Bance, Pitriopa named in Burkina Faso squad
Mqondisi Dube | Tuesday September 1, 2015 14:51
Bance has joined Chippa United after spending the off-season club hunting in South Africa while Pitriopa plays in Qatar after moving from France.
The two were prominent during Burkina Faso’s fine run, which saw them reach the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations final.
They lost 1-0 to Nigeria, but Pitriopa was voted the player of the tournament while Bance became a popular figure for his unorthodox hairstyle.
Burkina Faso coach Gernot Rohr has an array of stars in his 24-man squad with the majority scattered all over Europe.
Dangerous midfielders, Alain and Betrand Traore will make this week’s trip to Francistown.
Burkina Faso, who has featured in the last two Cup of Nations finals, opened their campaign for a slot to the 2017 edition with a 2-0 victory over Comoros last June.
The Zebras on the other hand suffered a 2-0 reversal at the hands of Uganda in Kampala.
Burkina squad:
Goalkeepers: Moussa Germain Sanou (Beauvais/France), Abdoulaye Soulama (Hearts of Oak/Ghana), Baba Zongo (EFO/Burkina)
Defenders: Bakary Koné (Lyon/France), Steeve Yago (Toulouse/France), Mohamed Koffi (Zamalek/Egypt), Issoufou Dayo (AS V Club), Narcisse Bambara (Universatate de Cluj), Pierre Daila (Stade Malien/Mali), Paul Koulibaly (Horoya/Guinea)
Midfielders: Bertrand Traoré (Vitesse Arnhem/Netherlands), Adama Guira (Sonderyesk /Denmark), Djakaridja Koné, Charles Kaboré (Kuban Krasnodar/Russia), Alain Traoré (Lorient/ France), Patrick Malo (Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie/Algeria), Abdoul Aziz Kaboré (Valenciennes/France), Aly Rabo (Mowkalom/Egypt)
Forwards: Préjuce Nakoulma (Mersin Idman Yurdu/Turkey), Jonathan Zongo (Almeria/Spain), Jonathan Pitroipa (Al Nasr/ Qatar), Aristide Bancé (Chippa United), Fadil Sido (Le Mans/France), Issiaka Ouédraogo (Admira Waker/Austria)