Burkina Faso

Coach:

Hubert Velud

Nickname:

The Stallions

Africa Cup of Nations

Appearances: 12

FIFA world ranking December 2023: 57

Road to AFCON 2023 (Winners of Group B)

Results:

Burkina Faso 2-0 Cap Verde 
Eswatini 1-3 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso 1-0 Togo
Togo 1-1 Burkina Faso
Cap Verde 3-1 Burkina Faso 
Burkina Faso 0-0 Eswatini 

Key players:

Issa Kabore (Luton Town)
Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen)
Bertrand Traore (Aston Villa)

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Groups
Group A W D L P
Cameroon
 2 1 0 7
Burkina Faso
 1 1 1 4
Cape Verde
 1 1 1 4
Ethiopia
 0 1 2 1
Group B W D L P
Senegal
 1 2 0 5
Guinea
 1 1 1 4
Malawi
 1 1 1 4
Zimbabwe
 1 0 2 3
Group C W D L P
Morocco
 2 1 0 7
Gabon
 1 2 0 5
Comoros
 1 0 2 3
Ghana
 0 1 2 1
Group D W D L P
Nigeria
 3 0 0 9
Egypt
 2 0 1 6
Sudan
 0 1 2 1
Guinea Bissau
 0 1 2 1
Group E W D L P
Cote d Ivoire
 2 1 0 7
Equatorial Guinea
 2 0 1 6
Sierra Leone
 0 2 1 2
Algeria
 0 1 2 1
Group F W D L P
Mali
 2 1 0 7
Gambia
 2 1 0 7
Tunisia
 1 0 2 3
Mauritania
 0 0 3 0