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)
Association	Fédération Burkinabé de Football (FBF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Bertrand Traoré
Most caps	Charles Kaboré (102)
Top scorer	Moumouni Dagano (34) [1]
Home stadium	Stade du 4-Août
FIFA code	BFA
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	62 (19 January 2026) [2]
Highest	35 (April–May 2017)
Lowest	127 (December 1993)
First international
Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon   (Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960)
Biggest win
Djibouti 0–6 Burkina Faso   (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 5 September 2025)
Biggest defeat
Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta   (Oran, Algeria; 30 August 1981)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	14 (first in 1978 )
Best result	Runners-up (2013)

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. ^[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.

Nickname

The team is nicknamed Les Etalons, which means "The Stallions". It is in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga. ^[8] 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

2025

Burkina Faso   v   Djibouti

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Burkina Faso	4–1	Djibouti	El Jadida, Morocco
17:00  UTC+1	Tiendrébéogo 12' B. Traoré 33' Zougrana 47' L. Traoré 67'	Report	Akinbinu 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium Referee: Abdel Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Guinea-Bissau   v   Burkina Faso

24 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Guinea-Bissau	1–2	Burkina Faso	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00  UTC+0	Banjaqui 36'	Report	L. Traoré 6', 73'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

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
	Kabore 34', 45+3', 57'	Report	Badamassi 24' Sosah 55'

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)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Vacant
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

Gernot Rohr became the manager of Burkina Faso in 2015

• Otto Pfister (1976–1978)
• Heinz-Peter Überjahn (1988–1990)
• Idrissa Traoré (1992–1996)
• Calixte Zagre (1996)
• Ivan Vutov (1996–1997)
• Malik Jabir (1997)
• Philippe Troussier (1997–1998)
• Didier Notheaux (1998–1999)
• René Taelman (2000)
• Sidiki Diarra (2000–2001)
• Oscar Fulloné (2001–2002)
• Jacques Yaméogo & Pihouri Weboanga (2002)
• Jean-Paul Rabier (2002–2004)
• Ivica Todorov (2004–2005)
• Bernard Simondi (2005–2006)
• Idrissa Traoré (2006–2007)
• Didier Notheaux & Sidiki Diarra (2007)
• Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte (2008–2012)
• Paul Put (2012–2015)
• Gernot Rohr (2015)
• Paulo Duarte (2015–2019)
• Kamou Malo (2019–2022)
• Hubert Velud (2022–2024)
• Brama Traoré (2024–2026)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[9]
Caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2026, after the match against Ivory Coast.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Farid Ouédraogo	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 29)	10	0	Al Hilal
16	1 GK	Hervé Koffi	(1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 29)	71	0	Angers
23	1 GK	Kilian Nikiema	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 22)	10	0	ADO Den Haag
3	2 DF	Abdoul Ayinde	(2005-07-17) 17 July 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Gent
4	2 DF	Adamo Nagalo	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 23)	21	0	PSV
5	2 DF	Nasser Djiga	(2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 23)	11	1	Rangers
9	2 DF	Issa Kaboré	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 24)	54	2	Wrexham
12	2 DF	Edmond Tapsoba	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26)	61	4	Bayer Leverkusen
14	2 DF	Issoufou Dayo (vice-captain)	(1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 34)	84	9	Umm-Salal
24	2 DF	Saïdou Simporé	(1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 33)	19	1	National Bank of Egypt
25	2 DF	Steeve Yago (third captain)	(1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 33)	93	1	Aris Limassol
26	2 DF	Arsène Kouassi	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 21)	6	1	Lorient
6	3 MF	Mohamed Zougrana	(2001-10-29) 29 October 2001 (age 24)	6	2	MC Alger
8	3 MF	Cedric Badolo	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 27)	31	0	Spartak Trnava
15	3 MF	Abdoul Yoda	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 25)	3	0	Milsami Orhei
17	3 MF	Stephane Aziz Ki	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 29)	22	3	Wydad Casablanca
18	3 MF	Ismahila Ouédraogo	(1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 26)	28	0	OB
20	3 MF	Gustavo Sangaré	(1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 29)	40	2	Noah
22	3 MF	Blati Touré	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 31)	61	3	Pyramids
28	3 MF	Josué Tiendrébéogo	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 23)	10	2	Annecy
2	4 FW	Lassina Traoré	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 25)	33	13	Shakhtar Donetsk
7	4 FW	Dango Ouattara	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 23)	39	12	Brentford
10	4 FW	Bertrand Traoré (captain)	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 30)	88	21	Sunderland
11	4 FW	Ousseni Bouda	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 25)	12	2	San Jose Earthquakes
13	4 FW	Mohamed Konaté	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 28)	37	6	Akhmat Grozny
19	4 FW	Georgi Minoungou	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 23)	8	1	Seattle Sounders
21	4 FW	Cyriaque Irié	(2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 20)	8	2	SC Freiburg
27	4 FW	Pierre Landry Kaboré	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 24)	9	6	Heart of Midlothian

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	Ladji Brahima Sanou	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Al-Merrikh	v.   Ethiopia , 12 October 2025
DF	Mohamed Ouédraogo	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 23)	8	0	Rheindorf Altach	v.   Benin , 18 November 2025
DF	Ismaëlo Ganiou	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Lens	v.   Zimbabwe , 6 June 2025
DF	Hassane Rachid Traoré	(2007-07-13) 13 July 2007 (age 18)	0	0	USFA	v.   Zimbabwe , 6 June 2025
DF	Mohamed Ali Yabré	(2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 21)	1	0	ASEC Mimosas	v.   Guinea-Bissau , 25 March 2025
MF	Raouf Memel Dao	(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 22)	2	0	APR	v.   Zimbabwe , 6 June 2025
MF	Dramane Salou	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 27)	10	0	Dinamo Samarqand	v.   Guinea-Bissau , 25 March 2025
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
FW	Jack Diarra	(2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	AS Soliman	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.

Records

As of 9 September 2025 ^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Burkina Faso.

Most appearances

Charles Kaboré has the most appearances for Burkina Faso with 102.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Charles Kaboré	102	4	2006–2021
2	Steeve Yago	90	1	2013–present
3	Issoufou Dayo	85	9	2012–present
	Bertrand Traoré	85	22	2011–present
5	Jonathan Pitroipa	84	19	2006–2019
6	Moumouni Dagano	83	34	1998–2013
	Bakary Koné	83	0	2006–2019
8	Aristide Bancé	79	24	2003–2019
9	Saïdou Panandétiguiri	66	2	2002–2013
	Hervé Koffi	66	0	2016–present

Top goalscorers

Moumouni Dagano has the most goals for Burkina Faso with 34.

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	85	0.26	2011–present
4	Alain Traoré	21	65	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	12	32	0.38	2021–present
10	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   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

Africa Cup of Nations

Soulama

Kéba

Koné

Panandétiguiri

Rouamba

Kaboré

Traoré

Djakaridja

Bancé

Pitroïpa

Dagano (c)

2013 Africa Cup of Nations starting lineup

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

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

• 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

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

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External links

• L'actualité du Burkina
• Burkina Faso at CAF
• Burkina Faso at FIFA