Burkina Faso national football team have been called up for Burkina Faso in the last 12 months. Burkina Faso national football team The Burkina Faso national football team, 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. They finished fourth in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament. Their best ever finish in the tournament was the 2013 edition, reaching the final. The country made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1978,
Massimo Volta he signed a new 5-year contract again with Samp. He made his debut with Sampdoria in the Third Qualifying Round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League against Werder Bremen. That season he rotated with Stefano Lucchini as the centre-back, which Volta played 6 out of 6 group stage matches of 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, and Lucchini mainly for domestic league. The other centre-back was Daniele Gastaldello. After Sampdoria relegated, Sampdoria bought Volta outright from Parma for €900,000 in June 2011, and Lucchini was released. Volta was a regular starter for Doria in 2011–12 Serie B. The team promoted back to