Factfile for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B contenders Burkina Faso:
Qualifying results: Gambia 3-1 1-1, Namibia 4-0 4-1
Scorers: 4 - Alain Traore, 2 - Moumouni Dagano, 1 - Wilfried Balima, Aristide Bance, Charles Kabore, Jonathan Pitroipa, Abdulrazak Traore, Richard Gariseb (NAM) own goal
Captain: Charles Kabore
Coach: Paulo Duarte (POR)
Rankings: CAF 13, FIFA 62
Nickname: Stallions
Previous appearances: 1978 - first round, 1996 - first round, 1998 - fourth, 2000 - first round, 2002 - first round, 2004 - first round, 2010 - first round
Record: P23 W2 D6 L15 F20 A46
Record win: Algeria 2-1, loss: Zambia 1-5
Source: AFP