Burkina Faso manager Amir Abdou has named a 25-man squad for the third and fourth rounds of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

The 2027 tournament will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with the Etalons preparing to continue their pursuit of qualification during the next international window.

Abdou’s selection includes three goalkeepers, eight defenders, six midfielders and eight forwards. A number of the chosen players are based outside Burkina Faso, including Dango Ouattara, Edmond Tapsoba, Nasser Djiga and Herve Koffi.

The full squad is:

Goalkeepers

- KONATE Hillel (ESTAC Troyes) - NIKIEMA Kilian (ADO Den Haag) - KOFFI Herve (Union Saint-Gilloise)

Defenders

- KOUASSI Arsene (FC Lorient) - GNANOU Rachide (IF Gnistan) - TAPSOBA Edmond (Bayer Leverkusen) - ZAGRE Arthur (FC Utrecht) - OUEDRAOGO Mamoutou (FC Sheriff) - DJIGA Nasser (Wolverhampton) - KABORE Issa (Wrexham) - DAYO Issoufou (Wydad AC)

Midfielders

- OUEDRAOGO Ismahila (Odense) - ZOUGRANA Mohamed (MC Alger) - DOUCET Lohann (Vitoria Guimaraes) - BANSE Sacha (Greuther Furth) - TIENDREBEOGO Josue (FK IMT Belgrade) - KOUDA Rachid (Mantova 1911)

Forwards

- OUATTARA Dango (Brentford) - MINOUNGOU Georgi (Colorado Rapids) - IRIE Cyriaque (FC Fribourg) - BOUDA Ousseni (San Jose) - KABORE Elohim (SK Beveren) - TRAORE Lassina (Shakhtar Donetsk) - CAMARA Aboubacar (FC Salzbourg) - TAPSOBA Abdoul Fessal (Radomiak)

The squad combines established internationals with players competing in leagues across Europe, North America and Africa. Among the defenders, Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba, Wolverhampton’s Nasser Djiga and Wrexham’s Issa Kabore are included.

Brentford forward Dango Ouattara is also part of the attacking group, alongside Lassina Traore of Shakhtar Donetsk and Aboubacar Camara of FC Salzbourg.

Burkina Faso will use the two upcoming qualifying rounds to maintain its progress in the race for a place at the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.