Burkina Faso announce 25-man squad for AFCON 2025

Burkina Faso head coach Brama Traoré has named his 25-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, which runs from 21 December to 19 January in Morocco.

The Stallions of Burkina Faso are drawn in Group E with Algeria, Sudan, and Equatorial Guinea.

Burkina Faso squad for AFCON 2025:

Goalkeepers: Hervé Koffi (Angers), Kilian Nikiema (ADO Den Haag), Sofiane Farid Ouédraogo (Al Hilal SC)

Defenders: Nasser Yacouba Djiga (Rangers), Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), Issoufou Dayo (Umm Salal), Adamo Nagalo (PSV Eindhoven), Steeve Yago (Aris Limassol), Issa Kaboré (Wrexham), Arsène Kouassi (Lorient), Abdoul Rachid Ayindé (Gent)

Midfielders: Ibrahim Blati Touré (Pyramids), Cédric Badolo (Spartak Trnava), Saïdou Simporé (National Bank), Mohamed Zougrana (MC Alger), Gustavo Sangaré (Noah), Stéphane Aziz Ki (Wydad Casablanca), Ismahila Ouédraogo (OB Odense)

Forwards: Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland), Dango Ouattara (Brentford), Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), Pierre Landry Kaboré (Hearts), Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders), Cyriaque Iré (Freiburg), Lassina Traoré (Shakhtar Donetsk)

In defence, Abdoul Ayindé and Arsène Kouassi are in line for their first AFCON appearances. Also, Pierre Landry Kaboré, Georgi Minoungou, Lassina Traoré, Cyriaque Iré, and Mohamed Zougrana could all make their tournament debuts.

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