Duarte Names Burkinabe Squad Burkina Faso coach Paulo Duarte on Friday named his 23-man squad for the upcoming 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola.
The Burkinabe have been drawn in a tough Group B along with Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo, and begin their campaign against the Ivorians in Cabinda on January 11.
There were no real surprises in the squad, with the team relying heavily once more on the goals of striker Moumouni Dagano, who top-scored in African qualifying with 12 goals in 12 games.
BURKINA FASO SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Daouda Diakite (Arab Contractors, Egypt), Germain Sanou (Centre St Etienne de Bobo), Adama Sawadogo (ASFA Yennega)
Defenders: Ibrahim Gnanou (Alania Vladiskavkaz, Russia), Bakary Kone (En Avant Guingamp, France), Paul Koulibaly (Al Ittihad Tripoli, Libya), Moussa Ouattara (Kaiserslautern, Germany), Madi Panandetiguiri, Mamadou Tall (both Uniao Leiria, Portugal).
Midfielders: Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldavia), Charles Kabore (Olympique Marseille, France), Mahamoudou Kere (Charleroi, Belgium), Mohamed Koffi (Petrojet, Egypt), Abdoul Aziz Nikiema (Qingdao Jonoon, China), Jonathan Pitroipa (Hamburg, Germany), Florent Rouamba (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldavia), Wilfred Sanou (FC Cologne, Germany), Narcisse Yameogo (Mugan, Azerbaidjan),
Forwards: Habib Bamogo (Nice, France), Moumouni Dagano (Al Khor, Qatar), Yssouf Kone (CFR Cluj, Romania), Youssouf Ouattara (Uniao Leiria, Portugal), Patrick Zoundi (Fortuna Dusseldorf, Germany).