Burkina Faso's game plans against Egypt, strengths and weaknesses

2026 World Cup qualifiers

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Burkina Faso's game plan, strengths and weaknesses

Today, Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Burkina Faso will meet Egypt in the eighth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The match will take place at 7:00 PM Cairo time at the 4 August Stadium in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital, which has a capacity of 29,800 spectators.

Burkina Faso's expected lineup

Goalkeeper: Hervé Koffi

Defenders: Issa Kabore - Faycal Tosoba - Issafou Dayo - Steve Yago

Midfielders: Traoré - Adama Guerra - Blati Toure - Kalou Cyriac

Attackers: Mohamed Konate - Hassan Bandé

Expected lineup for the Egyptian national team

Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy
Defense line: Mohamed Hany - Rami Rabia - Hossam Abdel-Majid - Mohamed Hamdy
Midfield: Mohamed Salah - Mohand Lasheen - Hamdy Fathy - Trezeguet
Attack line: Mostafa Mohamed - Omar Marmoush

Technical highlights of the Burkina Faso national team :

The Burkina Faso national football team's style of play is based on a combination of physical strength, tactical discipline, and offensive effectiveness. Although tactical details may change depending on the current coach (the current coach is Brama Traoré), there are some general characteristics that characterize the team's performance:

Tactical discipline and defensive organization: Burkina Faso boasts a strong defensive organization and the ability to "grind" in big matches, relying on the solidity of its backline to restrict opponents.

Offensive effectiveness: The team possesses distinguished and dangerous attacking players, such as Lassina Traoré and Bertrand Traoré, who pose a constant threat to the opposing goal. The team relies on the speed of its players on counterattacks to score goals.

Ability to Attack Surprises: Burkina Faso is known for its ability to capitalize on opportunities and achieve positive results in matches where they are not favored to win. This is due to its ability to play in an organized manner and rely on quick counterattacks.

Physical Strength: Burkina Faso's players possess a strong physique, which gives them an advantage in one-on-one battles and in controlling the ball in midfield.

Overall, Burkina Faso is a team that balances defensive solidity with offensive effectiveness, relying heavily on the talent of its key players to achieve goals and positive results.

Technical report of the match

Burkina Faso national team plays in a (4-2-3-1) or (4-2-2-2) or (4-5-1) formation, and puts high pressure on the opponent, cutting off the balls from the depth of the field, then passing them to the flanks to play crosses that end the attacks.

Burkina Faso's national team is distinguished by its speed of performance, its skill in playing short through balls, its accuracy in executing set pieces and crosses, its accuracy in heading balls into the opponent's penalty area, its speed in penetrating from deep, and the speed of the wings in finishing attacks.

The weaknesses of the Burkina Faso national team are the weak reverse coverage of the entire defensive line, especially the back (right) and the catch (right), and their offensive momentum.

There are spaces behind them and in front of them along the length of the field, and there are spaces across the width of the field in front of the defensive line and behind the midfield, which does not perform its defensive duty. And God knows best.

Note: The Egyptian national team's coach must field two defensive players in the center of the field, with a clear playmaker in front of them to cut inside and then play in the open areas behind Burkina Faso's defense.

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