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Burkina Faso

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Current Elo
1647
Rank #76
Matches played
467
since 1960-04-14
First international
5–4
vs Gabon · 1960-04-14

Burkina Faso are 0.40 African Cup of Nations titles short of what their record projects — genuine bad luck, though not the worst of it: Tunisia, who are 1.29 short despite their own 1 title.

Elo journey

Peak Elo
1726
2017
Best year
2013
+115 Elo
Worst year
2015
-108 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
165-124-178
467 matches
Goals for / against
582 / 625
Home record
110-61-45
Away record
55-63-133
Biggest win
6–0
vs Djibouti · 2025-09-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss
0–7
vs Argentina · 2026-10-03 · Friendly
Highest-scoring match
5–4
vs Gabon · 1960-04-14 · African Friendship Games
Biggest upset win
2–1
vs Tunisia · 2008-06-01
1427 Elo vs their 1737
Rivalry
Mali
12-3-20 in 35 matches · head to head
Nemesis
Egypt
0-4-5 in 9 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
10
2016-09-04 → 2017-02-04

African Cup of Nations history

xCC total
0.40
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.40
Best African Cup of Nations
2015
0.06 xCC
1978 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by Ghana
1996 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by South Africa
1998 African Cup of Nations
0.03 xCC
Won by Egypt
2000 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by Cameroon
2002 African Cup of Nations
0.01 xCC
Won by Cameroon
2004 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by Tunisia
2010 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by Egypt
2012 African Cup of Nations
0.04 xCC
Won by Zambia
2013 African Cup of Nations
0.02 xCC
Won by Nigeria
2015 African Cup of Nations
0.06 xCC
Won by Ivory Coast
2017 African Cup of Nations
0.04 xCC
Won by Cameroon
2021 African Cup of Nations
0.04 xCC
Won by Senegal
2023 African Cup of Nations
0.03 xCC
Won by Ivory Coast
2025 African Cup of Nations
0.03 xCC
Won by Morocco