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{{Infobox National football team |
  Name               = Niger |
  Badge              =Niger FA.png |
  Nickname           = Mena |
  Association        = [[Fédération Nigerienne de Football|Fédération Nigerienne<br>de Football]] |
  Confederation      = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) |
  Coach              = [[Frederic Costa]] |
  Most caps          =  |
  Top scorer         =  |
  Home Stadium       = [[Stade Général Seyni Kountché]] |
  FIFA Trigramme     = NIG |
  FIFA Rank          = 162 |
FIFA max = 68 |
FIFA max date = November 1994 |
FIFA min = 196 |
FIFA min date = August 2002 |

  Elo Rank           = 140 |

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  First game         ={{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] 1 - 0 Niger {{flagicon|Niger}}<br/>([[Senegal]]; April 11, 1963) |
  Largest win        ={{flagicon|Niger}} Niger 7 - 1 [[Mauritania national football team|Mauritania]] {{flagicon|Mauritania}}<br/>([[Niamey]], [[Niger]]; October 12, 1990) |
  Largest loss       ={{flagicon|Niger}} Niger 1 - 9 [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}}<br/>([[Niger]]; September 21, 1969) |

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  Regional name      = [[African Nations Cup]] |
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The '''Niger national football team''', nicknamed the ''Mena'', is the national team of [[Niger]] and is controlled by the [[Fédération Nigerienne de Football]]. A member of [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]], it is one of its weakest teams.

==History==
Although one of the weaker 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 World Cup]] qualifiers, in which Niger eliminated [[Somalia national football team|Somalia]] and [[Togo national football team|Togo]] on away goals, but were beaten by [[Algeria national football team|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 the [[2004 African Nations Cup]] qualifiers, Niger won all their home games (including a win over [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]) to finish on 9 points, just 3 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 Niger FA would have turned to fundraising to pay for their trip to the [[2010 African Cup of Nations]] in [[Angola]], had they qualified (they did not).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helpmena.com/index.html|title=Project MENA is dedicated to assisting MENA, the Niger national soccer team. The project strives to raise enough money to send the team to compete for the 2010 African Cup in Angola. The money raised will cover costs of accommodations and catering for the team and staff during competition}}</ref>

In June 2008, [[Romanians|Romanian]] coach [[Dan Anghelescu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=22611&cat_id=6&oldaction=home&regpay_id=0|title=Announcement about Dan Anghelescu becoming the manager of Niger}} (French)</ref> took over as team manager from [[Hamey Amadou]], who was dismissed. Anghelescu had been coaching in Africa since 1999, training teams from [[Football in Algeria|Algeria]], [[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Tunisia]] and [[Burkina Faso]]. On 19 Dec 2008, Anghelescu was dismissed after a disastrous six-month spell. Former Niger U-17 coach [[Frederic Costa]] was appointed the new head coach of the Niger national side.

==World Cup record==
*[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] - ''Did not qualify''

==African Nations Cup record==
*[[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] to [[1968 African Nations Cup|1968]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1970 African Nations Cup|1970]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1972 African Nations Cup|1972]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1974 African Nations Cup|1974]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1978 African Nations Cup|1978]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[1980 African Nations Cup|1980]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[1982 African Nations Cup|1982]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1984 African Nations Cup|1984]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1986 African Nations Cup|1986]] to [[1990 African Nations Cup|1990]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1992 African Nations Cup|1992]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1994 African Nations Cup|1994]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1996 African Nations Cup|1996]] - ''Withdrew during qualifying''
*[[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]] - ''Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996''
*[[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] to [[2010 African Nations Cup|2010]] - ''Did not qualify''

==Current squad==
The following players were called for [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] against [[Angola national football team|Angola]] on October 12, 2008.

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Kassaly Daouda]]|age=August 19, 1983|caps=|goals=|club=[[Cotonsport Garoua]]|clubnat=CMR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Karim Oumarou]]|age=Novemver 12 1985|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sahel SC]]|clubnat=Niger}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Hassane Modi]]|age=October 18, 1984|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sahel SC]]|clubnat=Niger}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Amadou Kader]]|age=April 5, 1989|caps=|goals=|club=[[Olympic FC de Niamey|Olympic FC]]|clubnat=Niger}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Lassina Abdoul Karim]]|age=May 20, 1987|caps=|goals=|club=[[Alittihad Tripoli S.C.|Alittihad Tripoli]]|clubnat=LBY}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Idrissa Laouali]]|age=November 9, 1979|caps=|goals=|club=[[Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga|ASFA Yennenga]]|clubnat=Burkina Faso}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Ouwo Moussa Maazou]]|age=August 25, 1988|caps=|goals=|club=[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=DF|name=[[Karim Paraiso]]|age=March 30, 1980|caps=|goals=|club=[[AS-FNIS]]|clubnat=Niger}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Saidou Idrissa]]|age=December 24, 1985|caps=|goals=|club=[[Etoile Filante Ouagadougou]]|clubnat=Burkina Faso}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Lawaly Mamane]]|age=May 4, 1975|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sahel SC]]|clubnat=Niger}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Alhassane Issoufou]]|age=January 1, 1981|caps=|goals=|club=[[FUS Rabat]]|clubnat=MAR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Souleymane Dela Sacko]] [[Image:Captain sports.svg|15 px]]|age=August 1, 1977|caps=|goals=|club=[[Etoile Filante Ouagadougou]]|clubnat=Burkina Faso}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Chikoto Mohamed]]|age=28 February 1976|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sahel SC]]|clubnat=Niger}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Hamidou Djibo]]|age=March 8, 1988|caps=|goals=|club=[[ES Setif]]|clubnat=Algeria}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Ismaël Alassane]]|age=April 3, 1984|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Busaiteen]]|clubnat=Bahrain}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Rabo Saminou]]|age=November 11, 1985|caps=|goals=|club=[[Cotonsport Garoua]]|clubnat=Cameroon}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Abdoul Aziz Hamza]]|age=May 6, 1982|caps=|goals=|club=[[BEC Tero Sasana FC|BEC Tero Sasana]]|clubnat=Thailand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Fankele Traore]]|age=September 9, 1981|caps=|goals=|club=[[Stade Malien de Sikasso]]|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Noel Djondang]]|age=January 1, 1988|caps=|goals=|club=[[JS du Ténéré]]|clubnat=NIG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Pascal Anicet]]|age=March 27, 1983|caps=|goals=|club=[[AS-FNIS]]|clubnat=Niger}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=[[Moussa Ouwo]]|age=May 29, 1976|caps=|goals=|club=[[Association Sportive SONABEL|AS Sonabel]]|clubnat=Burkina Faso}}
{{nat fs g end}}

===Recent call-ups===
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=|name=[[Emanuel Amokou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=<small>WCQ v. Ughanda, 7 September</small>}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Daouda Kamilou]]|age=December 29, 1987|caps=|goals=|club=[[Cotonsport Garoua]]|clubnat=Cameroon}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=|name=[[Abdoulaziz Balla]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=|name=[[Emaniel Djibril Dankawa]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=<small>WCQ v. Uganda, 7 September</small>}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=|name=[[Tllia Abdou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=<small>WCQ v. Benin, 22 June</small>}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Abdoul Aziz Didi]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=<small>WCQ v. Benin, 22 June</small>}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=|name=[[Alpha Djibo]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=<small>WCQ v. Benin, 22 June</small>}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=|name=[[Ousseini Mahamadou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sahel SC]]|clubnat=Niger|other=<small>WCQ v. Benin, 22 June</small>}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Harouna Ide Loga]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=v. Benin on June 14}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=|name=[[Amadou Bouzou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=v. Benin on June 14}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Jimmy Bulus]]|age=October 22, 1986|caps=|goals=|club=[[NA Hussein Dey]]|clubnat=Algeria}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=|name=[[Abdoul Moussa]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=v. Angola on June 8}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Hamadou Hamza]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=v. Ugunda on September 7}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=|name=[[Boubacar Idrissa]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=v. Angola on June 8}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=|name=[[Yaou Dan Jouma]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=v. Angola on June 8}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Issoufou Idrissa]]|age=December 13, 1976|caps=|goals=|club=[[Newman University|Newman Jets]]|clubnat=USA|other=v. Uganda on September 7}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=|name=[[Koffi Dan Kowa]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Sahel SC]]|clubnat=Niger|other=v. Angola on June 8}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=|name=[[Naso Lahi]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=|name=[[Mahamadou Oumarou]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=|name=[[Moussa Mallam]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g end}}

==Managers==
{{Niger national football team managers}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Football in Niger}}
{{CAF teams}}
{{International Football}}
{{African football}}
{{WAFU football}}

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