Africa Cup 2017 - Burkina Faso - Squad - Coach - Paulo Duarte named his 23-man squad

Africa Cup 2017

 

Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte finally named his final Africa Cup of Nations squad on Friday - well after Wednesday's deadline.

The Confederation of African Football has yet to respond to BBC Sport's inquiry whether Burkina Faso will face a penalty for the late submission.

Defenders Ernest Congo and Issoumaila Lengani were the players cut from the initial 25-man list.

Burkina Faso are in Group A with hosts Gabon, Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau.

They will continue their preparations with a friendly against Mali on Saturday before their first match in the tournament against Cameroon in 14 January, the opening day of the event.

The final will take place on 5 February.

 

Burkina Faso squad:

Goalkeepers: 

Moussa Germain Sanou 
(Beauvais / FRA)

Herve Koffi 
(ASEC Mimosas / CIV)

Aboubacar Sawadogo 
(RC Kadiogo / BUR)

Defenders: 

Patrick Malo 
(Smouha/EGY)

Issoufou Dayo 
(RC Berkane / MAR)

Bakary Kone 
(Malaga / ESP)

Issouf Paro 
(Santos / RSA)

Steeve Yago 
(Toulouse / FRA)

Souleymane Kouanda
(ASEC Mimosas/CIV)

Yacouba Coulibaly 
(RC Bobo / BUR)

Midfielders: 

Charles Kabore 
(Krasnodar / RUS)

Prejuce Nacoulma 
(Kayserispor / TUR)

Alain Traore 
(Kayserispor / TUR)

Bertrand Traore 
(Ajax / NED)

Cyrille Bayala 
(Sheriff Tiraspol / MDA)

Bakary Sare 
(Moreirense / POR)

Blati Toure 
(Omonia / CYP)

Adama Guira 
(Lens / FRA)

Abdoul Razack Traore 
(Karabuspor / TUR)

Jonathan Zongo 
(Almeria / ESP)

Strikers: 

Jonathan Pitroipa 
(Al Nasr / UAE)

Aristide Bance 
(ASEC Mimosas / CIV)

Banou Diawara 
(Smouha / EGY)