Burkina Faso name 25-man squad for 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

Burkina Faso coach Amir Abdou has named a 25-man squad for the third and fourth rounds of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

The selection includes three goalkeepers, eight defenders, six midfielders and eight forwards. A number of players based overseas have been included, among them Brentford forward Dango Ouattara, Bayer Leverkusen defender Edmond Tapsoba, Wolverhampton defender Nasser Djiga and Union Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper Herve Koffi.

The Etalons will now prepare for the next international window as they continue their campaign to reach the tournament. Abdou’s full squad is:

Goalkeepers

– KONATE Hillel (ESTAC Troyes) – NIKIEMA Kilian (ADO Den Haag) – KOFFI Herve (Union Saint-Gilloise)

Defenders

– KOUASSI Arsene (FC Lorient) – GNANOU Rachide (IF Gnistan) – TAPSOBA Edmond (Bayer Leverkusen) – ZAGRE Arthur (FC Utrecht) – OUEDRAOGO Mamoutou (FC Sheriff) – DJIGA Nasser (Wolverhampton) – KABORE Issa (Wrexham) – DAYO Issoufou (Wydad AC)

Midfielders

– OUEDRAOGO Ismahila (Odense) – ZOUGRANA Mohamed (MC Alger) – DOUCET Lohann (Vitoria Guimaraes) – BANSE Sacha (Greuther Furth) – TIENDREBEOGO Josue (FK IMT Belgrade) – KOUDA Rachid (Mantova 1911)

Forwards

– OUATTARA Dango (Brentford) – MINOUNGOU Georgi (Colorado Rapids) – IRIE Cyriaque (FC Fribourg) – BOUDA Ousseni (San Jose) – KABORE Elohim (SK Beveren) – TRAORE Lassina (Shakhtar Donetsk) – CAMARA Aboubacar (FC Salzbourg) – TAPSOBA Abdoul Fessal (Radomiak)