Burkina Faso women's national football team

Burkina Faso
Association	Burkinabé Football Federation
Confederation	CAF
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Most caps	Danielle Cudmore (5)
Top scorer	Danielle Cudmore (2)
Home stadium	Stadio Paul Wilkins
FIFA code	BFA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	139 2 (25 August 2023)[1]
Highest	97 (March 2018)
Lowest	141 (October 2022 – June 2023)
First international
	Burkina Faso 10–0 Niger ; (Ouagadougou; 2 September 2007)
Biggest win
	Burkina Faso 10–0 Niger ; (Ouagadougou; 2 September 2007)
Biggest defeat
	Burkina Faso 0–3 Ghana ; (Ouagadougou; 16 February 2014); Ghana 3–0 Burkina Faso ; (Accra, Ghana; 1 March 2014) ; Mali 5–2 Burkina Faso ; (Bamako, Mali; 11 January 2016)
World Cup
Appearances	0
Olympic Games
Appearances	0
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Group stage (2022)

The Burkina Faso women's national football team represents Burkina Faso in international women's football. It is governed by the Burkinabé Football Federation.[2] It played its first match on 2 September 2007 in Ouagadougou against Niger and won 10–0, the best result till today. Its next matches were against Niger (5–0) and Mali (2–4).

In the 2014 African Women's Championship qualification against Ghana, Burkina Faso lost by 6–0 on aggregate. Tunisia beat them 2–0 on aggregate in the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification. The tie of Burkina Faso and Gambia in the 2018 qualifying tournament was a 3–3 draw on aggregate; Gambia won 5–3 on penalties.

The Burkina Faso women's national football team play their home matches at the Stade du 4 Août.

History

Its first official match took place on September 2, 2007 against Niger in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso qualified for the first major competition in its history by winning the second round of qualifying for the 2022 African Women's Cup of Nations against Guinea-Bissau on 23 February 2022.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2023

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09) Friendly	Benin	1–4	Burkina Faso	Cotonou, Benin
15:30 UTC+1		Report	O. Konaté 16' Kabre 19' Tamboura 36' Sedogo 57'	Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié

12 July 2023 (2023-07-12) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Burkina Faso	0–1	Mali	Cotonou, Benin
15:30 UTC+1		Report	A. Diarra 11'	Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié

18 July 2023 (2023-07-18) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Mali	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	Burkina Faso	Bamako, Mali
--:-- UTC±0	Traoré 29' Sogoré 100'		Sawadogo 11', 52'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Note: Mali won 4–3 on aggregate.

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg	Eswatini	2–3	Burkina Faso	Lobamba, Eswatini
15:00 UTC+2	Simelane 47' Ngcamphalala 90+1'	Report (EFA)	Belem 16' R. Sawadogo 20' Compaore 32'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg	Burkina Faso	3–0 (6–2 agg.)	Eswatini	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
16:00 UTC±0	Kabré 8', 19' Zongo 61'			Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Note: Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.

Source : global sport

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Pascal Sawadogo

The current coaching staff of the Burkina Faso women's national football team is as follows:

Head coach: Mariatou Koné
Assistant coach: Abdoulaye Sawadogo
Goalkeeper coach: Souleymane Ouedraogo
Team manager: Binta Traoré

Mariatou Koné is the head coach of the Burkina Faso women's national football team. She was appointed to the role in January 2023. Koné is a former Burkinabé international footballer who played as a defender. She has extensive coaching experience, having previously coached the Burkina Faso women's under-20 team and the Burkina Faso women's national beach soccer team.

Abdoulaye Sawadogo is the assistant coach of the Burkina Faso women's national football team. He was appointed to the role in January 2023. Sawadogo is a former Burkinabé international footballer who played as a midfielder. He has also coached at the youth level, having previously coached the Burkina Faso men's under-17 team.

Souleymane Ouedraogo is the goalkeeper coach of the Burkina Faso women's national football team. He was appointed to the role in January 2023. Ouedraogo is a former Burkinabé international goalkeeper. He has also coached at the youth level, having previously coached the Burkina Faso men's under-17 team.

Manager history

Adama Dembéle (2007–2021)
Pascal Sawadogo (2021–)[3]

Players

Current squad

This is the selected squad for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification in September 2023.[4]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Aminata Korogo	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999	ASO
	1GK	Faoziatou Ouedraogo	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001
	1GK	Ami Sanou	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001

14	2DF	Madinatou Rouamba	(2001-12-01) 1 December 2001	Fatih Karagümrük
9	2DF	Alimata Bélem	(2004-09-02) 2 September 2004	Dux Logroño
9	2DF	Diane Kaboré	(2004-11-02) 2 November 2004
24	2DF	Stéphanie Sow	(1995-11-02) 2 November 1995	USFA
9	2DF	Aimata Nacoulma	(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000
9	2DF	Adeline Kaboré	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998
2	2DF	Judicael Ouoba	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003

4	3MF	Jacqueline Sédogo	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002	Sparks
15	3MF	Adèle Kabré	(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004	Sparks
10	3MF	Rasmata Sawadogo	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	USFA
9	3MF	Elodie Gougounga	(2002-12-31) 31 December 2002
9	3MF	Marceline Kotongomé	(2000-10-10) 10 October 2000
2	3MF	Madinatou Traoré	(2001-08-16) 16 August 2001	Etincelles

11	4FW	Oriata Konaté	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997
7	4FW	Mouniratou Compaoré	(1997-11-26) 26 November 1997	USFA
17	4FW	Limatou Nikiéma	(1995-06-07) 7 June 1995	Hassania Agadir
11	4FW	Balkissa Sawadogo	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998	USFA
11	4FW	Fatoumata Tamboura	(2000-07-24) 24 July 2000
11	4FW	Djamilatou Zongo	(1997-06-28) 28 June 1997
11	4FW	Faridatou Tarnagda	(2003-09-03) 3 September 2003

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Burkina Faso squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mariam Ouattara	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003	-	-	USFA	2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
GK	Faouziatou Ouedraogo	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000	-	-		2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

DF	Djamila Derra	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000	-	-		2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

MF	Mamouna Tao	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	-	-		2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
MF	Linda Kintega	(1996-11-28) 28 November 1996	-	-		2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
MF	Olivia Sawadogo	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002	-	-		2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

Previous squads

Africa Women Cup of Nations

2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations squads

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015	did not qualify
2019
2023
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
1991	did not enter
1995
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014	did not qualify
2016
2018
2020	Cancelled
2022	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2
Total	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2

African Games

African Games record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2003	Did Not Enter
2007	Did Not Enter
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023	TBD
Total	0/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

WAFU Women's Cup record

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2018	Group Stage	7th	3	1	1	1	7	6
2019	Group Stage	7th	3	1	0	2	7	8
Total	Group Stage	1/1	3	0	0	3	1	17

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Record per opponent

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key