Hearts of Oak will be without their first choice goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama when the Ghana Premier League starts on 07 January after being named in Burkina Faso’s Nations Cup squad.
Soulama must join the Stallions squad in the coming days ahead of their pre-tournament camping on 03 January.
He is one of three goalkeepers invited by head coach Paul Put in his 24-man squad.
But Soulama will face a tough task to pick up the number one choice due to the delayed start in the Ghana Premier League.
Burkina Faso are in Group A at the Nations Cup where they will face hosts Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville.
Burkina Faso preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers:Â Germain Sanou (Bauvais, France), Abdoulaye Soulama (Hearts of Oak, Ghana), Moussa Fofana (Rail Club du Kadiogo)
Defenders: Mohamed Koffi (Zamalek, Egypt), Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldova), Bakary Koné (Lyon, France), Florent Rouamba (CA Bastia, France), Steve Yago (Toulouse, France), Paul Koulibaly (Horoya, Guinea), Narcisse Bambara (CF Cluj, Romania), Issa Gouo (As Kaloum, Guinea)
Midfielders: Jonathan Zongo (Almeria, Spain), Préjuce Nakoulma (Mersin, Turkey), Charles Kaboré (Kuban, Russia), Djakaridja Koné (Evian, France), Abdul Razack Traoré (Karakbukspor, Turkey), Bertrand Traoré (Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands), Moussa Yedan(Al Ahly, Egypt), Adama Guira (Sonderyesk, Denmark)
Forwards: Jonathan Pitroipa (Al Jazira, UAE), Aristide Bancé (HJK Helsinki, Finland), Issaka Ouédraogo (Admira Wacker, Austria), Alain Traore (FC Lorient, France), Banou Diawarra (RC Bobo Dioulasso)