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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08-02-2024 09:49
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Match facts: Cote d’Ivoire v DR Congo (AFCON 2023)
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Match facts: Nigeria v South Africa (AFCON 2023)
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Groups
Group A W D L P
Nigeria
 2 1 0 7
Equatorial Guinea
 2 1 0 7
Cote d Ivoire
 1 0 2 3
Guinea Bissau
 0 0 3 0
Group B W D L P
Cape Verde
 2 1 0 7
Egypt
 0 3 0 3
Ghana
 0 2 1 2
Mozambique
 0 2 1 2
Group C W D L P
Senegal
 3 0 0 9
Guinea
 1 1 1 4
Cameroon
 1 1 1 4
Gambia
 0 0 3 0
Group D W D L P
Angola
 2 1 0 7
Burkina Faso
 1 1 1 4
Mauritania
 1 0 2 3
Algeria
 0 2 1 2
Group E W D L P
Mali
 1 2 0 5
South Africa
 1 1 1 4
Namibia
 1 1 1 4
Tunisia
 0 2 1 2
Group F W D L P
Morocco
 2 1 0 7
DR Congo
 0 3 0 3
Zambia
 0 2 1 2
Tanzania
 0 2 1 2