Africa · CAF

Burkina Faso (2026)

Matches: 8; 8 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-3-3; 2 W · 3 D · 3 L
Goals: 10; 17 against
Goal difference: -7

General Information

Fédération Burkinabé de Football

Founded: 1960
FIFA entry: 1964
Average height in 2026: 1.80 m
Average age in 2026: 23.7 years
Confederation: Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)
Continent: Africa
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Brama Traoré(Coach)

Date of birth: 22 March 1962
Matches: 1 (1 official · 0 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Amir Abdou(Coach)

Date of birth: 8 July 1972
Place of birth: Moroni, Comoros
Matches: 6 (2 official · 4 friendlies)

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Moussa Sanogo(Coach)

Date of birth: 12 December 1967
Matches: 1 (0 official · 1 friendly)

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Players of Burkina Faso in 2026

53 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers4
Hervé Koffi	16 October 1996	Goalkeeper	Union Saint-Gilloise	4	0	0
Kilian Nikiema	22 June 2003	Goalkeeper	ADO Den Haag	2	0	0
Abdoul Razack Guira		Goalkeeper	Vitesse Bobo-Dioulasso	1	0	0
Hillel Konaté	28 December 1994	Goalkeeper	ES Troyes AC	1	0	0
Defenders17
Edmond Tapsoba	2 February 1999	Centre Back	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	7	0	0
Arsène Kouassi	11 September 2004	Left Back	FC Lorient	6	1	0
Adamo Nagalo	22 September 2002	Centre Back	PSV Eindhoven	5	0	1
Issa Kaboré	12 May 2001	Right Back	Wrexham AFC	3	2	0
Nasser Djiga	15 November 2002	Centre Back	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	1	0
Arthur Zagré	4 October 2001	Left Back	FC Utrecht	2	1	0
Mohamed Ouédraogo	2 January 2003	Left Back	Olympique Lyonnais	2	0	0
Rachide Gnanou	16 November 2004	Centre Back	Gnistan Helsinki	1	2	0
Saïdou Simporé	31 August 1992	Right Back	Al-Bank Al-Ahly Al-Masry SC	1	2	0
Donatien Bama	19 December 2007	Centre Back	USFA Ouagadougou	1	0	0
Cyrille Dao	10 November 2005	Centre Back	Al-Bank Al-Ahly Al-Masry SC	1	0	0
Issoufou Dayo	6 August 1991	Centre Back	Umm Salal SC	1	0	0
Steeve Yago	16 December 1992	Right Back	Aris Lemesou	1	0	0
Bachirou Yaméogo	19 August 2004	Centre Back	FK Ustí nad Labem	1	0	0
Moumouni Diallo	25 February 2004	Defender	CFFEB Ouagadougou	1	0	0
Fadil Barro	2 April 2008	Centre Back	Vitesse Bobo-Dioulasso	0	1	0
Mikaël Coulibaly	30 October 2008	Left Back	Réal du Faso Ouagadougou	0	1	0
Midfielders15
Lohann Doucet	14 September 2002	Defensive Midfielder	Vitória Guimarães	6	0	0
Ismahila Ouédraogo	5 November 1999	Defensive Midfielder	Odense BK	5	1	0
Gustavo Sangaré	8 November 1996	Defensive Midfielder	Noah Armavir	2	0	0
Chec Bebel Doumbia	15 November 2007	Centre Midfielder	Rapid Bucureşti	1	1	0
Rachid Kouda	25 July 2002	Centre Midfielder	Mantova 1911	1	1	0
Alain Kanté	16 December 2006	Attacking Midfielder	Club Africain Tunis	1	0	0
Hasamadou Ouédraogo	30 June 2005	Defensive Midfielder	CS Sfaxien	1	0	0
Aboubacar Bassinga	13 July 2005	Centre Midfielder	UD Las Palmas	0	2	0
Mohamed Zougrana	29 October 2001	Defensive Midfielder	MC Alger	0	2	0
Ibrahim Bancé	15 January 2001	Attacking Midfielder	Marumo Gallants Thohoyandou	0	1	0
Nouhoun Koné	23 June 2005	Attacking Midfielder	Sporting Football Cascades	0	1	0
Axel Taonsa	7 February 2004	Attacking Midfielder	Västerås SK	0	1	0
Salif Tietietta	29 November 2004	Attacking Midfielder	SCR Altach II	0	1	0
Blati Touré	4 August 1994	Centre Midfielder	Al-Ahli Tripoli	0	1	0
Mohamed Zongo	26 November 2009	Attacking Midfielder	Sporting Football Cascades	0	1	0
Forwards17
Dango Ouattara	11 February 2002	Right Winger	Brentford FC	5	0	1
Ousséni Bouda	28 April 2000	Left Winger	San Jose Earthquakes	4	3	0
Lassina Franck Traoré	12 January 2001	Centre Forward	Shakhtar Donetsk	4	0	1
Georgi Minoungou	25 July 2002	Right Winger	Colorado Rapids	3	3	0
Cyriaque Irié	20 June 2005	Right Winger	SC Freiburg	3	1	0
Pierre Landry Kaboré	5 July 2001	Left Winger	Heart of Midlothian FC	2	3	1
Mohamed Konaté	12 December 1997	Centre Forward	Akhmat Grozny	2	1	0
Abdoul Tapsoba	23 August 2001	Right Winger	Radomiak Radom	1	2	1
Jack Diarra	16 June 2006	Left Winger	Espérance Tunis	1	1	0
Dylann Kam	21 October 2004	Right Winger	AS Trenčín	1	0	0
Papus Ouattara	12 September 2006	Centre Forward	Stade Reims B	1	0	0
Elohim Kaboré	20 December 2006	Centre Forward	SK Beveren	0	5	4
Aboubacar Camara	30 September 2006	Left Winger	Red Bull Salzburg	0	1	1
Ousmane Camara	1 January 2006	Right Winger	RFC Liège	0	1	0
Alane Moussa Ky	26 September 2004	Right Winger	USFA Ouagadougou	0	1	0
Razack Sanou	4 December 2004	Centre Forward	Bibiani Gold Stars	0	1	0
Bertrand Traoré	6 September 1995	Right Winger	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Burkina Faso in 2026

8 matches

3 Oct 2026Friendly · Estadio Mas MonumentalAvs.ArgentinaMatch report: Argentina vs. Burkina Faso 7–0Defeat
28 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group F · Stade Larbi ZaouliAvs.Central African RepublicMatch report: Central African Republic vs. Burkina Faso 0–1Win
25 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group F · Stade du 4-AoûtHvs.BeninMatch report: Burkina Faso vs. Benin 1–1Draw
9 Jun 2026Friendly · Nacyjanalny futbolny stadyjon Respubliki BiełaruśAvs.BelarusMatch report: Belarus vs. Burkina Faso 2–2Draw
5 Jun 2026Friendly · Volgograd ArenaAvs.RussiaMatch report: Russia vs. Burkina Faso 3–0Defeat
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Stade du 4-AoûtHvs.Guinea-BissauMatch report: Burkina Faso vs. Guinea-Bissau 1–1Draw
28 Mar 2026Friendly · Stade du 4-AoûtHvs.Guinea-BissauMatch report: Burkina Faso vs. Guinea-Bissau 5–0Win
6 Jan 2026African Nations Cup 2025 · Round of 16 · Stade de MarrakechAvs.Ivory CoastMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso 3–0Defeat

Match Progress for Burkina Faso

2 W · 3 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Burkina Faso

63 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Mali	33	11	4	18	38
Algeria	24	6	7	11	22
Ivory Coast	24	3	10	11	19
Ghana	23	10	3	10	22
Togo	22	8	8	6	22
Gabon	22	6	8	8	19
Benin	19	10	6	3	31
Niger	19	8	9	2	21
Senegal	15	2	8	5	15
Nigeria	14	0	5	9	7
Mauritania	13	7	4	2	14
Morocco	13	2	3	8	7
Cameroon	11	1	4	6	12
Guinea	10	5	1	4	14
Burundi	9	7	2	0	17
Cape Verde	9	4	0	5	11
Angola	9	3	2	4	10
Congo	9	3	2	4	9
South Africa	9	1	3	5	6
Malawi	8	5	2	1	13
DR Congo	8	5	1	2	15
Tunisia	8	4	2	2	8
Uganda	8	2	5	1	6
Egypt	8	0	3	5	7
Central African Republic	6	5	0	1	13
Guinea-Bissau	6	4	2	0	13
Ethiopia	6	4	1	1	15
Mozambique	6	3	1	2	11
Botswana	6	3	1	2	7
Liberia	6	3	1	2	6
Zimbabwe	6	2	1	3	7
Zambia	6	1	2	3	4
Libya	5	3	0	2	7
Kenya	5	1	1	3	7
Tanzania	5	1	0	4	5
Djibouti	4	4	0	0	16
Eswatini	4	3	1	0	11
Comoros	4	3	1	0	6
Equatorial Guinea	4	2	2	0	3
Namibia	3	3	0	0	11
Gambia	3	1	2	0	4
Sierra Leone	3	1	1	1	4
Bahrain	3	0	1	2	2
Oman	3	0	1	2	2
Seychelles	2	2	0	0	7
Lesotho	2	2	0	0	3
South Sudan	2	2	0	0	3
Madagascar	2	1	0	1	3
Sudan	2	1	0	1	3
Zanzibar	2	1	0	1	2
Kosovo	2	0	0	2	0
Guadeloupe	1	1	0	0	2
Belarus	1	0	1	0	2
Qatar	1	0	1	0	2
Yemen	1	0	1	0	2
Kazakhstan	1	0	1	0	0
Iran	1	0	0	1	1
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0
Chile	1	0	0	1	0
Russia	1	0	0	1	0
South Korea	1	0	0	1	0
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0
Total	467	170	125	172	549

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Burkina Faso

Games Total: 77
Goals: 124
Goals Against: 93
Games W/D/L: 35/16/26
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.61
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.21

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 18; Moumouni Dagano
Most Matches: 25; Charles Kaboré
Most Yellow Cards: 7; Charles Kaboré
Most Red Cards: 1; Ibrahima Traoré

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Burkina Faso

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Kaboré, Charles	Defensive Midfielder	2006–2021	96	92	4	4	7	27	1	0
2	Yago, Steeve	Right Back	2013–2026	92	83	9	1	1	11	0	1
3	Dayo, Issoufou	Centre Back	2012–2026	91	91	0	9	1	12	1	0
4	Traoré, Bertrand	Right Winger	2011–2026	89	70	19	21	10	5	0	0
5	Koné, Bakary	Centre Back	2006–2019	79	76	3	0	2	2	0	0
6	Pitroipa, Jonathan	Right Midfielder	2006–2019	78	71	7	19	11	5	1	0
7	Bancé, Aristide	Centre Forward	2003–2019	75	43	32	23	5	2	0	0
8	Koffi, Hervé	Goalkeeper	2016–2026	73	72	1	0	0	4	0	1
9	Dagano, Moumouni	Centre Forward	1999–2013	69	63	6	32	3	5	0	0
10	Tapsoba, Edmond	Centre Back	2016–2026	67	66	1	4	3	10	0	0
11	Traoré, Alain	Attacking Midfielder	2006–2021	63	44	19	20	2	1	0	0
12	Touré, Blati	Centre Midfielder	2017–2026	60	48	12	3	4	8	0	0
13	Panandétiguiri, Saïdou	Right Back	2002–2013	60	53	7	2	0	16	0	0
14	Kaboré, Issa	Right Back	2019–2026	57	53	4	1	10	9	0	0
15	Koffi, Mohamed	Right Back	2006–2016	54	45	9	2	0	5	0	0
16	Soulama, Abdoulaye	Goalkeeper	1997–2015	51	48	3	0	0	1	0	1
17	Nakoulma, Préjuce	Left Winger	2012–2019	50	40	10	13	1	4	0	0
18	Kéré, Mahamoudou	Centre Back	2000–2012	50	47	3	2	0	12	0	2
19	Rouamba, Florent	Defensive Midfielder	2004–2014	50	36	14	1	0	6	0	0
20	Koulibaly, Paul Kéba	Left Back	2006–2015	50	50	0	0	0	7	0	0
21	Traoré, Abdou Razak	Attacking Midfielder	2011–2021	49	37	12	4	1	4	0	0
22	Guira, Adama	Centre Midfielder	2010–2024	48	36	12	0	1	7	0	0
23	Tall, Mamadou	Centre Back	2000–2012	46	45	1	0	0	10	2	0
24	Diakité, Daouda	Goalkeeper	2003–2018	46	44	2	0	0	1	0	0
25	Bayala, Cyrille	Right Midfielder	2013–2023	45	33	12	4	1	3	0	0
26	Ouattara, Dango	Right Winger	2021–2026	43	36	7	13	7	3	0	1
27	Konaté, Mohamed	Centre Forward	2020–2026	43	22	21	6	3	6	0	0
28	Sangaré, Gustavo	Defensive Midfielder	2021–2026	42	38	4	1	3	3	0	1
29	Barro, Oumar	Midfielder	1996–2003	41	29	12	10	0	2	0	0
30	Koné, Djakaridja	Defensive Midfielder	2011–2015	39	33	6	2	0	1	0	0
31	Traoré, Lassina Franck	Centre Forward	2017–2026	37	30	7	16	3	2	0	0
32	Bandé, Hassane	Left Winger	2015–2025	37	19	18	3	1	3	0	0
33	Traoré, Seydou	Striker	1994–2001	36	30	6	3	0	3	0	0
34	Sanou, Firmin	Defender	1992–2002	35	31	4	2	0	3	0	0
35	Ouédraogo, Ismahila	Defensive Midfielder	2019–2026	35	25	10	0	1	8	0	0
36	Traoré, Brahima	Midfielder	1992–2000	34	28	6	3	0	1	0	0
37	Korbéogo, Brahima	Centre Back	1996–2002	34	32	2	1	0	5	0	0
38	Diarra, Ibrahima	Goalkeeper	1992–2001	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Ouédraogo, Alassane	Right Midfielder	1998–2007	33	20	13	7	0	2	0	0
40	Simporé, Saïdou	Right Back	2013–2026	33	18	15	2	2	6	0	0
41	Badolo, Cédric	Right Midfielder	2022–2025	33	20	13	0	3	5	0	0
42	Coulibaly, Yacouba	Left Back	2015–2021	32	30	2	0	0	4	0	0
43	Tapsoba, Abdoul	Right Winger	2021–2026	30	15	15	6	2	8	0	0
44	Koné, Mamadou	Defender	1995–2000	30	27	3	1	0	3	0	0
45	Yaméogo, Narcisse	Attacking Midfielder	1998–2012	29	22	7	6	1	0	0	0
46	Zongo, Boureima	Attacking Midfielder	1992–2001	29	23	6	3	0	2	0	0
47	Nana, Alain	Midfielder	1994–2001	29	25	4	2	0	5	0	0
48	Ouattara, Moussa	Centre Back	1999–2009	29	27	2	0	0	8	1	0
49	Coulibaly, Ousmane	Defender	1993–2001	29	23	6	0	0	2	0	0
50	Traoré, Ousmane	Defender	1998–2005	28	24	4	1	0	2	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Burkina Faso

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Bancé, Aristide	Pitroipa, Jonathan	2011–2014	3	18
2	Pitroipa, Jonathan	Traoré, Alain	2011–2013	3	17
3	Kaboré, Charles	Bancé, Aristide	2013–2017	3	15
4	Kaboré, Issa	Traoré, Bertrand	2020–2024	3	15
5	Ouattara, Dango	Traoré, Lassina Franck	2024–2025	3	20
6	Dagano, Moumouni	Koné, Yssouf	2008	2	67
7	Malo, Patrick	Nakoulma, Préjuce	2017	2	15
8	Pitroipa, Jonathan	Bancé, Aristide	2019	2	10
9	Traoré, Lassina Franck	Traoré, Bertrand	2021–2025	2	10
10	Traoré, Bertrand	Ouattara, Dango	2022–2024	2	15

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 108 of 352 goals.