Burkina Faso will miss the services of in-form striker Lassina Traore in the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Djibouti.
The Stallions are set to off with Riverains de la Mer Rouge away on October 8 and October 11 away in Morocco, but Kamou Malo will be without lead striker Lassina Troare who sustained a leg injury.
The former Ajax striker suffered the injury setback while turning out for his Ukrainian side, Shakhtar Donetsk in a UEFA Champions League match against Inter Milan.
Coach Kamou Malo has since called up Yacouba, who is based in Tanzania with Young Africans Sports Club.
Yacouba was left out from the provisional 2-man squad that is set to kick off residential training next week.
Djibouti lie second in Group A with four points, with goal difference of eight separating the Stallions with leaders Algeria, while Djibouti remains bottom of the group with a single point.
Stallions’ provisional squad:
Goalkeepers : Koffi Kouakou (Chareleroi/ Belgium),Babayouré Sawadogo (AS Douanes/ Sénégal),Soufiane Ouédraogo (USFA/ Burkina Faso),Ben Idriss Traoré (AS Sonabel/ Burkina Faso)
Defenders: Issoufou Dayo (RS Berkane/ Maroc),Steeve Yago (Aris Limassol/ Cyprus, Soumaila Ouattara (Raja Casablanca/ Morocco),Issa Kaboré (Troyes/ France),Oula Abbas Traoré (Horoya AC/ Guinea),Hermann Nikiéma (Salitas/ Burkina Faso),Nasser Yacouba Djiga (FC Bâle 1893),Patrick Malo (Hassania Agadir/ Morocco)
Midfielders: Saïdou Simporé (Al-Masry SC/ Egypt),Dramane Nikiéma (Horoya AC/ Guina),Ismahila Ouédraogo (PAOK Salonique/Greece), Gustavo Sangaré (Quevilly-Rouen/ France),Blati Touré (AFC Eskilstuna/Sweden),Adama Guira (Racing Rioja/ Spain),Bryan Dabo (Rizespor/ Turkey)
Forwards : Zakaria Sanogo (FC Ararat/ Armenia),Botue Jean Fiacre Kouamé (Ajaccio/ France),Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa/England),Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba (Standard de Liège/ Belgium), Eric Traoré (Pyramids FC/ Egypt),Lassina Franck Traoré (Sakhtar Donetsk/ Ukraine) replaced by Sogne Yacouba ( Yanga/Tanzania), Mohamed Konaté (FC AKHMAT/Russia), Mohamede Lamine Ouattara (AS Sonabel/ Burkina Faso).
