Niger
CAF. Played 263 since 25 Dec 1961: won 62, drawn 62, lost 139. Elo 1491, ranked 111 in the world; peak 1531 in 2025.
Latest results
- 2026-10-06LAlgeria2–1NigerFriendly · Tizi Ouzou7%
- 2026-09-29LGabon2–0NigerAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Franceville35%
- 2026-09-25WNiger2–1LesothoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Accra63%
- 2026-06-08LMauritania1–0NigerFriendly · Casablanca61%
- 2026-06-05DBenin1–1NigerFriendly · Casablanca43%
- 2026-03-31LNiger0–1TogoMorocco, Capital of African Football · Casablanca59%
- 2026-03-27DLibya0–0NigerMorocco, Capital of African Football · Casablanca49%
- 2025-11-18DGuinea1–1NigerFriendly · Mohammedia38%
- 2025-11-14LBurkina Faso3–2NigerFriendly · Mohammedia32%
- 2025-10-12WZambia0–1NigerUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Ndola25%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Lesotho and Gabon on 25 and 29 September 2026, respectively and the friendly match against Algeria on 6 October 2026.
- Players
- 26
- Average age
- 26.8
- Caps between them
- 616
- Most from one club
- US GN (3)
Where they play
5 at home · 21 abroad in 16 other countries
- Niger 5
- Morocco 3
- Italy 2
- Lebanon 2
- Tunisia 2
- Albania 1
- Algeria 1
- Bahrain 1
- DR Congo 1
- Guinea 1
- Israel 1
- Kazakhstan 1
- Lithuania 1
- Luxembourg 1
- Russia 1
- Serbia 1
- Tanzania 1
Average club rating 1478 (ClubElo; 10 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Bologna, ranked 56 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Issiaka Boukari KantaASN Nigelec | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Younoussa AbiboulayeUS GN | 8 | 0 | |
| 22 | Mahamadou TanjaSimba(Tanzania) | 41 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Rahim AlhassaneBologna(Italy) | 32 | 0 | |
| 3 | Oumar SakoRostov(Russia) | 19 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ibrahim SaniAS Police | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mohamed AbdourahmaneRCA Zemamra(Morocco) | 19 | 0 | |
| 18 | Yacouba DioriAhed(Lebanon) | 17 | 0 | |
| 21 | Alhabib HassaneOlympique Youssoufia(Morocco) | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Aboubacar CamaraBylis(Albania) | 24 | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Abraham Adamou GoraUS GN | 9 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Mamane SaboŽelezničar(Serbia) | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Youssouf OumarouStade Tunisien(Tunisia) | 75 | 8 | |
| 8 | Amadou SaboSūduva(Lithuania) | 30 | 3 | |
| 12 | Ousseini BadamassiAhed(Lebanon) | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 14 | Ali MohamedMaccabi Haifa(Israel) | 31 | 54 | 0 |
| 15 | Konan N'DriLecce(Italy) | 3 | 1 | |
| 19 | Hassane AdamouRCA Zemamra(Morocco) | 13 | 0 | |
| 23 | Abdoul-Latif GoumeySaint-Éloi Lupopo(DR Congo) | 11 | 0 | |
| 25 | Hamza AboubacarBen Guerdane(Tunisia) | 1 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Daniel SosahAktobe(Kazakhstan) | 36 | 14 | |
| 9 | Kairou AmoustaphaEtzella Ettelbruck(Luxembourg) | 13 | 1 | |
| 10 | Victorien AdebayorUS GN | 67 | 22 | |
| 11 | Mohamed WonkoyeHoroya AC(Guinea) | 50 | 6 | |
| 17 | Ibrahim MoussaOlympique Akbou(Algeria) | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 | Amadou MoutariEast Riffa(Bahrain) | 62 | 3 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Niger national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 21 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Niger v Burkina Faso: played 21, won 2, drawn 9, lost 10; goals 19–33. First met 29 Jan 1967, last 14 Nov 2025.
- 2025-11-14LBurkina Faso3–2NigerFriendly · Mohammedia32%
- 2021-11-12DBurkina Faso1–1NigerFIFA World Cup qualification · Marrakesh13%
- 2021-09-02LNiger0–2Burkina FasoFIFA World Cup qualification · Marrakesh15%
- 2015-08-30DNiger0–0Burkina FasoFriendly · Niamey46%
- 2013-06-09LNiger0–1Burkina FasoFIFA World Cup qualification · Niamey40%
- 2013-03-23LBurkina Faso4–0NigerFIFA World Cup qualification · Ouagadougou19%
- 2002-12-27DNiger1–1Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso won on penalties)Friendly · Niamey54%
- 1998-07-24LBurkina Faso1–0NigerFriendly · Ouagadougou32%
- 1996-05-12DBurkina Faso0–0NigerFriendly · Ouagadougou31%
- 1994-08-23DBurkina Faso0–0NigerFriendly · Ouagadougou25%
- 1991-01-09DBurkina Faso2–2NigerFriendly · Ouagadougou25%
- 1988-08-04LBurkina Faso1–0NigerTournament Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou29%
- 1988-07-24LBurkina Faso1–0NigerTournament Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou30%
- 1986-03-02WBurkina Faso1–2NigerWest African Cup · Accra49%
- 1986-02-26DBurkina Faso0–0NigerWest African Cup · Accra44%
Latest 15 of 21 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 108 | 22 | 37 | 49 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 83 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 43 | 15 | 6 | 22 |
| West African Cup | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| African Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tournament Burkina Faso | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| African Friendship Games | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Morocco, Capital of African Football | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TIFOCO Tournament | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Victorien Adebayor 6
- Daniel Sosah 5
- Moussa Maâzou 4
- Mahamane Cissé 3
- Youssouf Oumarou 3
- Moussa Kanfideni 2
- Moussa Yahaya 2
- Alhassane Issoufou 2
- Kamilou Daouda 2
- Mohamed Wonkoye 2
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.