The Burkina Faso national football team, nicknamed Les Etalons (The Stallions), is the national team of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

 and is controlled by the Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball

Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball

The Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball is the governing body of football in Burkina Faso. Their offices are based in the capital city Ouagadougou. The president of the federation is Zambende Theodore Sawadogo.-History:...

. They were known as the Upper Volta national football team until 1984, when Upper Volta

Republic of Upper Volta

The Republic of Upper Volta was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960 it attained full independence from France.Thomas Sankara came to power...

 became Burkina Faso. Their best finish in the African Nations Cup was fourth in 1998, when they hosted the tournament.

World Cup record

• 1930
  1930 FIFA World Cup
  The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
  
   to 1974
  1974 FIFA World Cup
  The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
  
   – Did not enter
• 1978
  1978 FIFA World Cup
  The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
  
   – Did not qualify
• 1982
  1982 FIFA World Cup
  The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
  
   to 1986
  1986 FIFA World Cup
  The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
  
   – Did not enter
• 1990
  1990 FIFA World Cup
  The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
  
   – Did not qualify
• 1994
  1994 FIFA World Cup
  The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
  
   – Withdrew
• 1998
  1998 FIFA World Cup
  The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
  
   to 2010
  2010 FIFA World Cup
  The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
  
   – Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1965 – Did not enter
• 1968 – Did not qualify
• 1970 and 1972 – Withdrew
• 1974 – Did not qualify
• 1976 – Did not enter
• 1978 – Round 1 (as Upper Volta)
• 1980 – Did not enter
• 1982 – Did not qualify
• 1984 to 1988 – Did not enter
• 1990 to 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1996 – Round 1
• 1998 – Fourth place
• 2000 – Round 1
• 2002 – Round 1
• 2004 – Round 1
• 2006 to 2008 – Did not qualify
• 2010 – Round 1
• 2012 – Qualified

Current squad

The following players were called for the friendly match

Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

 against South Africa

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

 on August 11, 2011.
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List of Coaches

• Amokrane Oualiken
  Amokrane Oualiken
  Amokrane «Da Mokrane» Oualiken was an Algerian football player and manager-Career:Oualiken was born in Ben Aknoun, Alger, Algeria....
  
  
• Kieran Pender
• Oscar Fulloné
  Oscar Fulloné
  Luis Oscar Fulloné is an Argentine football coach and former player. He is currently coaching KAC Kenitra in the Botola.In 1968 he joined Aston Villa F.C. of England, but never played for the first team....
  
  
• Philippe Troussier
  Philippe Troussier
  Philippe Troussier is a former French football player and now a manager.-Coaching career:Troussier is known as the "White Witch Doctor" for his success with African club teams such as Asec Abidjan of the Côte d'Ivoire and the national teams of Nigeria, South Africa and Burkina Faso...
  
  
• Didier Notheaux
  Didier Notheaux
  Didier Notheaux is a French football coach.Prior to his coaching career, he played mainly for FC Rouen, RC Lens and Stade Rennais FC.He then coached numerous French clubs and already had a brief stint for Burkina Faso.He led the team to 2000 African Cup of Nations, but was fired just before the...
  
  
• Bernard Simondi
  Bernard Simondi
  Bernard Simondi is an French former footballer and coach. He currently manages Al Ahli.He played for SC Toulon, Stade Lavallois, FC Tours and AS Saint-Étienne....
  
  
• Otto Pfister
  Otto Pfister
  Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,...
  
  
• Mick Noss
• Paulo Duarte
  Paulo Duarte (football coach)
  Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of the Burkinabé national team.-Playing career:Duarte was born in Massarelos, Porto District...
  
  
• Ivica Todorov
  Ivica Todorov
  Ivica Todorov, known in France as Yves Todorov is a Serbian-French football coach who is currently manager of Arab Contractors.He previously coached the Congo national side, a job which he took up in April 2008...
  
  

External links

• Burkina Faso at FIFA.com