The Burkina Faso national basketball team is the national basketball team of Burkina Faso, governed by the Fédération Burkinabe de Basketball.FIBA National Federations – Burkina Faso, fiba.com, accessed 28 October 2015.
Its main accomplishment was the qualification for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.
History The qualification to the AfroBasket 2013 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast remains Burkina Faso's main accomplishment. Since then, the Burkina Faso "Stallions" have attempted to make a comeback. The Burkinabé did not make it through the AfroBasket 2015 qualification. In early 2021, they withdrew from the AfroBasket 2021 qualification. Burkina Faso has often struggled with the strong regional competition from neighbouring countries like Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire in the African qualifying Zone 3.Burkina Faso's Herve Yameogo aims for one more AfroBasket Final Round before quitting FIBA, 17 September 2020. Accessed 20 April 2021.
The Point guard Herve Yaméogo had been team captain for many years. In a 2020 interview, the four-time champions with local side RCK highlighted the presence of Burkinabé national team players who play in Europe like Jean Victor Traore, Joris Bado and also others who play for universities in United States. Yet, he mentioned the failure of others who did not identify with their home nation. Yameogo further stressed the inequality of financial assistance from the government compared to association football. Burkina Faso has the Palais des Sports de Ouaga 2000 which hosted the AfroBasket 2013 qualification and qualification games of the FIBA Africa Basketball League. According to Yaméogo, with better financing, it can host bigger basketball events.
Competitive record
FIBA AfroBasket Burkina Faso has played at the AfroBasket main tournament once, in 2013. AfroBasket recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition– 1964Did not qualify 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1975 1978 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1992 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009Did not enter 2011 2013Round of 1616th5052112013 2015Did not qualify2022015 20174132017 2021Did not enter 2025Total1/29505826–
African Games
Burkina Faso played at the African Games once, in 1973. Beginning with the 2019 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball. African Games recordYearRoundPosition 1973No data available 1978Did not enter 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Current roster Team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification: (last publicized squad)
Past Rosters Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification:Burkina Faso | 2015 Afrobasket: Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship:
Head coach position Jean-Paul Rabatet – 2013 Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013. Bagouhinisse Dah - 2017 Burkina Faso call up 20 players for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Group C Qualifiers , fiba.com, 6 March 2017. Accessed 7 March 2017.
Kit Manufacturer 2013: Adidas
See also Burkina Faso national under-19 basketball team Burkina Faso national under-17 basketball team Burkina Faso national 3x3 team Burkina Faso women's national basketball team
References
External links Archived records of Burkina Faso team participations Burkina Faso Men National Team 2013 Presentation at Afrobasket.com Official website
Videos #AfroBasket - Day 2: Rwanda v Burkina Faso (dunk of the game - J. BADO) - YouTube.com video