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The Burkina Faso sports encompass a variety of active participatory activities like football and boxing. The physical sporting activity like boxing also attracts a number of young Burkina Faso citizens, who participate in the hope of their economic betterment.
The list of Burkina Faso sports include both team and individual sporting activities. Team sports like football, handball and basketball are enjoyed by the local populace. Individual sporting events like boxing, athletics and cycling also attract a number of talented young people to sports. The team sport of football could be regarded as one of the popular sports of Burkina Faso. The popular Burkina Faso sport has enabled the impoverished landlocked west African country to compete with limited success in the Africa Nation's Cup. Burkina Faso came 4th in the 1998 edition of the Africa Nation's Cup tournament. The Burkina Faso national team is nicknamed “The Stallions”. The game of tennis has been popularized in Burkina Faso. The country of Burkina Faso has also participated in the Davis Cup tennis tournaments.
The individual sporting events like athletics, boxing and cycling are quite popular in Burkina Faso.
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