- A training camp is arranged in Kish Island
- A friendly match against Burklina Faso is arranged in Kish.
According to the plans made public by the Football Federation, Team Melli team will hold its camp in Kish on January 4th. During the camp, the Iran team will play its last match before traveling to Qatar to take part in the AFC Asian Cup. The match will be held on Friday, January 5th at the Kish Olympics stadium against Burkina Faso national team.
This team is currently training in Dubai. The game at Kish Island will be held at 18:00 Iran time. After this match, the squad will continue training in Kish until January 8th when they will fly to Doha well ahead of the first match against Palestine.
Team Melli will be gathering in Kish without the legionnaire players unless some of these clubs release the players early.
Burkina Faso national football team
This African Team has never played against Team Melli. The FIFA Ranking of Burkina Faso national football team ranks 57th in the world according to the latest FIFA rankings, higher than teams like Qatar, Finland, and Ireland. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is 56th in this ranking and Iran is 21st.
Almost all the players of the national team play abroad with European and African clubs to a lesser extent. Perhaps the most famous player is the 28-year-old Bertrand Traoré who plays for the English Premier League side, Aston Villa. Two other players are also playing in the EPL, Dango Ouattara at Bournemouth and Issa Kaboré at Luton Town.
Burkina Faso has never qualified for the FIFA World but the country’s football took a significant stride in the new millennium with the team reaching the African Nations Cup several times and ending the tournament in Senegal in 2021 in the fourth rank. Their best-ever position was the runner-up in 2013 in South Africa.
Last 5 results
| 12/09/23 | FRI | Morocco | 1 – 0 | Burkina Faso | L |
| 13/10/23 | FRI | Equatorial Guinea | 0 – 0 | Burkina Faso | D |
| 17/10/23 | FRI | Mauritania | 1 – 2 | Burkina Faso | W |
| 17/11/23 | CWC | Burkina Faso | 1 – 1 | Guinea-Bissau | D |
| 21/11/23 | CWC | Ethiopia | 0 – 3 | Burkina Faso | W |