Burkina Faso’s coach, Paul Put, has selected a squad of 24 players to face Algeria in the first leg of the 2014 World Cup play-offs. The squad includes familiar names like Steeve Yago, Bakary Koné, and Jonathan Pitroipa. Notable is the inclusion of Adama Nii Plange, a young striker from Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal, making his first appearance in the national team.
Here’s the list of players:
Goalkeepers:
- Abdoulaye Soulama (Ashante Kotoko/Ghana)
- Daouda Diakité (FC Mounano/Gabon)
- Laré Mohamed Diarra (RCK/BF)
Defenders: 4. Steeve Yago (Toulouse FC/France)
- Henri Traoré (Ashante Gold/Ghana)
- Bakary Koné (Lyon/France)
- Mohamed Koffi (FC Zurich)
- Keba Paul Koulibaly (El Shorta/Iraq)
- Madi Mandetiguiri (Chippa Holding/RSA)
- Jean Noël Lingani (Horoya FC/Guinea)
Midfield: 11. Djakaridja Koné (Evian TG/France)
- Florent Rouamba (FC Lens/France)
- Charles Kabore (FC Kuban/Russia)
- Traoré Bertrand Isidore (Chelsea/England)
- Adama Guira (Sonderjyske (Denmark)
- Benjamin Balima (Scheriff Tiraspol Moldova)
- Jonathan Zongo (Almeria Spain)
Forwards: 18. Moumouni Dagano (Al Saliya/Qatar)
- Préjuce Nalcoulma (Gornic Zabreze/Poland)
- Abdoul Razack Traoré (Gaziantespor/Turkey)
- Jonathan Pitroipa (Rennes/France)
- Issiaka Ouédraogo (Admira Wacker/Austria)
- Aristide Bancé (Fortuna Dusserldorf/Germany)
- Nii Adamah Plange (Guimares/Portugal)
The squad will be reduced to 23 players before the match. If you have any more questions or if there’s anything else you’d like to know, feel free to ask!
