Burkina Faso

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Nickname: Les Etalons (The Stallions)

Head coach: Paul Put

Fifa code: BFA

Fifa ranking: 89 (December 2012)

CAF ranking: 24 (December 2012)

First international: Upper Volta 5-4 Gabon (13/4/60)

Biggest win: Burkina Faso 4-0 Mozambique (7/6/03); Burkina Faso 4-0 Namibia (26/3/11)

Biggest loss: Algeria 7-0 Upper Volta (30/8/81)

Afcon appearances: 8 (First in 1978)

Best result: Fourth place (1998)

Pitroipa delighted to play in Final

Burkina Faso forward Jonathan Pitroipa is delighted the red card he got in the Africa Cup...
Super Eagles eye history at Soccer City

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Referee admits his mistake in Afcon semi

Referee Slim Jedidi has admitted his error in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final, paving...
Enyeama: This is Yobo's team

Should Nigeria win the Africa Cup of Nations Final on Sunday against Burkina Faso,...

Nations Cup Final almost sold out

Bafana Bafana won’t be there, but it looks like the Africa Cup of Nations will still be...
CAF suspend referee, Pitroipa decision hanging

The Confederation of African Football has suspended blundering referee Slim Jdidi over his...