The coach of the Burkina Faso national football team, Paul Put, along with the Burkinabe Football Federation (FBF), has announced the 23-man squad for the upcoming match against Gabon, which is the last qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup. Notably, Alain Traoré is included in the list despite being injured since the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN).
Burkina Faso still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup playoffs with a victory over Gabon, provided Congo, the group leader, performs poorly in their match against Niger.
The squad includes the following players:
Goalkeepers:
- Abdoulaye SOULAMA (Ashanti KOTOKO – Ghana)
- Daouda DIAKITE (Gabon)
- Mohamed Laré DIARRA (RCK)
Defenders: 4. Mohamed KOFFI (Petrojet – Egypt)
- Henri TRAORE (Ashante Gold – Ghana)
- Bakaky KONE (Lyon-France)
- Steeve YAGO (Toulouse –France)
- François YABRE (Stronnen-Norway)
- Madi PANENDETIGUIRI (Chippa United –South Africa)
- Wilfried Benjamin BALIMA (Cheriff Tiraspor-Moldova)
- Jean-Noël LINGANI (Guinea Conakry)
Midfielders: 12. Prejudice NACOULMA (Gornik Zagreb- Poland)
- Charles KABORE (FC Kuban-Russia)
- Djakaridia KONE (Evian- France)
- Jonathan PITROIPA (FC Rennes- France)
- Abdoul Razack TRAORE (Gaziantes Por – Turkey)
- Bertrand Isidore TRAORE (Chelsea – England)
- Florent ROUAMBA (England)
- Alain Sibiri TRAORE (FC Lorient – France)
Forwards: 20. Aristide BANCE (Gseurg Burg- Germany)
- Jonathan Sindy ZONGO (Almeria – Spain)
- Issiaka OUEDRAOGO (Admira Wacker- Austria)
- Moumouni DAGANO (Al Khor- Qatar)
