEL Paul Put (2012–2015)
- GER Gernot Rohr (2015)
- POR Paulo Duarte (2015–2019)
- BFA Kamou Malo (2019–2022)
- FRA Hubert Velud (2022–2024)
- BFA Brama Traoré (2024–2026)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2026, after the match against Ivory Coast.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up for Burkina Faso in the last twelve 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
!W !D !L !GF !GA !Pld !W !D !L !GF !GA |-
| 1930 to 1958 |
|---|
| !colspan=16 |
| - |
| Chile 1962 |
| !rowspan=4 |
| - |
| 1966 to 1974 |
| - |
| Argentina 1978 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| - |
| Spain 1982 |
| - |
| !colspan=16 |
| - |
| Mexico 1986 |
| !rowspan=36 |
| - |
| Italy 1990 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| - |
| United States 1994 |
| - |
| France 1998 |
| 8 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 6 |
| 9 |
| 17 |
| - |
| South Korea Japan 2002 |
| 8 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 11 |
| 10 |
| - |
| Germany 2006 |
| 10 |
| - |
| South Africa 2010 |
| 12 |
| - |
| Brazil 2014 |
| 8 |
| - |
| Russia 2018 |
| 8 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 13 |
| 8 |
| - |
| Qatar 2022 |
| 6 |
| - |
| Canada Mexico United States 2026 |
| 10 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 23 |
| 8 |
| - |
| Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 |
| - |
| Saudi Arabia 2034 |
| - |
| !Total |
| !76 |
| !35 |
| !16 |
| !25 |
| !122 |
| !90 |
| } |
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 | Played as **** | Player as **** | Played as **** | Played as **** | Total | Runners-up | 14/35 | 56 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 55 | 83 | 112 | 53 | 26 | 33 | 151 | 133 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan 1957 | Part of | Part of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Republic 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia 1968 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sudan 1970 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 1974 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana 1978 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Libya 1982 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algeria 1990 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senegal 1992 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa 1996 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso 1998 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana Nigeria 2000 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mali 2002 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 2004 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2006 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana 2008 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angola 2010 | Group stage | 13th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea 2015 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabon 2017 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2019 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon 2021 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast 2023 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco 2025 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 | To be determined | To be determined |
African Nations Championship
| African Nations Championship record | Appearances: 3 | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | Group stage | 3/8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIV 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUD 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RSA 2014 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| RWA 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAR 2018 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CMR 2020 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ALG 2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KEN 2024 | To be determined |
African Games
| African Games record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1/4 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria 1973 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
West African Nations Cup
| West African Nations Cup record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | Fourth place | 3/5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin 1982 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso 1984 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Ghana 1986 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Liberia 1987 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
WAFU Nations Cup
Honours
Continental
Regional
- UEMOA Tournament
- Champions (1): 2013
- West African Nations Cup
- Third place (1): 1982
Friendly
- Mapinduzi Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2025
Summary
| Competition | Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF African Cup of Nations | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
References
- "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals".
- (16 January 2004). "Burkina Faso fancy their chances". BBC Sport.
- (19 January 2010). "Burkina Faso 0–1 Ghana". BBC Sport.
- (17 February 2012). "Burkina Faso coach gets the boot". BBC Sport.
- (24 March 2012). "Former Gambia coach Put handed reins at Burkina Faso". BBC Sport.
- (10 February 2013). "Mba's wondergoal wins African Cup of Nations for Nigeria". Eurosport.
- Marchais, Julien. (2006). "Burkina Faso". Petit Futé.
- (8 December 2025). "Burkina Faso name final 25-man squad for TotalEnergies AFCON 2025, emerging talent called".
- "Burkina Faso".
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