The Burkina Faso national football team, nicknamed Les Etalons (The Stallions), is the national team of Burkina Faso and is controlled by the Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball . They were known as the Upper Volta national football team until 1984, when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso. Their best finish in the African Nations Cup was fourth in 1998, when they hosted the tournament.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1982 - Did not enter
• 1986 - Did not enter
• 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Withdrew
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1965 - Did not enter
• 1968 - Did not qualify
• 1970 - Withdrew
• 1972 - Withdrew
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1976 - Did not enter
• 1978 - Round 1 (as Upper Volta)
• 1980 - Did not enter
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1984 to 1988 - Did not enter
• 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1992 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1996 - Round 1
• 1998 - Fourth place
• 2000 - Round 1
• 2002 - Round 1
• 2004 - Round 1