Sport in Burkina Faso Sport in Burkina Faso Sport in Burkina Faso is widespread and includes football, basketball, cycling, rugby union, handball, tennis, athletics, boxing and martial arts. Football is very popular in Burkina Faso, played both professionally and informally in towns and villages across the country. The national team is nicknamed "Les Etalons" ("the Stallions") in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga. In 1998, Burkina Faso hosted the African Cup of Nations for which the Omnisport Stadium in Bobo-Dioulasso was built. Basketball is one of the top sports in Burkina Faso for both men and women. Its national team had its
Sliedrecht Sport league four times, the Dutch Cup three times and the Dutch Supercup also on three occasions. Since 2001 the club has regularly featured in European competitions, such as the Women's CEV Cup and the CEV Women's Challenge Cup. The men's team played in the Topdivisie (2nd tier) until it was promoted to the Eredivisie Heren for the first time in 2018. The youth teams were also awarded best team in 2003, 2005, 2016 and 2017 Sliedrecht Sport Sliedrecht Sport is a Dutch volleyball club based in Sliedrecht. It has professional and amateur teams (men, women, youth and beach volleyball) with