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Niger U-20
Nickname(s)Ménas
AssociationNigerien Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachNiger Ismaïla Tiemoko
Captain?
Home stadiumStade Seyni Kountché
FIFA codeNIG
First colours
Second colours
First international
Niger  1–2  Tunisia
(Niamey, Niger; 10 August 1990)
Biggest win
Niger  3–0  Liberia
(Niamey, Niger; 22 April 2013)
Biggest defeat
Niger  0–1  Nigeria
(Niamey, Niger; 8 February 2019)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage (2019)

The Niger national under-20 football team represents Niger in international football through the Nigerien Football Federation, a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). Niger plays in the colors of the flag of Niger, white, green and orange.[1] Their nickname comes from the Dama gazelle, native to Niger, the Hausa name of which is Meyna or Ménas The Dama appears on their badge in the colors of the national flag.[2][3][4]

Players

The following squad was called up of recent 2021 Arica U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Abdoul Kahar Issoufou (1999-09-07)7 September 1999 (aged 19) Niger AS Police
2 3MF Yacine Wa Massamba (2000-03-09)9 March 2000 (aged 18) Niger ASN Nigelec
3 2DF Ismael Issaka (2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 18) Niger AS Police
4 2DF Nasser Mahaman (2000-09-24)24 September 2000 (aged 18) Niger Jangorzo FC
5 3MF Abdoul Moumouni Amadou (2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (aged 16) Niger US GN
6 3MF Issah Salou (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 19) Ghana Sporting Club
7 3MF Abdoul Kader Aboubacar (2000-12-31)31 December 2000 (aged 18) Niger Urana FC
8 3MF Mahamadou Sabo (2000-05-30)30 May 2000 (aged 18) Niger AS SONIDEP
9 4FW Kairou Amoustapha (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 18) Niger ASN Nigelec
10 3MF Rachid Alfari (2000-12-30)30 December 2000 (aged 18) Niger AS FAN
11 4FW Abdoul Malik Moustapha (2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 17) Niger Racing FC
12 2DF Djibrilla Ibrahim (2002-03-02)2 March 2002 (aged 16) Ghana Cheetah FC
13 2DF Maman Bachir Moussa (2000-08-08)8 August 2000 (aged 18) Niger AS Douanes
14 2DF Inoussa Amadou (2000-09-05)5 September 2000 (aged 18) Niger AS SONIDEP
15 4FW Seyni Koudou (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 19) Niger AS Zam
16 1GK Abdoulaye Boubacar (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 18) Niger AS FAN
17 4FW Ibrahim Boubacar (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 19) Slovenia ND Ilirija 1911
18 2DF Ibrahim Namata (2000-05-10)10 May 2000 (aged 18) Niger Sahel SC
19 3MF Boubacar Goumey (2000-07-14)14 July 2000 (aged 18) Niger ASN Nigelec
20 2DF Djabiri Ibrahim (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 19) Niger Urana FC
21 1GK Khaled Lawali (2000-07-15)15 July 2000 (aged 18) Niger Sahel SC

Recent fixtures & results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group A Niger  1–1  South Africa Niamey
16:30 UTC+1
  • Goumey 63'
 Report
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group A Burundi  3–3  Niger Niamey
19:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Referee: Amin Mohamed Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group A Niger  0–1  Nigeria Niamey
16:30 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

Competitive records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
Tunisia 1977 Did not participate - - - - - - -
Japan 1979 Did not participate - - - - - - -
Australia 1981 Did not participate - - - - - - -
Mexico 1983 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Chile 1987 Disqualified - - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1989 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Portugal 1991 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Australia 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Qatar 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Malaysia 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Nigeria 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Argentina 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Netherlands 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Egypt 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Colombia 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
New Zealand 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Poland 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled - - - - - - -
Total 0/23 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
1977 Did not participate - - - - - - -
1979 Did not participate - - - - - - -
1981 Did not participate - - - - - - -
1983 Did not participate - - - - - - -
1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1987 Disqualified - - - - - - -
1989 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Egypt 1991 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Mauritius 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Nigeria 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Morocco 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Ghana 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Ethiopia 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Burkina Faso 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Benin 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Rwanda 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Africa 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Algeria 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Senegal 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Zambia 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Niger 2019 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1
Mauritania 2021 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Egypt 2023 To be determined - - - - - - -
Total 1/23 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1

References

  1. ^ "Niger national Under-20 football team news, results, fixtures, squad and transfer news". Tribuna.com. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Niger U-20 football team statistics, squad, fixtures, result". International Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Niger U-20-Soccer-Team profile, results, fixtures, squad, statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Niger U-20 Football Team". Worldfootball.net. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Niger U-20 team squad". Footballcrictic. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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