Mamadou Zongo has named Burkina Faso’s 25-player squad for the UFOA-B Under-17 tournament, with the hosts aiming to secure a place at the next Africa Cup of Nations Under-17.
The national Under-17 coach, also known as Bebeto, has selected three goalkeepers, eight defenders, nine midfielders and five forwards for the regional competition.
Burkina Faso Under-17 squad
Goalkeepers
– OUEDRAOGO Fadirou Mohamed AS Elites
– KABORE Raouf Barthez ASA FC
– KONE Cheick Modibo Futur Foot
Defenders
– OUATTARA Comi Abdoul Cherif Rahimo FC
– SANOU Soukon Razak IFFA Matourkou
– TAMBOURA Amir Aboubacar AS Sonabel
– TINDANO Yentema Fidele AS Elites
– SESSOUMA Ben Junior Vitesse FC
– KONATE Youssouf Futur Foot
– SEONI Faysal Moubarak Olympique de Ouagadougou
– OUEDRAOGO Issouf Youssef Academie Football Club GECER
Midfielders
– COMPAORE Aziz AS Police
– WANGRAOUA Fatao Golden ASFAY
– KOGOLI Mohamed Hassane Real du Faso
– NANEMA Pabeyam Adama CEFEB
– BOLLY Cheickna Focusport FC
– OUEDRAOGO Hamade Sporting Football des Cascades
– TRAORE Adoul Latif Junior Real du Faso
– TAPSOBA B Abdoul Rasmane Sporting Football des Cascades
– SEMPORE Jamel Daouda ASFAY
Forwards
– SOUBEIGA Lionel Real du Faso
– CONGO Souleymane Achraf News Stars
– ILBOUDO T Abdoul Narsi RCK
– KABORE Abdoul Hakim Focusport FC
– DEMBELE Ibrahim Academie Basga Jo
Burkina Faso will compete on home soil in the UFOA-B tournament, which serves as a qualifying competition for the next Africa Cup of Nations Under-17.
Zongo will lead the young Burkinabe side as it attempts to progress from the regional event to the continental finals. The squad brings together players from clubs including AS Elites, Futur Foot, Real du Faso, Sporting Football des Cascades, ASFAY and Focusport FC.
The final selection comprises the following 25 players: OUEDRAOGO Fadirou Mohamed, KABORE Raouf Barthez, KONE Cheick Modibo, OUATTARA Comi Abdoul Cherif, SANOU Soukon Razak, TAMBOURA Amir Aboubacar, TINDANO Yentema Fidele, SESSOUMA Ben Junior, KONATE Youssouf, SEONI Faysal Moubarak, OUEDRAOGO Issouf Youssef, COMPAORE Aziz, WANGRAOUA Fatao Golden, KOGOLI Mohamed Hassane, NANEMA Pabeyam Adama, BOLLY Cheickna, OUEDRAOGO Hamade, TRAORE Adoul Latif Junior, TAPSOBA B Abdoul Rasmane, SEMPORE Jamel Daouda, SOUBEIGA Lionel, CONGO Souleymane Achraf, ILBOUDO T Abdoul Narsi, KABORE Abdoul Hakim and DEMBELE Ibrahim.
