Overview
- The Burkinabe Football Federation dismissed Traore and his entire technical staff following a post-tournament review.
- Burkina Faso finished second in their group before losing 3-0 to Ivory Coast in the first knockout round.
- The federation said the results fell far short of expectations and caused deep disappointment among supporters and governing bodies.
- Before the competition, the stated objective was to reach at least the semi-finals based on recent positive momentum.
- Traore, 63, had led the team for 22 months, and his ouster follows Tunisia's firing of Sami Trabelsi after a similar round-of-16 exit.