| Burkina Faso | |||
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| Information | |||
| Association | Fédération Burkinabè de Handball | ||
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| Results | |||
| African Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2012 ) | ||
| Best result | 12th (2012) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Burkina Faso national handball team is the national handball team of Burkina Faso. [1]
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. The July 2019 population estimate by the United Nations was 20,321,378. The country’s official language of government and business is French. Roughly 40% of the population speaks the Mossi language. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé. Its capital is Ouagadougou.
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