27 players were invited to represent the Burkina Faso national football team in the African Nations Championship, which will be hosted by Ivory Coast between January 13 and February 11 next year.
Stars Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa, England) and Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) come at the top of French coach Hubert Velaud’s list.
The Horses team, which plays in Group D alongside Algeria, Angola and Mauritania, aspires to achieve a positive result in Ivory Coast.
🚨 OFFICIAL: The LIST of 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso for CAN 2024! 🌍🏆 pic.twitter.com/MUkFUy3RVx
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Official list
- Goalkeepers: Hervé Kofi (Charleroi, Belgium), Hilal Konate and Kylian Nykema (Châteauroux, France), Sebastien Tu (Sabadell, Spain).
- Defenders: Issa Kabore (Luton Town, England), Steve Yago (Aris Limassol, Cyprus), Issoufou Dayo (RS Berkane, Morocco), Nasser Djija (Serbian Red Star), Edmund Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Adamu Nagalo (Nordicsjalder, Denmark), Abderrazak Gebre (Italy’s Modena), Valentin Numa (Saint-Elois Lobobo of the Congo).
- Midfielders: Platé Toure (Pyramids of Egypt), Adama Guerra (Rioja of Spain), Dramane Salo (Urartu of Armenia), Ismaila Ouedraogo (PAOK of Greece), Sacha Bansi (Valenciennes of France), Gustavo Sangari (Quevele of France), Stephane Aziz Ki (Young Africans of Tanzania) .
- Attackers: Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa, England), Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth, England), Mamadi Bhangri (Toulouse, France), Djibril Ouattara (RS Berkane, Morocco), Hassan Bande (Helsinki, Finland), Mohamed Konate (Ahmed Grozny, Russia), Abdoul Tapsouba (Amiens, France). ), Cedric Badullo (Moldovan Sheriff of Tiraspol).