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 to 1968 | Did not enter | |||||||
1970 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1972 | ||||||||
1974 | Withdrew | |||||||
1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1978 | Withdrew | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1982 | Did not enter | |||||||
1984 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1986 | Did not enter | |||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1994 | ||||||||
1996 | Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
1998 | Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996 | |||||||
2000 to 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2012 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
2013 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
2027 | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Key to colours in group tables |
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Top two placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Gabon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
AFCON editions | Date | Location | Opponents | Results | Niger scorers | Opponent scorers |
2012 | 23 January 2012 | Libreville | Gabon | 0–2 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 31' Stéphane N'Guéma 42' | |
27 January 2012 | Tunisia | 1–2 | William N'Gounou 9' | Youssef Msakni 4' Issam Jemâa 89' | ||
31 January 2012 | Morocco | 0–1 | Younès Belhanda 78' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ghana (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
Mali (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Niger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
AFCON editions | Date | Location | Opponents | Results | Niger scorers | Opponent scorers |
2013 | 20 January 2013 | Port Elizabeth | Mali | 0–1 | Seydou Keita 84' | |
24 January 2013 | DR Congo | 0–0 | ||||
28 January 2013 | Ghana | 0–3 | Asamoah Gyan 6' Christian Atsu 23' John Boye 49' |
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