Burkina Faso national under-17 football team

Nickname(s)Les Étalons
(The Stallions)
AssociationBurkinabé Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBrahima Traore
Home stadiumStade du 4-Août
FIFA codeBFA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1999)
Best resultThird place (2001)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances7 (first in 1999)
Best resultChampions (2011)

The Burkina Faso national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Burkina Faso and is controlled by the Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts/Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985 Did Not Enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991 Did not qualify
Japan 1993 Did Not Enter
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify
New Zealand 1999 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 4
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Third Place 6 3 2 1 8 4
Finland 2003 Did not qualify
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 6 7
Mexico 2011 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 6
United Arab Emirates 2013 Did not qualify
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021
Indonesia 2023 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 6
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total Third Place 16 5 4 7 18 21

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record

African U-17 Championship Record
Hosts/Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Mali 1995 Did Not Enter
Botswana 1997 Did not qualify
Guinea 1999 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 5 5
Seychelles 2001 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 7 7
Eswatini 2003 Did not qualify
The Gambia 2005 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
Togo 2007 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 5
Algeria 2009 Third Place 4 3 0 1 10 3
Rwanda 2011 Champions 5 3 1 1 11 6
Morocco 2013 Did not qualify
Niger 2015
Gabon 2017
Tanzania 2019
Morocco 2021 Cancelled
Algeria 2023 Third Place 5 3 0 1 7 5
Total Champions 31 18 3 9 49 37

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers Record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1985 Did Not Enter
1987
1989
1991 Second Round 2 0 1 1 0 1
1993 Did Not Enter
Total Second Round 2 0 1 1 0 1

  • Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 1 May 2023, after the match against Mali.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mohamed Traoré (2006-08-20) 20 August 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Vitesse
16 1GK Abdoulaye Traoré (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0
23 1GK Amine Compaoré (2007-12-31) 31 December 2007 (age 16) 0 0 Burkina Faso KOZAF

2 2DF Nouhoun Bamba (2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Tenakourou
4 2DF Aly Sory (2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Réal du Faso
12 2DF Hamzah Traoré (2007-04-07) 7 April 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Burkina Faso Rahimo
13 2DF Drissa Traoré (2006-08-05) 5 August 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Burkina Faso Tenakourou
14 2DF Lassina Traoré (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Rahimo
17 2DF Landry Yaméogo (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Réal du Faso

6 3MF Baldé Bah (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Burkina Faso New Stars
8 3MF Arouna Ouattara (2006-12-27) 27 December 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Vitesse
10 3MF Cheick Camara (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Burkina Faso Vitesse
15 3MF Idrissa Soré (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Réal du Faso
19 3MF Bougasse Pouabizan (2006-01-07) 7 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Burkina Faso Salitas
24 3MF Aboubacar Zoromé (2007-08-26) 26 August 2007 (age 16) 0 0

3 4FW Aboubacar Camara (2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Rahimo
7 4FW Ousmane Camara (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Burkina Faso Rahimo
9 4FW Jack Diarra (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso Salitas
11 4FW Appolinaire Bougma (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso AS ECO
18 4FW Souleymane Alio (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Burkina Faso New Stars
20 4FW Rachide Ouédraogo (2007-11-24) 24 November 2007 (age 16) 1 0 Burkina Faso Rahimo

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Burkina Faso under-17 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Madi Komba 0 0 Burkina Faso Kasis v.  Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022

DF Emian Brou 0 0 Burkina Faso New Stars v.  Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
DF Cheick Compaore 0 0 Tunisia Espérance v.  Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
DF Wilfried Lankouande 0 0 Burkina Faso Real du Faso v.  Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022

MF Souleymane Bah 0 0 Burkina Faso New Stars v.  Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
MF Wilfried Ouattara 0 0 Burkina Faso Vitesse v.  Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022

FW Farouz Ouedraogo 0 0 Burkina Faso Rahimo v.  Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022

References

  1. ^ "Mali U17 1 Burkina Faso U17 0". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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