Traore brothers in Burkina Faso provisional squad

Burkina Faso coach, Paul Put has named Traore brothers, Alain and Bertrand, in his 24-man provisional squad for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Equatorial Guinea 2015.

Traore, who plays for French side, Lorient, has not featured for ‘Les Etalons’ since the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but was included in the squad alongside kid-brother, Bertrand on the books of Dutch side, Vitesse Arnhem, on loan from English giants, Chelsea.

The duo was also part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, where the younger Traore made his way into the history books as one of the youngest players ever to feature at the showpiece continental football event.

Also in the list is Banu Diawara, of local side, Racing Club Bobo-Dioulasso, the only outfield player who plays in the local league.

‘Les Etalons’ are expected to leave Ouagadougou on 2 January 2015 for the South African city of Nelspruit, to commence preparations for the tournament. Whilst there, they will engage Swaziland on 10 January 2015 in Mbombela and Botswana three days later before leaving for Bata.

The Burkinabes, losing finalists at the last edition in 2013 in South Africa are in Group A with hosts Equatorial Guinea, Congo and Gabon.

Full squad

Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldova), Steve Yago (Toulouse, France),

Paul Keba Koulibaly (Horoya FC, Guinea), Narcisse Bambara (Universitatea Cluj, Romania),

Florent Rouamba (CA Bastia, France), Gouo Issa (AS Kaloum, Guinea)

Banu Diawara (RC Bobo-Dioulasso)