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.
Overall record
edit| Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1957 –  1959 |
Part of  France
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 1962 –  1965 |
Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||
| 1968
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Did not enter | |||||||
1970 –  1972
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1974
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Withdrew | |||||||
 1976
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 1978 –  1980
|
Withdrew | |||||||
 1982
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Did not enter | |||||||
 1984
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 1986 –  1990
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Did not enter | |||||||
 1992 – 1994
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1996
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Withdrew during qualifying | |||||||
 1998
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Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996 | |||||||
2000 –  2010
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
  2012
|
Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013
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15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 – 2023
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2025
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To be determined | |||||||
   2027
| ||||||||
 2029
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| Total | Group stage | 2/34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
By match
edit| Part | Year | No. | Stage | Date | Opponent | Result | Niger scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012
|
1 | Group stage | 23 January 2012 | Gabon
|
0–2 | — |
| 2 | Group stage | 27 January 2012 |  Tunisia
|
1–2 | N'Gounou  9'
| ||
| 3 | Group stage | 31 January 2012 | Morocco
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0–1 | — | ||
| 2 | 2013
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4 | Group stage | 20 January 2013 |  Mali
|
0–1 | — |
| 5 | Group stage | 24 January 2013 |  DR Congo
|
0–0 | — | ||
| 6 | Group stage | 28 January 2013 | Ghana
|
0–3 | — |
Tournaments
edit2012 Africa Cup of Nations
editGroup stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Morocco
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Niger
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Gabon | 2–0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Aubameyang 31' N'Guéma 42' |
Report |
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
editGroup stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | DR Congo
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Niger
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | 2012 | 2013 | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William N'Gounou | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
Squads
editReferences
edit- ^ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations team profiles: Focus on Niger's AFCON history". www.livesoccertv.com.
- ^ "African Nations Cup: Morocco sink Niger for late pride". January 30, 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "African Nations Cup: Niger pick up their first ever point after 0-0 draw with DR Congo". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Ghana 3-0 Niger". January 28, 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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