Niger at the Africa Cup of Nations

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William N'Gounou, scored Niger's only goal in the Africa Cup of Nations. William N'Gounou 2011.jpg
William N'Gounou, scored Niger's only goal in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Niger has participated in two Africa Cup of Nations, the 2012 and 2013 editions. Historically, Niger has been considered a much weaker side in the strong West African Football Union, and didn't have much success in major tournament's qualification. Until 2010s, Niger had never qualified for any AFCON editions. However, Niger produced a stunning qualifying run in 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, overcame giants like Egypt and South Africa to book its final debut, [1] where they lost all three matches. [2] Niger once again participated a year in later in the same edition, obtained one point [3] though unable to prevent early elimination. [4] Since then, Niger haven't qualified for the tournament.

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Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1957 – Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 1959 Part of Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg 1962 – Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1965 Not affiliated to CAF
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg 1968 Did not enter
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1970 – Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg 1972 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg 1974 Withdrew
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg 1976 Did not qualify
Flag of Ghana.svg 1978 – Flag of Nigeria.svg 1980 Withdrew
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 1982 Did not enter
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1984 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1986 – Flag of Algeria.svg 1990 Did not enter
Flag of Senegal.svg 1992 – Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 1996 Withdrew during qualifying
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 1998 Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996
Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg 2000 –
Flag of Angola.svg 2010 		Did not qualify
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Flag of Gabon.svg 2012 Group stage15th300315
Flag of South Africa.svg 2013 15th301204
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 2015 – Flag of Morocco.svg 2025 Did not qualify
Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Tanzania.svg Flag of Uganda.svg 2027 To be determined
Flag placeholder.svg 2029
TotalGroup stage2/35601519

By match

PartYearNo. StageDateOpponentResultNiger scorers
1 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Flag of Gabon.svg 2012 1Group stage23 January 2012Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 0–2—
2Group stage27 January 2012Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–2 N'Gounou Soccerball shade.svg9'
3Group stage31 January 2012Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–1—
2 Flag of South Africa.svg 2013 4Group stage20 January 2013Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0–1—
5Group stage24 January 2013Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 0–0—
6Group stage28 January 2013Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–3—

Tournaments

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon (H)330062+49Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 320143+16
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 310245−13
4Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 300315−40
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg2–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Aubameyang Soccerball shade.svg31'
N'Guéma Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000 [5]
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
N'Gounou Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Msakni Soccerball shade.svg4'
Jemâa Soccerball shade.svg89'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report Belhanda Soccerball shade.svg78'
Attendance: 4,000 [5]

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 321062+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 31112204
3Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 30303303
4Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 301204−41
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Keita Soccerball shade.svg84' Report
Attendance: 20,000 [6]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report
Attendance: 12,000 [6]
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Gyan Soccerball shade.svg6'
Atsu Soccerball shade.svg23'
Boye Soccerball shade.svg49'
Attendance: 10,000 [6]

Goalscorers

RankPlayer 2012 2013 Goals
1 William N'Gounou 11
Total11

Squads

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations team profiles: Focus on Niger's AFCON history". www.livesoccertv.com.
  2. ↑ "African Nations Cup: Morocco sink Niger for late pride". January 30, 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "African Nations Cup: Niger pick up their first ever point after 0-0 draw with DR Congo". Sky Sports.
  4. ↑ "Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Ghana 3-0 Niger". January 28, 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. 1 2 "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 3
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