The “Stallions” host the first leg of group “D” tie of African Cup of Nations  (AFCON) qualifiers versus Uganda Cranes on March 26.

The reverse encounter takes place in Kampala, Uganda four days later.

Head Coach of the Burkina Faso National Team Gernot Rohr has made public his squad to prepare for the crunch match against a resurgent Cranes – the 25-man provisional team is a galaxy of stars from both home and foreign based.

They include experienced Jonathan Pitroipa, currently of Al Nasr  (Dubai), Lorient FC’s Alain Traore (France) among others.

The West Africans have won one match and lost one in the group (D) which their opponent  (Uganda) tops with six points from two straight wins.

They are chasing the fifth straight qualification to the biggest soccer event in Africa while the Cranes are hunting for the first ticket since late 70s.

Burkina Faso Full Squad:

1- Abdoulaye SOULAMA : Heart of Oak (Ghana)

Daouda DIAKITE : Free State Stars FC (Afrique du Sud)

3-Koffi KOUAKOU :Asec d’Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

4-Bakary KONE : Olympique Lyonnais (France)

5-YAGO Steeve : Toulouse (France)

6-Abdoul Aziz KABORE : Valenciennes (France)

7-Bakary SARE : Guimarães (Portugal)

8-Abdoul Razak TRAORE : Konyaspor (Turquie)

9-Alain TRAORE : Lorient FC (France)

10-Aristide BANCE : Chippa United (Afrique du sud)

11-Charles KABORE : FC Krasnodar (Russie)

12-Bakary KONE : Dibba Al Fujayira (Emirats)

13-Jonathan ZONGO : Almeria (Espagne)

14-Yacouba MANDO : Kozaf (Burkina Faso)

15-Issouf DAYO : RC Berkane (Maroc)

16-Préjuce NAKOULMA : Mersin Idmanyurdu Sport Klubu (Turquie)

17- Issa GOUO : ASFA (Ghana)

18- Jonathan PITROIPA : AL Nasr (Dubaî)

19-Bertrand TRAORE : Chelsea (Angleterre)

20- Patrick MALO :JS Kabylie (Algérie)

21-Adama GUIRA : Sonderjyske (Danemark)

22-Cyrille BAYALA : Daklyeh (Egypte)

23-Cyrille KPAN : USFA (Burkina Faso)

24-Yacouba COULIBALY : RCB (Burkina Faso)

25- Banou Diawara : JS Kabylie ( Algérie )

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Bonface Osano

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