Firmin Sanou (born 21 April 1973) is a Burkinabé former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. He was part of the Burkinabé 1998 African Nations Cup team, who finished fourth after losing to Congo DR on penalties in the bronze final. He was later part of the

2002 African Nations Cup The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Ca ...

team, who finished bottom of group B in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanou goal.''

References

Living people 1973 births Men's association football defenders Burkinabe men's footballers RC Bobo Dioulasso players Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players ASOA Valence players UMS Montélimar players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Burkina Faso men's international footballers 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen Chambéry SF players {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub