Niger national under-17 football team

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Niger U-17
Nickname(s) Ménas
Association Fédération Nigerienne de Football
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Head coachFrancisco Castano Benito
FIFA code NIG
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 0-3 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
(Mogadishu, Somalia; 15 August 2008)
Biggest win
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 0-3 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
(Mogadishu, Somalia; 15 August 2008)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6-0 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
(Kano, Nigeria; 23 September 2009)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6-0 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
(Nigeria; 20 September 2012)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances2 (first in 2015 )
Best resultFourth place (2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017 )
Best resultRound of 16 (2017)

The Niger national under-17 football team is the U-17 football team for Niger. The team represents the country in international under-17 matches and is controlled by the Fédération Nigerienne de Football.

Tournament Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
YearRoundPLDWD*LGSGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 Did not participate
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989
Flag of Italy.svg 1991
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001
Flag of Finland.svg 2003 Withdrew
Flag of Peru.svg 2005 Did not participate
Flag of South Korea.svg 2007
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009 Disqualified
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013
Flag of Chile.svg 2015
Flag of India.svg 2017 Round of 16410318
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025
Total1/20410318

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
YearRoundPLDWD*LGSGA
Flag of Mali.svg 1995 Did not participate
Flag of Botswana.svg 1997
Flag of Guinea.svg 1999
Flag of Seychelles.svg 2001
Flag of Eswatini.svg 2003 Withdrew
Flag of The Gambia.svg 2005 Did not participate
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg 2007
Flag of Algeria.svg 2009 Disqualified
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2011 Did not participate
Flag of Morocco.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Niger.svg 2015 Group stage310235
Flag of Gabon.svg 2017 Fourth place512245
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Algeria.svg 2023
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2025
Total2/158224710

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Head coach: Flag of Niger.svg Ismaila Tiemoko

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Mousa Laouali (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) Flag of Niger.svg GNN
161 GK Abdoulaye Boubacar (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) Flag of Niger.svg APO River
211 GK Khaled Lawali (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Sahel

32 DF Mahamadou Mahamane (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22) Flag of Niger.svg Nigelec
42 DF Nasser Mahaman (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Air Academie
52 DF Farouk Idrissa (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Lazaret
122 DF Djibrilla Ibrahim (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22) Flag of Niger.svg Douanes
152 DF Rachid Soumana (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Ghana.svg Tudu Mighty Jets
182 DF Ibrahim Namata (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Soniantcha

23 MF Yacine Wa Massamba (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Nigelec
63 MF Ismael Issaka (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg CBK
73 MF Moctar Ousmane (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Mano Dayak
83 MF Habibou Sofiane (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Haifa
103 MF Rachid Alfari (2000-12-30) 30 December 2000 (age 23) Flag of Niger.svg Nigelec
113 MF Karim Tinni (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23) Flag of Niger.svg Sahel
133 MF Yacouba Aboubacar (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Tahoua
143 MF Kader Aboubacar (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 23) Flag of Niger.svg Akokana

94 FW Kairou Amoustapha (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) Flag of Niger.svg Nigelec
174 FW Ibrahim Boubacar Marou (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg Soniantcha
194 FW Salim Abdourahmane (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) Flag of Niger.svg Jangorzo
204 FW Hamid Galissoune (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Niger.svg SACA Sport

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