Niger national football team

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The Niger national football team (French: Équipe de football du Niger)<ref>Orange 2012 Afcon qualifiers :130 Million FCFA for the Menas Template:Webarchive. 22/05/2011 StarAfrica sports.</ref><ref>Menas to test Pharaohs form Template:Webarchive. Confederation of African Football. 10-09-2010</ref> represents Niger in international football through the Nigerien Football Federation, a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). Niger plays in the colors of the flag of Niger, white, green, orange and purple. Their nickname comes from the Dama gazelle, native to Niger, the Hausa name of which is Meyna or Ménas<ref>Dama Gazelle Nanger dama Template:Webarchive. Sahara Conservation Fund, 2007, 2011.</ref> The Dama appears on their badge in the colors of the national flag.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Although one of the less successful sides in the strong West Africa region, Niger has produced a couple of noteworthy runs in qualifying tournaments.

One of their best performances was in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in which Niger eliminated Somalia and Togo on the away goals rule, but were beaten by Algeria in the third round where only eight teams were left. Notable players in this run included Jacques Komlan, Hassane Adamou and Moussa Kanfideni.

In 1990, they set a record by thrashing Mauritania 7–1 in continental qualifiers, the highest positive score margin for the Mena.

In the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifiers, Niger won all their home games (including a win over Guinea) to finish on nine points, just three short of qualification.

The Niger squad is also plagued by financial concerns, which have caused them to withdraw from international tournaments on more than one occasion. The Nigerien Football Federation would have turned to fundraising to pay for their trip to the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola, had they qualified.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 10 October 2010, Niger earned a shock 1–0 win over Egypt at home in the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification.

Despite a failed run for AFCON 2010, Niger hosted and won the UEMOA Tournament in November 2010, and followed up with their first ever qualification for the African Nations Championship in February 2011.<ref>CHAN 2011 : Un Niger héroïque mais éliminé par le Soudan – Football/CHAN 2011 – RFI Template:Webarchive 2011-02-19</ref>

After home wins over South Africa and Sierra Leone, on 8 October 2011 Niger qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in its history, despite losing 3–0 in Egypt.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Fixtures, results and tables for the qualifiers for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Template:Webarchive BBC Sport.</ref> Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone all ended with nine points, but Niger qualified thanks to their superior head-to-head record against their rivals.

At the 2012 African Cup of Nations, Niger was placed in Group C alongside co-hosts Gabon, Tunisia and Morocco. In their opening match, Niger lost 2–0 to Gabon, while against Tunisia in Libreville, Niger trailed 1–0 on an early goal from Youssef Msakni in which he dribbled his way through for a fine goal after just four minutes. William N'Gounou, however, then made history by scoring Niger's first ever goal at the African Cup of Nations. A 1–1 draw looked likely, but Issam Jemâa's goal would eliminate Niger from the tournament. In the final match, Niger faced Morocco in a match featuring two sides already eliminated from the tournament. Younès Belhanda scored on an assist from Marouane Chamakh just 11 minutes from time to give Morocco a 1–0 victory.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Later in 2012, Niger repeated its success in African Nations Cup qualifiers by beating Guinea in a two-legged series to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Guinea won the first match 1–0, but Niger won 2–0 in the second leg. Goalscorers Mohamed Chikoto and Issoufou Boubacar had sent Niger to another African Cup of Nations tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In their first match at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Niger lost 1–0 to Mali at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Mali captain Seydou Keita handed his nation the hard-fought victory five minutes before the end of the encounter. Niger then earned their first point ever at the African Cup of nations after holding DR Congo to a 0–0 draw. In the third match, Ghana outclassed Niger 3–0 to reach the quarter-finals as Group B winners.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Niger finished bottom of the group.

On 22 May 2014, Niger played a friendly match against Ukraine, marking the first ever match against a European nation. Oumarou Bale scored in the 56th minute, cancelling out a 20th-minute goal from Ivan Ordets before Ukraine won on a goal from Taras Stepanenko as the match finished 2–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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Coaching history

Rolland Courbis became the manager of the national football team of Niger in 2012

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group E match against Morocco and the friendly against Bonaire on 21 and 25 March 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals are correct as of 21 March 2025, after the match against Morocco.

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Recent call-ups

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Records

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Players in bold are still active with Niger.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Kassaly Daouda 89 0 2002–2022
2 Abdoulaye Katkoré 70 0 2014–present
Youssouf Oumarou 70 7 2013–present
4 Koffi Dan Kowa 67 4 2008–2018
5 Victorien Adebayor 58 21 2015–present
6 Moussa Maâzou 54 13 2008–2021
Amadou Moutari 54 3 2012–present
8 Lassina Konaté 53 1 2006–2016
Souleymane Sacko 53 3 2007–2019
10 Ali Mohamed 50 0 2013–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Victorien Adebayor 21 58 {{#expr:21/58 round 2}} 2015–present
2 Moussa Maâzou 13 54 {{#expr:13/54 round 2}} 2008–2021
3 Daniel Sosah 12 30 {{#expr:12/30 round 2}} 2021–present
4 Kamilou Daouda 10 37 {{#expr:10/37 round 2}} 2007–2019
5 Mounkaila Ide Barkire 7 13 {{#expr:7/13 round 2}} 1992–1998
Youssouf Oumarou 7 70 {{#expr:7/70 round 2}} 2013–present
7 Zakari Lambo 6 10 {{#expr:6/10 round 2}} 1990–1995
Issa Djibrilla 6 32 {{#expr:6/32 round 2}} 2020–present
Mohamed Wonkoye 6 49 {{#expr:6/49 round 2}} 2012–present
10 Mahamane Cissé 5 38 {{#expr:5/38 round 2}} 2013–2022

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
1930 to 1958 Part of Template:Fb Part of Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1966 to 1974 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1978 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 6
Template:Flagicon 1982 6 2 2 2 4 7
Template:Flagicon 1986 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1994 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 3 2
Template:Flagicon 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2006 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 7
Template:Flagicon 2010 6 1 0 5 5 11
Template:Flagicon 2014 6 1 1 4 6 12
Template:Flagicon 2018 4 2 1 1 6 3
Template:Flagicon 2022 6 2 1 3 13 17
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 6 3 0 3 7 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
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Total Template:Tooltip 42 14 6 22 47 74

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
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Template:Flagicon 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Template:Flagicon 1963
Template:Flagicon 1965
Template:Flagicon 1968 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1970 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1972
Template:Flagicon 1974 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1976 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1978 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1980
Template:Flagicon 1982 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1984 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1986 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1988
Template:Flagicon 1990
Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1994
Template:Flagicon 1996 Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 1998 Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996
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Template:Flagicon 2010 		Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 5
Template:Flagicon 2013 15th 3 0 1 2 0 4
Template:Flagicon 2015 Did not qualify
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Template:Flagicon 2019
Template:Flagicon 2021
Template:Flagicon 2023
Template:Flagicon 2025
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 To be determined
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Total Group stage 2/35 6 0 1 5 1 9
Niger national team against Morocco, 9 February 2011

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 4
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Template:Flagicon 2009 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2011 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 2014 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2016 Group stage 16th 3 0 1 2 3 11
Template:Flagicon 2018 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2020 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 2022 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 3 6
Total Fourth place 4/7 15 4 5 6 11 23

UEMOA Tournament

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Head-to-head record

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Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Differential
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Template:Fb 15 3 5 7 17 24 −7
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Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
Template:Fb 19 3 8 9 17 29 −12
Template:Fb 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4
Template:Fb 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2
Template:Fb 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb 7 1 2 4 7 13 −6
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 11 4 +7
Template:Fb 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2
Template:Fb 7 1 1 5 2 19 −17
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Template:Fb 5 2 0 3 4 7 −3
Template:Fb 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb 8 2 0 6 10 19 −9
Template:Fb 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
Template:Fb 13 1 2 10 7 40 −33
Template:Fb 8 3 0 6 9 14 −5
Template:Fb 13 0 2 11 9 29 −20
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Template:Fb 8 3 2 3 7 10 −3
Template:Fb 7 0 4 3 7 13 −6
Template:Fb 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4
Template:Fb 8 1 2 5 4 10 −6
Template:Fb 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7
Template:Fb 9 1 0 8 3 23 −20
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Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6
Template:Fb 7 1 2 4 3 7 −4
Template:Fb 7 4 0 3 12 15 −3
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Template:Fb 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1
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Template:Fb 11 4 3 4 17 17 0
Template:Fb 3 0 0 3 2 4 −2
Template:Fb 8 2 2 4 7 11 -4
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45 Countries 232 53 52 126 223 399 −176

Honours

Regional

Notes

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References

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