This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Niger women's national football team.
Niger
Nickname(s)
Ménas
Association
Fédération Nigerienne de Football (FENIFOOT)
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach
Ezzaki Badou
Captain
Abdoulaye Katkoré
Most caps
Kassaly Daouda (89)
Top scorer
Victorien Adebayor (20)
Home stadium
Stade Général Seyni Kountché
FIFA code
NIG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
129 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
68 (November 1994)
Lowest
196 (August 2002)
First international
Chad 2–2 Niger (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 25 December 1961)
Biggest win
Niger 7–1 Mauritania (Niamey, Niger; 12 October 1990)
Biggest defeat
Congo 10–0 Niger (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
2 (first in 2012)
Best result
Group stage (2012, 2013)
African Nations Championship
Appearances
4 (first in 2011)
Best result
Fourth place (2022)
The Niger national football team (French: Equipe de football du Niger) [3][4] 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 and orange. Their nickname comes from the Dama gazelle, native to Niger, the Hausa name of which is Meyna or Ménas[5] The Dama appears on their badge in the colors of the national flag. [6][7]
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^Orange 2012 Afcon qualifiers :130 Million FCFA for the Menas Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine. 22/05/2011 StarAfrica sports.
^Menas to test Pharaohs form Archived 2010-10-13 at the Wayback Machine. Confederation of African Football. 10-09-2010
^Dama Gazelle Nanger dama Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Sahara Conservation Fund, 2007, 2011.
^"CAN 2019 : la liste du Niger contre l'Egypte sans Maazou". Afrik-Foot. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^"Niger team of 2019". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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Chad 2–2 Niger 
Congo 10–0 Niger 
