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)
Association
Burkinabé Football Federation
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach
Brahima Traoré
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
FIFA ranking
Current
62 1 (4 April 2024)[2]
Highest
35 (April–May 2017)
Lowest
127 (December 1993)
First international
Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon (Tananarive, Madagascar; 14 April 1960)
Biggest win
Upper Volta 5–1 Liberia (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 27 December 1961) Burkina Faso 4–0 Mozambique (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 7 June 2003) Burkina Faso 4–0 Namibia (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 26 March 2011) Burkina Faso 4–0 Ethiopia (Nelspruit, South Africa; 25 January 2013) Burkina Faso 4–0 Niger (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 23 March 2013) Burkina Faso 5–1 Swaziland (Nelspruit, South Africa; 10 January 2015) Burkina Faso 4–0 Cape Verde (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 14 November 2017) Djibouti 0–4 Burkina Faso (Marrakesh, Morocco; 8 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta (Oran, Algeria; 30 August 1981)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
13 (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.
^Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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Global Information
1 (4 April 2024)[2]
Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon 
Burkina Faso 4–0 Mozambique 
Djibouti 0–4 Burkina Faso 
Algeria 7–0 Upper Volta 
