Striker Moumouni Dagano has been named in a preliminary squad of 28 players chosen by Burkina Faso for the African Cup finals, putting him in line for an appearance number 6 in the tournament.
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Dagano has played at five tournamnets scoring just 1 goal in 12 appearances since the 2000 finals co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria.
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Burkina Faso coach Paul Put included French-based striker Alain Traore hoping he will recover from injury in time for the country's first match in Group C against Nigeria on the 21st of January.
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Traore, from ligue 1 club lorient, will return to France on Wednesday to continue treatment in a bid to get ready for the finals, Put told reporters.
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Burkina Faso will cut their squad by five players before leaving for South Africa on January 8.