Nickname(s) | Ménas | ||
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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 | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 127 2 (19 September 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]