Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball

The Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball (FBF) is the governing body of football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

. Their offices are based in the capital city Ouagadougou. The president of the federation is Zambende Theodore Sawadogo.

History

It was founded in 1960, and affiliated to FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

and to CAF

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

in 1964. It organizes the national football league and the national team

Burkina Faso national football team

The Burkina Faso national football team, nicknamed Les Etalons , 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...

Staff

President: Zambende Theodore Sawadogo
Vice President: Paulin Kara
CEO: M. Brahima Ouedraogo
General Secretary: Emmanuel Zombre
Treasurer: Phillippe Nere Nion
Men's Coach: Paulo Duarte
Paulo Duarte (football coach)
Paulo Jorge Rebelo Duarte is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of the Burkinabé national team.-Playing career:Duarte was born in Massarelos, Porto District...
Media Officer: Habi Ouattara
Referee Coordinator: Yacouba Ouedraogo

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