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Revision as of 20:56, 14 July 2010

Niger
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Mena
AssociationFédération Nigerienne
de Football
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachFrederic Costa
Home stadiumStade Général Seyni Kountché
FIFA codeNIG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current162
Highest68 (November 1994)
Lowest196 (August 2002)
First international
Nigeria Nigeria 1 - 0 Niger Niger
(Senegal; April 11, 1963)
Biggest win
Niger Niger 7 - 1 Mauritania Mauritania
(Niamey, Niger; October 12, 1990)
Biggest defeat
Niger Niger 1 - 9 Ghana Ghana
(Niger; September 21, 1969)

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 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 and Togo on away goals, 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 the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifiers, Niger won all their home games (including a win over 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).[1]

In June 2008, Romanian coach Dan Anghelescu[2] took over as team manager from Hamey Amadou, who was dismissed. Anghelescu had been coaching in Africa since 1999, training teams from Algeria, 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

African Nations Cup record

  • 1957 to 1968 - Did not enter
  • 1970 - Did not qualify
  • 1972 - Did not qualify
  • 1974 - Withdrew
  • 1976 - Did not qualify
  • 1978 - Withdrew
  • 1980 - Withdrew
  • 1982 - Did not enter
  • 1984 - Did not qualify
  • 1986 to 1990 - Did not enter
  • 1992 - Did not qualify
  • 1994 - Did not qualify
  • 1996 - Withdrew during qualifying
  • 1998 - Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996
  • 2000 to 2010 - Did not qualify

Current squad

The following players were called for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Angola on October 12, 2008.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kassaly Daouda August 19, 1983 Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua
2 2DF Karim Oumarou Novemver 12 1985 Niger Sahel SC

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Koffi Dan Kowa|age=|caps=|goals=|club=Sahel SC|clubnat=Niger|

3 2DF Hassane Modi October 18, 1984 Niger Sahel SC
4 2DF Amadou Kader April 5, 1989 Niger Olympic FC
5 3MF Lassina Abdoul Karim May 20, 1987 Libya Alittihad Tripoli
6 3MF Idrissa Laouali November 9, 1979 Burkina Faso ASFA Yennenga
7 4FW Ouwo Moussa Maazou August 25, 1988 Russia CSKA Moscow
8 2DF Karim Paraiso March 30, 1980 Niger AS-FNIS
9 4FW Saidou Idrissa December 24, 1985 Burkina Faso Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
10 3MF Lawaly Mamane May 4, 1975 Niger Sahel SC
11 4FW Alhassane Issoufou January 1, 1981 Morocco FUS Rabat
12 3MF Souleymane Dela Sacko August 1, 1977 Burkina Faso Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
13 2DF Chikoto Mohamed 28 February 1976 Niger Sahel SC
14 4FW Hamidou Djibo March 8, 1988 Algeria ES Setif
15 2DF Ismaël Alassane April 3, 1984 Bahrain Al-Busaiteen
16 1GK Rabo Saminou November 11, 1985 Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua
17 2DF Abdoul Aziz Hamza May 6, 1982 Thailand BEC Tero Sasana
18 4FW Fankele Traore September 9, 1981 Mali Stade Malien de Sikasso
20 2DF Noel Djondang January 1, 1988 Niger JS du Ténéré
21 3MF Pascal Anicet March 27, 1983 Niger AS-FNIS
22 2DF Moussa Ouwo May 29, 1976 Burkina Faso AS Sonabel

Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
14 Emanuel Amokou (WCQ v. Ughanda, 7 September)
9 4FW Daouda Kamilou December 29, 1987 Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua
12 Abdoulaziz Balla
18 Emaniel Djibril Dankawa (WCQ v. Uganda, 7 September)
6 Tllia Abdou (WCQ v. Benin, 22 June)
8 3MF Abdoul Aziz Didi (WCQ v. Benin, 22 June)
10 Alpha Djibo (WCQ v. Benin, 22 June)
14 Ousseini Mahamadou (WCQ v. Benin, 22 June) Niger Sahel SC
8 3MF Harouna Ide Loga (v. Benin on June 14)
11 Amadou Bouzou (v. Benin on June 14)
17 4FW Jimmy Bulus October 22, 1986 Algeria NA Hussein Dey
5 Abdoul Moussa (v. Angola on June 8)
8 3MF Hamadou Hamza (v. Ugunda on September 7)
10 Boubacar Idrissa (v. Angola on June 8)
11 Yaou Dan Jouma (v. Angola on June 8)
14 4FW Issoufou Idrissa (v. Uganda on September 7) December 13, 1976 United States Newman Jets
19 Naso Lahi
15 Mahamadou Oumarou
18 Moussa Mallam

Managers

References

  1. ^ "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".
  2. ^ "Announcement about Dan Anghelescu becoming the manager of Niger". (French)
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