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The 6-metre-high (20 ft) statue faces the railway station, welcoming travellers into Ouaga. The place bears the name of an important chief in Burkina Faso's history. "Laongo": 30 km (19 mi) east of the city, features enormous granite slabs that were designed by various sculptors. The exhibit displays works of art from five continents. [18]
Rank City 2019 Census 2012 Estimate [1] Province Region 1 Ouagadougou: 2,453,496: 1,626,951 Kadiogo: Centre: 2 Bobo-Dioulasso: 984,603: 537,728 Houet: Hauts-Bassins
He started his football career in Ivory Coast before moving to Burkina Faso. By 2023, Alio was on the books of New Stars FC who play in the third division in Burkina Faso. [3] [4] In November 2023, he was announced as one of those nominated in the Best Young Player category at the CAF Awards. [5]
A list of current and former players who have played for the senior Burkina Faso national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:Burkinabé footballers
The Burkinabé Football Federation (French: Fédération Burkinabé de Football, FBF) is the governing body of football in Burkina Faso. Their offices are based in the capital city of Ouagadougou. The president of the federation is Sita Sangaré.
Burkina Faso played in Group B of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Ghana and Ivory Coast in a three-team group due to Togo's withdrawal. Although they drew their first match against Ivory Coast and needed just a draw against Ghana to progress, the Burkinabe lost 1–0 and failed to qualify for the knock-out stage of the tournament. [ 5 ]
Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara.The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means "upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity, while "Faso" comes from the Dyula language (as written in N'Ko: ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ faso ...
Burkina Faso men's international footballers (3 C, 245 P) + Burkinabé expatriate footballers (2 C) Burkinabé men's footballers (1 C, 291 P)