Moumouni Dagano, Aristide Bancé, and Wilfried Sanou have made a noteworthy return to the Burkina Faso national football team, as announced by the Belgian coach Paul Put. The squad, revealed on Monday, sees the inclusion of these three players who had been absent for a considerable period. Moumouni Dagano, the spearhead of the “Stallions” attack (the team’s nickname), missed the previous match due to injury. Striker Aristide Bancé (Augsburg/GER) and midfielder Wilfried Sanou (Kyoto Sanga/JPN) are back after a prolonged absence.
Paul Put, facing criticism since assuming the role in March and particularly after a 1-0 defeat against the Central African Republic in the previous qualifying match, has also called up Abdou Razack Traoré (Lechia Gdansk/POL) and a newcomer, striker Wilfried Dah (Al Dhaid Sharjah/UAE).
However, midfielder Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol/MDA), Pan Pierre Koulibaly (Montegnée/BEL), and attackers Ahmed Touré (El Gouna/EGY), who were part of the squad in the previous match in Bangui, have been excluded. Injured midfielder Patrick Zoundi (FC Union Berlin/GER) will also miss out.
The Burkina Faso squad includes:
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Soulama (Asante Kotoko/GHA), Daouda Diakité (Lierse SK/BEL), Moussa Germain Sanou (AS Saint-Etienne/FRA)
Defenders: Bakary Koné (Olympique Lyonnais/FRA), Paul Kéba Koulibaly (Dinamo Bucharest/ROM), Soumaïla Bélem (Africa Sports/CIV), Mady Panandétiguiri (Royal Antwerp/BEL), Mohamed Koffi (Petrojet/EGY), Aboubacar Ouattara (St Pryvé-St Hilaire/FRA), Ibrahim Gnanou (FK Alania Vladikavkaz/RUS), Henri Traoré (AshantiGold/GHA)
Midfield: Charles Kaboré (Olympique Marseille/FRA), Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard/FRA), Florent Rouamba (Sheriff Tiraspol/MDA), Jonathan Pitroipa (Rennes/FRA), Abdou Razack Traoré (Lechia Gdansk/POL), Wilfried Sanou (Kyoto Sanga/JPN), Préjuce Nacoulma (Gornik Zabrze/POL), Ali Rabo (El Shorta/EGY)
Forwards: Moumouni Dagano (Al Saillya/QAT), Alain Traoré (Lorient/FRA), Aristide Bancé (Augsburg/GER), Wilfried Dah (Al Dhaid Sharjah/UAE){jcomments on}
