As part of the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, the coach of the Stallions of Burkina Faso, Hubert Velud, unveiled, on Monday, March 6, 2023, the list of 24 players selected for the 3rd and 4th day which will start this month.

Players such as Franck Lassina Traoré, Adama Guira and Abdoul Guiebré have made their return to the group for the double confrontation against Togo, on March 24 and 28.

Burkina Faso without a Stadium approved by CAF, the first leg scheduled for March 24, will take place in Marrakech in Morocco and the return on March 28 in Lomé in Togo.


After the two disputed days, Burkina Faso is at the top of group B of the qualifiers with 6 pts ahead of Cape Verde (3 pts), Eswatini (1 pt) and Togo (1 pt).


LIST OF SELECTED STALLIONS

GOALKEEPERS

1. Hervé KOFFI
2. Kilian NIKIEMA
3. Hillel Konate

DEFENDERS

4. Issa KABORE
5. Steve YAGO
6. Issoufou DAYO
7. Edmond TAPSOBA
8. Adamo NAGALO
9. Abdoul GUIEBRE
10. Nassim INNOCENTI
11. Valentin NOUMA

MIDFIELDERS

12. Adama GUIRA
13. Trova BONI
14. Blati TOURE
15. Gustavo SANGARE
16. Cedric BADOLO
17. Stephane KY
18. Dramane KAMBOU


STRIKERS

19. Bertrand TRAORE
20. Lassina TRAORE
21. Dango OUATTARA
22. Mamady BANGRE
23. Abdoul TAPSOBA
24. Cyrille BAYALA

Remember that the CAN Côte d’Ivoire initially scheduled for June 23 to July 23, 2023 has been postponed to January-February 2024.

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