Qualifying campaign: Burkina Faso had an easy qualifying campaign with just two opponents in Group F and neither Gambia nor Namibia provided much opposition. However, their qualification was confirmed lately after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) threw out a protest from Namibia that Burkina Faso used an ineligible player – Cameroon-born defender Herve Zengue - in qualifying matches in March and June.

History: The best achievement of Burkina Faso, who made seven CAN appearances, was a fourth-place finish in 1998 when they hosted the tournament.

Expectations: Burkina Faso are the outsiders of Group B. They have a slim chance to book a last-eight berth but the second-place ticket will be up for grabs and they will have to battle against Angola and Sudan for it.

FIFA ranking: 66 (13 in Africa)

Achievements:

CAN semi-finalists in 1998
Made 7 appearances in CAN

Coach: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Key players: Moumouni Dagano and Charles Kabore.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers: Daouda Diakite (KV Turnhout, Belgium), Moussa Germain Sanou (St Etienne, France), Adama Sawadogo (Missile, Gabon)

Defenders: Ibrahim Gnanou (Alania Vladikavkaz, Russia), Bakary Kone (Olympique Lyon, France), Paul Koulibaly (Charleroi, Belgium), Saidou Mady Panandetiguiri (Valletta, Malta), Mamadou Tall (Persepolis, Iran)

Midfielders: Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldova), Charles Kabore (Olympique Marseille, France), Mahamadou Kere (Konyaspor, Turkey), Mohamed Koffi (Petrojet, Egypt), Djakaridja Kone (Dynamo Bucharest, Romania), Jonathan Pitroipa (Stades Rennes, France), Florent Rouamba (Sheriff Tiraspol. Moldova), Bertrand Traore (Chelsea, Egypt)

Forwards: Aristide Bance (Samsunspor, Turkey), Moumouni Dagano (Al Khor, Qatar), Prejuce Nakoulma (Gornik Zabrze, Poland), Issiaka Ouedraogo (FC Admira Wacker Modling, Austria), Abdou Razak Traore (Lechia Gdansk, Poland), Alain Traore (AJ Auxerre, France), Narcisse Yameogo (AD Camacha, Portugal).