Burkina Faso sack coach

Traore was reappointed last June on a contract which was to have taken him through to the end of the qualifying campaign for the 2008 African Nations Cup finals in Ghana.

"The federation assures the public that it will recruit a new trainer as quickly as possible," the Burkina Faso FA said. It gave no further details.

Traore had previously been in charge of the team from 1993 to 1996 but was fired after a 5-1 defeat by Zambia in the first round of the Nations Cup finals.