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.
Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1957 – 1959 | Part of France | |||||||
1962 – 1965 | Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||
1968 | Did not enter | |||||||
1970 – 1972 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1974 | Withdrew | |||||||
1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1978 – 1980 | Withdrew | |||||||
1982 | Did not enter | |||||||
1984 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1986 – 1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
1992 – 1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
1998 | Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996 | |||||||
2000 – 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2012 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
2013 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
2015 – 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
2027 | ||||||||
2029 | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Part | Year | No. | Stage | Date | Opponent | Result | Niger scorers |
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1 | 2012 | 1 | Group stage | 23 January 2012 | Gabon | 0–2 | — |
2 | Group stage | 27 January 2012 | Tunisia | 1–2 | N'Gounou 9' | ||
3 | Group stage | 31 January 2012 | Morocco | 0–1 | — | ||
2 | 2013 | 4 | Group stage | 20 January 2013 | Mali | 0–1 | — |
5 | Group stage | 24 January 2013 | DR Congo | 0–0 | — | ||
6 | Group stage | 28 January 2013 | Ghana | 0–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Gabon (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Gabon | 2–0 | Niger |
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Aubameyang 31' N'Guéma 42' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Rank | Player | 2012 | 2013 | Goals |
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1 | William N'Gounou | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 1 |
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