Burkina Faso coach Paul Put has unveiled a 23 - man final list for the African Cup of Nations which begins next weekend in South Africa. <br /><br />The squad comprises of three goalkeepers, five defenders, eleven midfielders and four strikers. All the players selected for the tournament play professionally outside Burkina Faso.<br /><br />The Stallions are in the same group with traditional Africa powerhouse Nigeria, defending champions Zambia and Ethiopia.<br /><br />Nigeria faces Burkina Faso in her first game on January 21 in Nelspruit, <span class="st">capital of the Mpumalanga province.</span><br /><br /><u><b>Burkina Faso 23 - man Squad</b></u><br /><b>Goalkeepers</b>:Abdoulaye Soulama (Asante Kokoko/Ghana), Germain Sanou (St Etienne/France), Daouda Diakit&eacute; (Lierse/Belgium)<br /><br /><b>Defenders</b>: Mohammed Koffi (Petrojet/Egypt), Henry Traor&eacute; (Ashanti Kotoko/Ghana), Bakary Kon&eacute; (Lyon/France), Mady Panand&eacute;tiguiri (R. Antwerp/Belgium), Paul Koulibaly (Dynamo Buccarest/Romania)<br /><br /><b>Midfielders</b>: Wilfried Balima (FC Sheriff Tiraspol/Moldavia), Florent Rouamba (FC Sheriff Tirasplo/Moldavia), Issouf Ouattara (Chernomorets Burgas/Bulgaria), Pr&eacute;juce Nakoulma (Gornik Zabrze/Poland), Wilfried Sanou (Kyoto Sanga/Japan), Abdoul Razack Traor&eacute; (Lechia Gdansk/Poland), Ali Rabo (Al Shorta/Egypt), Charles Kabor&eacute; (Marseille/France), Djakaridja Kon&eacute; (Evian Thonon-Gaillard/France), Jonathan Pitro&iuml;pa (Rennes/France), Alain Traor&eacute; (Lorient/France)<br /><br /><b>Strikers</b>: Aristide Banc&eacute; (Augsburg/Germany), Moumouni Dagano (Lekwiya/Qatar), Pierre Koulibaly (Al Dhaid Sharja/Emirates), Wilfried Hughes Dah (Al Dhaid Sharja/Emirates)<br /><br />Photo Credit: soccerroomtoday.com<br /><br /><br /><br />