Upper Volta national football team
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The Upper Volta national football team was the former name of the Burkina Faso national football team, representing the West African nation of Upper Volta in international soccer before the country’s 1984 name change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Upper Volta national football team canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9282514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Upper Volta national football team Context triple: [Côte d'Ivoire national football team, firstInternationalOpponent, Upper Volta national football team]
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Côte d'Ivoire national football team
The Côte d'Ivoire national football team is the West African country's men's national soccer side, known for its "Elephants" nickname and for producing world-class players like Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré.
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Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, nicknamed the Black Stars, is the West African country's senior men's side and one of Africa's most successful and storied teams, known for multiple Africa Cup of Nations titles and strong FIFA World Cup performances.
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Senegal national football team
The Senegal national football team is the West African country's top men's side, known for its passionate fan base, strong defensive play, and success in international competitions such as the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup.
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Ghana national under-23 football team
The Ghana national under-23 football team is the country’s Olympic and youth representative side, featuring emerging Ghanaian talents competing in international under-23 tournaments.
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Black Stars
"Black Stars" is a critically acclaimed jazz album by pianist and composer Jason Moran that showcases his innovative, contemporary approach to the jazz trio format.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Upper Volta national football team Target entity description: The Upper Volta national football team was the former name of the Burkina Faso national football team, representing the West African nation of Upper Volta in international soccer before the country’s 1984 name change.
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A.
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
The Côte d'Ivoire national football team is the West African country's men's national soccer side, known for its "Elephants" nickname and for producing world-class players like Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré.
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B.
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, nicknamed the Black Stars, is the West African country's senior men's side and one of Africa's most successful and storied teams, known for multiple Africa Cup of Nations titles and strong FIFA World Cup performances.
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C.
Senegal national football team
The Senegal national football team is the West African country's top men's side, known for its passionate fan base, strong defensive play, and success in international competitions such as the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup.
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D.
Ghana national under-23 football team
The Ghana national under-23 football team is the country’s Olympic and youth representative side, featuring emerging Ghanaian talents competing in international under-23 tournaments.
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E.
Black Stars
"Black Stars" is a critically acclaimed jazz album by pianist and composer Jason Moran that showcases his innovative, contemporary approach to the jazz trio format.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national association football team ⓘ |
| afcon1978FinalPosition | group stage ⓘ |
| afcon1978Group | Group A ⓘ |
| afcon1978GroupStageElimination | true ⓘ |
| afcon1978HostCountry | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afcon1978Opponent |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
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Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afconAppearancesUnderNameUpperVolta | 1 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Upper Volta national soccer team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Ouagadougou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionType | men's international football ⓘ |
| confederation | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Upper Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNameChangeFrom | Upper Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNameChangeTo | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNameChangeYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| countryRenamedTo | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedBeforeCountryNameChange | true ⓘ |
| fifaCodeChangedTo | BFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifaMembership | FIFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifaTrigramme | VOL ⓘ |
| fifaWorldCupAppearancesUnderNameUpperVolta | 0 ⓘ |
| firstAfconAppearance | 1978 African Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAfricanCupOfNationsQualification | 1978 African Cup of Nations GENERATED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Upper Volta Football Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Burkina Faso national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | before 1984 ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Stade du 4-Août NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | French ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| regionOfConfederation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInInternationalMatches | true ⓘ |
| representedSovereignState | Republic of Upper Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedUntil | 1984 ⓘ |
| represents | Upper Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Upper Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| status | defunct name ⓘ |
| subConfederation | West African Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Burkina Faso national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorStatus | continuation as Burkina Faso national football team ⓘ |
| type | men's national football team ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upper Volta national football team Description of subject: The Upper Volta national football team was the former name of the Burkina Faso national football team, representing the West African nation of Upper Volta in international soccer before the country’s 1984 name change.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
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firstInternationalOpponent
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Upper Volta national football team
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