Niger national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Mena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Fédération Nigerienne de Football |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Dan Anghelescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Stade Général Seyni Kountché | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | NIG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 68 (November 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 196 (August 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nigeria 1 - 0 Niger  (Senegal; April 11, 1963) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niger 7 - 1 Mauritania  (Niamey, Niger; October 12, 1990) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niger 1 - 9 Ghana  (Niger; September 21, 1969) |
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The Niger national football team, nicknamed the Mena, is the national team of Niger and is controlled by the Fédération Nigerienne de Football. A member of CAF, it is one of its weakest teams.
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[edit] History
Although one of the weaker sides in the strong West Africa region, Niger has produced a couple of noteworthy runs in qualifying tournaments.
One of their best performances was in the 1982 World Cup qualifiers, in which Niger eliminated Somalia and Togo on away goals, but were beaten by Algeria in the third round where only 8 teams were left. Notable players in this run included Jacques Komlan, Hassane Adamou and Moussa Kanfideni.
In the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifiers, Niger won all their home games (including a win over Guinea) to finish on 9 points, just 3 short of qualification.
The Niger squad is also plagued by financial concerns, which have caused them to withdraw from international tournaments on more than one occasion. The Niger FA has turned to supporter's fundraising to pay for their trip to the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola, if they qualify.[1]
In June 2008, the Romanian coach Dan Anghelescu[2] took over the as team manager from Hamey Amadou, who was dismissed from the coaching position. Anghelescu has an impressive resume, he has been coaching in Africa since 1999, training teams from Algeria, Tunisia and Burkina Faso.
[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
- 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1986 - Withdrew
- 1990 - Did not enter
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Withdrew
- 2002 - Did not enter
- 2006 - Did not qualify
- 2010 - Did not qualify
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1968 - Did not enter
- 1970 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Withdrew
- 1976 - Did not qualify
- 1978 - Withdrew
- 1980 - Withdrew
- 1982 - Did not enter
- 1984 - Did not qualify
- 1986 to 1990 - Did not enter
- 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1996 - Withdrew during qualifying
- 1998 - Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996
- 2000 to 2010 - Did not qualify
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Angola on October 12, 2008.
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[edit] Recent call-ups
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[edit] References
- ^ "Project MENA is dedicated to assisting MENA, the Niger national soccer team. The project strives to raise enough money to send the team to compete for the 2010 African Cup in Angola. The money raised will cover costs of accommodations and catering for the team and staff during competition".
- ^ "Announcement about Dan Anghelescu becoming the manager of Niger". (French)
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