The Burkina Faso national under-20 football team is the under-20 youth team for national football in Burkina Faso. The team is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation.
The team participated at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship held in the United Arab Emirates. They did very well in the group stage and finished first. In the round of 16 they were eliminated by Canada 1–0. That tournament was their first ever U-20 World Cup.
The team won the gold medal in the men's tournament at the 2019 African Games held in Morocco. This was the first time the team won gold at the African Games. Djibril Ouattara was among the top scorers in the tournament.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRoundPldWD*LGFGA 1977Did not enter 1979 1981 1983 1985Withdrew before qualification 1987Did not enter 1989 1991Withdrew before qualification 1993Did not enter 1995Did not qualify 1997 1999Withdrew before qualification 2001Did not qualify 2003Round of 16412121 2005Did not qualify 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2027To be determinedTotal1/24412121
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record U-20 Africa Cup of NationsYearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA1979Did not enter198119831985Withdrew before qualification1987Did not enter1989 1991Withdrew before qualification 1993Did not enter 1995Did not qualify 1997 1999Withdrew before qualification 2001Did not qualify 2003Fourth place4th514043 2005Did not qualify 2007Group Stage7th310223 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019Group Stage8th300318 2021Quarter-finals7th422041 2023Did not qualify 2025 2027TBDTotalFourth place5/26154651115
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
*There was no third place match from 1979-1989.
Current squad The following players were selected for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
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