Burkina Faso Name Chelsea Loanee, 22 Foreign-Based Professionals In Squad To Face Nigeria
Published: March 13, 2017
The Burkinabé Football Federation have announced a 25-man roster ahead of their upcoming friendly game against Nigeria at the Hive Stadium on March 27.
Portuguese coach of the Burkina Faso national team, Paulo Duarte, has called up several players that took part in the last African Cup of Nations and six players were handed their maiden call-ups.
Patterson Kaboré (CD Eldense), Dylan Ouédraogo (Monaco), Abdul Meyker Yabré (Vibonese), Stéphane Aziz Ki (Omonia Nicosia), Anthony Koura (Nancy) and Abdoul Gafar Sirima (Baltika Kaliningrad) are the six players in line to make their debut for the national team during the international break.
An analysis of the roster revealed that only two players in the shape of RCK goalkeeper Sawadogo Aboubacar and defender Coulibaly Yacouba ply their trade in the domestic championship.
Eight of the invited players are based in Africa, while 17 are European-based professionals, including Chelsea loanee Bertrand Traoré and the influential FC Krasnodar midfielder Charles Kabore.
Burkina Faso Squad For Morocco, Nigeria Friendlies
1.Sanou moussa Germain (Beauvais, France)
2.Koffi Kouakou Hervé (ASEC, Ivory Coast)
3.Sawadogo Aboubacar (RCK, Burkina Faso)
4.Kaboré Patterson (CD Eldense, Spain)
5.Ouédraogo Dylan (AS Monaco U19, France)
6.Paro Issouf (Santos, South Africa)
7.Malo Patrick Arnaud (Smouha, Egypt)
8.Dayo Issoufou (RC Berkanec, Morocco)
9.Coulibaly Yacouba (RCB, Burkina Faso)
10.Yago Steeve Farid (Toulouse FC, France)
11.Abdou Razack Traoré (Kardemir Karabukspor, Turkey)
12.Saré Bakary (Moreirense, Portugal)
13.Touré Ibrahim Blati (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus)
14.Guira Adama (RC lens, France)
15.Kaboré Charles (Krasnodar, Russia)
16.Traoré Sibiri Alain (Kayserispor, Turkey)
17.Yabré Abdul Meyker (Vibonese, Italy)
18.Ki Stéphane Aziz (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus)
19.Bayala Cyrille Barros (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldova)
20.Koura Anthony (Nancy, France)
21.Nakoulma Prejuce (Nantes, France)
22.Banc Aristide (ASEC, Ivory Coast)
23. Traoré Bertrand Isidore (Ajax, The Netherlands)
24.Diawara Banou (Smouha, Egypt)
25.Sirima Abdoul Gafar (Baltika Kaliningrad, Russia)
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Portuguese coach of the Burkina Faso national team, Paulo Duarte, has called up several players that took part in the last African Cup of Nations and six players were handed their maiden call-ups.
Patterson Kaboré (CD Eldense), Dylan Ouédraogo (Monaco), Abdul Meyker Yabré (Vibonese), Stéphane Aziz Ki (Omonia Nicosia), Anthony Koura (Nancy) and Abdoul Gafar Sirima (Baltika Kaliningrad) are the six players in line to make their debut for the national team during the international break.
An analysis of the roster revealed that only two players in the shape of RCK goalkeeper Sawadogo Aboubacar and defender Coulibaly Yacouba ply their trade in the domestic championship.
Eight of the invited players are based in Africa, while 17 are European-based professionals, including Chelsea loanee Bertrand Traoré and the influential FC Krasnodar midfielder Charles Kabore.
Burkina Faso Squad For Morocco, Nigeria Friendlies
1.Sanou moussa Germain (Beauvais, France)
2.Koffi Kouakou Hervé (ASEC, Ivory Coast)
3.Sawadogo Aboubacar (RCK, Burkina Faso)
4.Kaboré Patterson (CD Eldense, Spain)
5.Ouédraogo Dylan (AS Monaco U19, France)
6.Paro Issouf (Santos, South Africa)
7.Malo Patrick Arnaud (Smouha, Egypt)
8.Dayo Issoufou (RC Berkanec, Morocco)
9.Coulibaly Yacouba (RCB, Burkina Faso)
10.Yago Steeve Farid (Toulouse FC, France)
11.Abdou Razack Traoré (Kardemir Karabukspor, Turkey)
12.Saré Bakary (Moreirense, Portugal)
13.Touré Ibrahim Blati (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus)
14.Guira Adama (RC lens, France)
15.Kaboré Charles (Krasnodar, Russia)
16.Traoré Sibiri Alain (Kayserispor, Turkey)
17.Yabré Abdul Meyker (Vibonese, Italy)
18.Ki Stéphane Aziz (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus)
19.Bayala Cyrille Barros (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldova)
20.Koura Anthony (Nancy, France)
21.Nakoulma Prejuce (Nantes, France)
22.Banc Aristide (ASEC, Ivory Coast)
23. Traoré Bertrand Isidore (Ajax, The Netherlands)
24.Diawara Banou (Smouha, Egypt)
25.Sirima Abdoul Gafar (Baltika Kaliningrad, Russia)
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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