Burkina Faso women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Étalons Dames (Ladies Stallions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 118 16 (11 December 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 97 (March 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 141 (October 2022 – June 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
| Burkina Faso 10–0 Niger (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 2 September 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Burkina Faso 10–0 Niger (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 2 September 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Morocco 5–0 Burkina Faso (Rabat, Morocco; 27 February 2026) | |||
| 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
2024
| 14 December 2024 Friendly | Niger | 1–3 | Burkina Faso | Niamey, Niger |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Moussa 76' | Report |
|
Stadium: FENIFOOT Technical Center Referee: Edoh Kendedji (Togo) |
| 16 December 2024 Friendly | Niger | 0–3 | Burkina Faso | Niamey, Niger |
| 15:00 UTC+1 |
|
Stadium: FENIFOOT Technical Center |
2025
| 21 February 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Burundi | 0–1 | Burkina Faso | Bamako, Mali |
| 16:00 UTC+0 | Report | M. Traoré 24' | Stadium: Stade Mamadou Konaté Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) |
| 26 February 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Burkina Faso | 4–1 (5–1 agg.) | Burundi | Bamako, Mali |
| 16:00 UTC+0 |
|
Report | Habonimana 84' | Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars |
| Note: Burkina Faso won 5–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| 24 October 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | Togo | Ouagadougou |
| 16:00 UTC+0 |
|
Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal) |
| 28 October 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Togo | 0–1 | Burkina Faso | Lomé |
| 16:00 UTC+0 | Report (FIFA) |
|
Stadium: Stade de Kégué Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco) | |
| Note: Burkina Faso won 3–0 on aggregate. | ||||
| 28 November 2025 Friendly | Morocco | 1–1 | Burkina Faso | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Jraïdi 45+1' | Kabré 58' | Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium |
2026
| 27 February 2026 Friendly | Morocco | 5–0 | Burkina Faso | Rabat, Morocco |
| 23:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Al Medina Stadium Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia) |
| 3 March 2026 Friendly | Morocco | 1–1 | Burkina Faso | Rabat, Morocco |
| 23:00 UTC+1 | Mssoudy 90+4' | Report | Kabré 80' | Stadium: Al Medina Stadium |
Source : global sport
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 13 February 2025
| Role | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Pascal Sawadogo | |
| Assistant coach | Awa Badjo Traoré | |
| Rachide Traoré | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | Harouna Bance | |
| Physical coach | Aminata Sissoko |
Manager history
- Adama Dembéle (2007–2021)
- Pascal Sawadogo (2021–)[3]
Players
Current squad
The following 24 players were called up for the friendly match against Morocco in November 2025.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mariam Ouattara | 31 March 2003 | AS Douanes | |||
| GK | Faoziatou Ouédraogo | Etincelles du Faso | ||||
| DF | Charlotte Millogo | 14 July 1998 | USFA | |||
| DF | Safiatou Sam | Etincelles du Faso | ||||
| DF | Madina Traoré | 16 August 2001 | Hilial Athletic | |||
| DF | Assanatou Nako | USFA | ||||
| DF | Stéphanie Sow | 2 November 1995 | USFA | |||
| DF | Stéphanie Zida | ZED | ||||
| DF | Diamilatou Zongo | 21 June 2001 | RCB | |||
| DF | Alimata Bélem | 2 September 2004 | Eibar | |||
| MF | Mounifatou Helbi | 20 November 2005 | Tausi FC | |||
| MF | Félicite Kafando | 17 June 1996 | Etincelles du Faso | |||
| MF | Adèle Kabré | 30 December 2004 | Liaoning FC | |||
| MF | Elodie Goungounga | USFA | ||||
| MF | Adama Congo | 11 April 2004 | DUX Logroño | |||
| MF | Judicaël Ouoba | Tausi FC | ||||
| MF | Gloria Zongo | Etincelles du Faso | ||||
| FW | Fatoumata Tamboura | 8 June 1999 | US Touarga | |||
| FW | Mouniratou Compaoré | 26 November 1997 | Al Yarmouk | |||
| FW | Balkissa Sawadogo | 2 October 1998 | Al Yarmouk | |||
| FW | Rasmata Sawadogo | 1 January 2003 | Hakkarigücü Spor | |||
| FW | Fadiratou Tarnagda | 14 September 1998 | Etincelles du Faso | |||
| FW | Salamata Kouanda | USFA | ||||
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 | Nina Dabilgou | ASEC Mimosas | v. Togo, 28 October 2025 | |||
| DF | Madinatou Rouamba | 1 December 2001 | Fatih Karagümrük | v. Burundi, 26 February 2025 | ||
| FW | Deborah Guira | Etincelles du Faso | v. Togo, 28 October 2025 | |||
| FW | Sara Ilboudo | USFA | v. Burundi, 26 February 2025 | |||
Previous squads
- Africa Women Cup of Nations
Records
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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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 | |||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2035 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 0/12 | 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 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 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 |
Honours
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
| Against | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record per opponent
*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.
- Key
The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | — |
See also
- Sport in Burkina Faso
- Football in Burkina Faso
- Women's football in Burkina Faso
- Football in Burkina Faso
- Burkina Faso women's national under-20 football team
- Burkina Faso women's national under-17 football team
- Burkina Faso men's national football team
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Burkina Faso in FIFA
- ^ "Sawadogo: Burkina Faso have never been so close to a World Cup". FIFA.
- ^ "Préparation CAN Féminine Maroc 2026 – Liste de Pascal Sawadogo pour le match amical contre le Maroc". Facebook (in French). 29 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.