Burkina Faso national football team

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.^[3]

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.^[4] Burkina Faso took part in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, losing all three of their matches and subsequently firing coach Paulo Duarte.^[5] Belgian coach Paul Put was announced as new coach in March 2012.^[6] Burkina Faso finished first of their group, but lost to Nigeria in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.^[7]

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.

2025

Tunisia  v  Burkina Faso

2 June Friendly	Tunisia	2–0	Burkina Faso	Tunis, Tunisia
18:30 UTC+1	Tapsoba 60' (o.g.) Hazem 90+1'			Stadium: Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Djibouti  v  Burkina Faso

5 September 2026 World Cup qualification	Djibouti	0–6	Burkina Faso	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
	Siad Isman  10'		Irié 16' Tiendrébéogo 25' Tapsoba 36', 42' Ouattara 59', 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Burkina Faso  v  Egypt

9 September 2026 World Cup qualification	Burkina Faso	0–0	Egypt	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
				Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Sierra Leone  v  Burkina Faso

8 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Sierra Leone	0–1	Burkina Faso	Paynesville, Liberia
			Zougrana 42'	Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo)

Burkina Faso  v  Ethiopia

12 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Burkina Faso	3–1	Ethiopia	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
	Kabore 65', 82', 90+6'		Ayten 84'	Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Burkina Faso  v  Niger

14 November Friendly	Burkina Faso	3–2	Niger	Mohammedia, Morocco
	Kabore 34', 45+3', 57'	Report	Badamassi 24' Sosah 55'	Stadium: El Bachir Stadium

Burkina Faso  v  Benin

18 November Friendly	Burkina Faso	3–0	Benin	Mohammedia, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	Minoungou 25', 45+3' Simpore 90+4'	Report		Stadium: El Bachir Stadium

Burkina Faso  v  Equatorial Guinea

24 December 2025 AFCON GS	Burkina Faso	2–1	Equatorial Guinea	Casablanca, Morocco
13:30 UTC+1	Minoungou 90+5' Tapsoba 90+8'	Report	Ndong  50' Anieboh 85'	Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium Attendance: 10,267 Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Algeria  v  Burkina Faso

28 December 2025 AFCON GS	Algeria	1–0	Burkina Faso	Rabat, Morocco
18:30 UTC+1	Mahrez 23' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium Attendance: 18,522 Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

Sudan  v  Burkina Faso

31 December 2025 AFCON GS	Sudan	0–2	Burkina Faso	Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1		Report	L. Traoré 16' Kouassi 85'	Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium Attendance: 10,084 Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

2026

Ivory Coast  v  Burkina Faso

6 January 2025 AFCON R16	Ivory Coast	3–0	Burkina Faso	Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Amad 20' Y. Diomande 32' Touré 87'	Report		Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Burkina Faso  v  Guinea-Bissau

28 March Friendly	Burkina Faso	5–0	Guinea-Bissau	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
19:00 UTC+1	P. Kaboré 26' Ouattara 40' E. Kaboré 61', 73', 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Moussa Ahamadou Alou (Niger)

Burkina Faso  v  Guinea-Bissau

31 March Friendly	Burkina Faso	1–1	Guinea-Bissau	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
18:00 UTC+0	Nagalo 85'		F. Gomes 90+6'	Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)

Russia  v  Burkina Faso

5 June Friendly	Russia	3–0	Burkina Faso	Volgograd, Russia
20:00 UTC+3	Sadulayev 15' Al. Miranchuk 20' Vakhaniya 73'	Report		Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 41,035 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

Belarus  v  Burkina Faso

9 June Friendly	Belarus	2–2	Burkina Faso	Minsk, Belarus
19:30 UTC+3	Malkevich 56' Vardanyan 67'	Report	Kaboré 72' Tapsoba 85'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 15,874 Referee: Rafael Shafeev (Russia)

Burkina Faso  v  Benin

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Burkina Faso	v	Benin	TBD, Burkina Faso
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Benin  v  Burkina Faso

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Benin	v	Burkina Faso	TBD, Benin
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Burkina Faso  v  Mauritania

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Burkina Faso	v	Mauritania	TBD, Burkina Faso
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Mauritania  v  Burkina Faso

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	v	Burkina Faso	TBD, Mauritania
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Burkina Faso  v  Central African Republic

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Burkina Faso	v	Central African Republic	TBD, Burkina Faso
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Central African Republic  v  Burkina Faso

TBD 2027 AFCON qualification	Central African Republic	v	Burkina Faso	TBD, Central African Republic
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Russia and Belarus on 5 and 9 June 2026; respectively.^[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2026, after the match against Belarus.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Farid Ouédraogo	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 29)	10	0	Al Hilal
16	1GK	Hillel Konaté	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 31)	5	0	Troyes
23	1GK	Kilian Nikiema	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 23)	10	0	ADO Den Haag
	1GK	Hervé Koffi	(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 29)	70	0	Angers
3	2DF	Mohamed Ouédraogo	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 23)	9	0	Rheindorf Altach
4	2DF	Adamo Nagalo	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 23)	22	0	Konyaspor
5	2DF	Cyril Dao	(2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 20)	0	0	National Bank of Egypt
12	2DF	Edmond Tapsoba	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 27)	62	5	Bayer Leverkusen
14	2DF	Rachide Gnanou	(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Gnistan
22	2DF	Arthur Zagré	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Excelsior
24	2DF	Saïdou Simporé	(1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 33)	17	1	National Bank of Egypt
25	2DF	Hanaby Hadalou Sagne	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 25)	0	0	AS Douanes
26	2DF	Arsène Kouassi	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 21)	7	1	FC Lorient
	2DF	Nasser Djiga	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 23)	11	1	Rangers
2	3MF	Aboubacar Bassinga	(2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 21)	2	0	Ceuta
6	3MF	Mohamed Zougrana	(2001-10-29) 29 October 2001 (age 24)	7	2	MC Alger
8	3MF	Lohann Doucet	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Dunkerque
18	3MF	Ismahila Ouédraogo	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 26)	26	0	Odense
20	3MF	Gustavo Sangaré	(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 29)	40	2	Noah
7	4FW	Dango Ouattara	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 24)	40	12	Brentford
11	4FW	Ousseni Bouda	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 26)	14	2	San Jose Earthquakes
13	4FW	Mohamed Konaté	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 28)	38	6	Akhmat Grozny
15	4FW	Abdoul Tapsoba	(2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 24)	30	5	Radomiak Radom
19	4FW	Georgi Minoungou	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 23)	10	1	Colorado Rapids
20	4FW	Pierre Landry Kaboré	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 25)	9	3	Heart of Midlothian
21	4FW	Cyriaque Irié	(2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 21)	9	2	SC Freiburg
29	4FW	Elohim Kaboré	(2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 (age 19)	1	1	Hammarby

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Recent call-ups

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

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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ladji Brahima Sanou	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 23)	3	0	Al-Merrikh	v.  Ethiopia, 12 October 2025
DF	Issa Kaboré	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 25)	52	2	Wrexham	v.  Guinea-Bissau, 31 March 2026
DF	Dylan Ouédraogo	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 27)	2	0	Krasava ENY	v.  Guinea-Bissau, 31 March 2026
DF	Steeve Yago (third captain)	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 33)	93	1	Aris Limassol	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Issoufou Dayo (vice-captain)	(1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 34)	84	9	Umm-Salal	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Abdoul Ayinde	(2005-07-17) 17 July 2005 (age 21)	3	0	Gent	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ismaëlo Ganiou	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Lens	v.  Zimbabwe, 6 June 2025
DF	Hassane Rachid Traoré	(2007-07-13) 13 July 2007 (age 19)	0	0	USFA	v.  Zimbabwe, 6 June 2025
MF	Blati Touré	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 31)	60	3	Pyramids	v.  Guinea-Bissau, 31 March 2026
MF	Ibrahim Bancé	(2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 25)	2	0	Marumo Gallants	v.  Guinea-Bissau, 31 March 2026
MF	Cedric Badolo	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 27)	31	0	Spartak Trnava	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Stephane Aziz Ki	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 30)	22	3	Wydad Casablanca	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Josué Tiendrébéogo	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 23)	10	2	Annecy	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Abdoul Yoda	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 25)	3	0	Milsami Orhei	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Raouf Memel Dao	(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 22)	2	0	APR	v.  Zimbabwe, 6 June 2025
FW	Lassina Traoré	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 25)	31	13	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Guinea-Bissau, 31 March 2026
FW	Jack Diarra	(2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Espérance de Tunis	v.  Guinea-Bissau, 31 March 2026
FW	Bertrand Traoré (captain)	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 30)	88	21	Unattached	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Fayçal Konaté	(2006-08-15) 15 August 2006 (age 19)	0	0	RFS	v.  Egypt, 9 September 2025
FW	Hassane Bandé	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 27)	36	3	Mechelen	v.  Zimbabwe, 6 June 2025
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.

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Most appearances

Top goalscorers

FIFA World Cup

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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  Upper Volta
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  Burkina Faso
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										10	6	3	1	23	8
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034
Total		0/15								76	35	16	25	122	90

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Africa Cup of Nations

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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  Upper Volta										Player as  Upper Volta
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  Burkina Faso										Played as  Burkina Faso
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		11th	4	2	0	2	4	5		6	3	1	2	10	7
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Runners-up	14/35	56	12	17	27	55	83		112	53	26	33	151	133

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African Nations Championship

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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

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African Games

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African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	8th	3	0	0	3	4	10
Total	1/4

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West African Nations Cup

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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

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WAFU Nations Cup

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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

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Continental

• Africa Cup of Nations
  • Runners-up (1): 2013
  • Third place (1): 2017

Regional

• UEMOA Tournament
  • Champions (1): 2013
• West African Nations Cup
  • Third place (1): 1982

Friendly

• Mapinduzi Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2025

Summary

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Competition				Total
CAF African Cup of Nations	0	1	1	2
Total	0	1	1	2

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