Niger national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Niger women's national under-17 football team.
Niger U-17
Nickname(s)Ménas
AssociationFédération Nigerienne de Football
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachFrancisco Castano Benito
FIFA codeNIG
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Somalia 0-3  
(Mogadishu, Somalia; 15 August 2008)
Biggest win
 Somalia 0-3  
(Mogadishu, Somalia; 15 August 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 6-0  
(Kano, Nigeria; 23 September 2009)
 Nigeria 6-0  
(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
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
1985 Did not participate
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003 Withdrew
2005 Did not participate
2007
2009 Disqualified
2011 Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 1 8
2019 Did not qualify
2023
2025
2026 To be determined
Total 1/20 4 1 0 3 1 8

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
1995 Did not participate
1997
1999
2001
2003 Withdrew
2005 Did not participate
2007
2009 Disqualified
2011 Did not participate
2013 Did not qualify
2015 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
2017 Fourth place 5 1 2 2 4 5
2019 Did not qualify
2023
2025
Total 2/15 8 2 2 4 7 10
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

*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: Ismaila Tiemoko

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Mousa Laouali (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 GNN
16 1GK Abdoulaye Boubacar (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 APO River
21 1GK Khaled Lawali (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 Sahel
3 2DF Mahamadou Mahamane (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 Nigelec
4 2DF Nasser Mahaman (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 Air Academie
5 2DF Farouk Idrissa (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 Lazaret
12 2DF Djibrilla Ibrahim (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 Douanes
15 2DF Rachid Soumana (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 Tudu Mighty Jets
18 2DF Ibrahim Namata (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 Soniantcha
2 3MF Yacine Wa Massamba (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 Nigelec
6 3MF Ismael Issaka (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 CBK
7 3MF Moctar Ousmane (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 Mano Dayak
8 3MF Habibou Sofiane (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 Maccabi Haifa
10 3MF Rachid Alfari (2000-12-30) 30 December 2000 Nigelec
11 3MF Karim Tinni (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 Sahel
13 3MF Yacouba Aboubacar (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 Tahoua
14 3MF Kader Aboubacar (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 Akokana
9 4FW Kairou Amoustapha (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 Nigelec
17 4FW Ibrahim Boubacar Marou (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 Soniantcha
19 4FW Salim Abdourahmane (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 Jangorzo
20 4FW Hamid Galissoune (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 SACA Sport
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Head-to-head record

The following table shows Niger's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Ghana 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Total 4 1 0 3 1 8 −7 025.00
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