Letalon (opens the outlet's own site)The organising committee has unveiled the official route for the 37th edition of the Tour cycliste international du Faso, scheduled from 30 October to 8 November 2026. The race will have ten stages starting from Ouagadougou.
Nigeria's Edo Queens won the UFOA B zone final of the 2026 women's Champions League qualifiers on penalties against Ampem Darkoa Ladies. After a complaint from the Ghanaian club, CAF reportedly ordered the final replayed from extra time.
Joseph Zangreyanogo, former general secretary of the Burkinabè Football Federation (FBF) and a figure of the Union sportive de Ouagadougou (USO), died at the Bogodogo University Hospital on 18 October 2026. The letalon.net editorial team extended its condolences to his family and to Burkinabè…
The National Olympic and Sports Committee of Burkina Faso (CNOSB) and Coca-Cola Burkina Bottling Company (CCBBC) signed a sponsorship partnership to support six athletes and three coaches preparing for and taking part in the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. CCBBC will also supply BONAQUA mineral…
The national organising committee for the 37th Tour du Faso, scheduled for 30 October to 8 November 2026, has been officially installed in Ouagadougou. Sports minister Annick Pikbougoum handed over the documents to committee chair Ignace Amédée Béréwoudougou and urged rigour and risk anticipation.
Burkina Faso's U17 Etalons beat Togo 1-0 at the 4-Août stadium in Ouagadougou in the second matchday of the UFOA-B U17 qualifying tournament for the 2027 AFCON. The win moves them into second place in Group A, behind Ghana.
Falaise FC retained its title at the Chicorée Leroux Maracana Solidarity Tournament in Ouagadougou, beating Jeunes Pelé 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw. The final was played on Sunday 11 October 2026 at the Tam Tam field in Samandin.
The first edition of the Ligue de l'Espoir, a football competition for 13- to 17-year-olds, was officially launched on 10 October 2026 at the Wobi stadium in Bobo-Dioulasso. Sixteen teams, split between Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou, will take part in the competition, which runs from October 2026…
Burkina Faso's U17 Etalons drew 0-0 with Benin's U17 Guépards on Saturday 10 October 2026 at the Stade du 4-Août, in the opening match of the UFOA-B qualifying tournament for the 2027 AFCON. They face Togo's Eperviers on 13 October.
At an audience with the Burkinabè girls' U15 national team, Captain Ibrahim Traoré said Burkinabè football is "sick" and announced important decisions for the week. He referred to the federation and to the Etalons A's refusal to play Argentina.
The second edition of the U17 Venegré Maracana tournament, held in Garghin (Ouagadougou), ended on 4 October 2026 with Tass FC beating Espoir FC on penalties after a goalless final. Sixteen teams from the neighbourhood took part.
The U23 Etalons were welcomed in Ouagadougou by a government delegation led by the Sports minister, after their 0-7 friendly defeat to Argentina in Buenos Aires. They had replaced the senior Etalons, who had refused to play the match.
Pang Ya Wendé won the 16th edition of the Maracana Vacances Passion tournament in Ouagadougou, beating Faso Barça on penalties after a 0-0 draw. The tournament, which opened with 60 teams, began in July 2026.
Burkinabè boxer Patrice Sou Toké, known as "The Bombardier", will retire from the ring at an international gala in Ouagadougou on October 31, 2026, facing Beninese boxer Anicet Amoussou. Five amateur bouts are also scheduled.
The national weightlifting championship was held on 26 and 27 September 2026 in Diébougou. Judicaël Bayala won the senior over 84 kg category with 260 kg, dethroning five-time champion Aboul Razak Ouandaogo.
