Niger national football team
national association football team
Niger national football team is the national football team of Niger.
| Nickname(s) | Ménas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Nigerien Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | François Zahoui | ||
| Captain | Souleymane Sacko | ||
| Most caps | Kassaly Daouda (69) | ||
| Top scorer | Moussa Maâzou (12) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Seyni Kountché | ||
| FIFA code | NIG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 122  1 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 68 (November 1994) | ||
| Lowest | 196 (August 2002) | ||
| First international | |||
 Niger 2–2 Chad  (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 25 December 1961) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Niger 7–1 Mauritania  (Niamey, Niger; 12 October 1990) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Congo 10–0 Niger (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 27 December 1961) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2012 and 2013 | ||
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
