Burkina Faso national under-17 football team

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.

Nickname(s)	Les Étalons (The Stallions)
Association	Burkinabé Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Brahima Traore
Home stadium	Stade du 4-Août
FIFA code	BFA
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1999)
Best result	Third place (2001)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	7 (first in 1999)
Best result	Champions (2011)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts/Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did Not Enter
1987
1989
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did Not Enter
1995
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
2001	Third Place	6	3	2	1	8	4
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007
2009	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	7
2011	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	6
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	6
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
1995	Did Not Enter
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	5	5
2001	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	7	7
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2007	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	5
2009	Third Place	4	3	0	1	10	3
2011	Champions	5	3	1	1	11	6
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled
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.

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	1	0	Vitesse
16	1GK	Abdoulaye Traoré	(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006	0	0
23	1GK	Amine Compaoré	(2007-12-31) 31 December 2007	0	0	KOZAF
2	2DF	Nouhoun Bamba	(2006-06-02) 2 June 2006	1	0	Tenakourou
4	2DF	Aly Sory	(2006-11-10) 10 November 2006	1	0	Réal du Faso
12	2DF	Hamzah Traoré	(2007-04-07) 7 April 2007	0	0	Rahimo
13	2DF	Drissa Traoré	(2006-08-05) 5 August 2006	0	0	Tenakourou
14	2DF	Lassina Traoré	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007	1	0	Rahimo
17	2DF	Landry Yaméogo	(2006-12-31) 31 December 2006	1	0	Réal du Faso
6	3MF	Baldé Bah	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006	1	0	New Stars
8	3MF	Arouna Ouattara	(2006-12-27) 27 December 2006	1	0	Vitesse
10	3MF	Cheick Camara	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006	1	0	Vitesse
15	3MF	Idrissa Soré	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007	1	0	Réal du Faso
19	3MF	Bougasse Pouabizan	(2006-01-07) 7 January 2006	0	0	Salitas
24	3MF	Aboubacar Zoromé	(2007-08-26) 26 August 2007	0	0
3	4FW	Aboubacar Camara	(2006-09-30) 30 September 2006	1	0	Rahimo
7	4FW	Ousmane Camara	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006	1	0	Rahimo
9	4FW	Jack Diarra	(2006-06-16) 16 June 2006	1	0	Salitas
11	4FW	Appolinaire Bougma	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007	1	0	AS ECO
18	4FW	Souleymane Alio	(2006-10-28) 28 October 2006	1	0	New Stars
20	4FW	Rachide Ouédraogo	(2007-11-24) 24 November 2007	1	0	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	Kasis	v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
DF	Emian Brou		0	0	New Stars	v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
DF	Cheick Compaore		0	0	Espérance	v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
DF	Wilfried Lankouande		0	0	Real du Faso	v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
MF	Souleymane Bah		0	0	New Stars	v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
MF	Wilfried Ouattara		0	0	Vitesse	v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022
FW	Farouz Ouedraogo		0	0	Rahimo	v. Ivory Coast, 18 June 2022