Niger at the Africa Cup of Nations

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, where they lost all three matches. Niger once again participated a year in later in the same edition, obtained one point though unable to prevent early elimination. Since then, Niger haven't qualified for the tournament.

Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957 – 1959	Part of France
1962 – 1965	Not affiliated to CAF
1968	Did not enter
1970 – 1972	Did not qualify
1974	Withdrew
1976	Did not qualify
1978 – 1980	Withdrew
1982	Did not enter
1984	Did not qualify
1986 – 1990	Did not enter
1992 – 1994	Did not qualify
1996	Withdrew during qualifying
1998	Disqualified for withdrawing in 1996
2000 – 2010	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	5
2013	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	0	4
2015 – 2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
2027
2029
Total	Group stage	2/34	6	0	1	5	1	9

By match

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	0–1	—
2	2013	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

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gabon (H)	3	3	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Morocco	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Niger	3	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts 23 January 201217:00

Gabon	2–0	Niger
Aubameyang 31' N'Guéma 42'	Report

Stade d'Angondjé, LibrevilleAttendance: 38,000Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

27 January 201217:00

Niger	1–2	Tunisia
N'Gounou 9'	Report	Msakni 4' Jemâa 89'

Stade d'Angondjé, LibrevilleAttendance: 20,000Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

31 January 201219:00

Niger	0–1	Morocco
	Report	Belhanda 78'

Stade d'Angondjé, LibrevilleAttendance: 4,000Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mali	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	DR Congo	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Niger	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 20 January 201320:00

Mali	1–0	Niger
Keita 84'	Report

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethAttendance: 20,000Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

24 January 201320:00

Niger	0–0	DR Congo
	Report

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethAttendance: 12,000Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

28 January 201319:00

Niger	0–3	Ghana
	Report	Gyan 6' Atsu 23' Boye 49'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethAttendance: 10,000Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	2012	2013	Goals
1	William N'Gounou	1		1
	Total	1		1

Squads

Niger squads

v t e Niger squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Rabo 2 Maâzou 3 Lancina 4 Kader 5 Bulus 6 Laouali 7 Idrissa 8 Bonnes 9 Kamilou 10 Talatou 11 A. Issoufou 12 Moussa 13 Chikoto 14 B. Issoufou 15 Mazadou 16 Daouda 17 N'Gounou 18 Dan Kowa 19 Koudize 20 Moutari 21 Ali 22 Doumbia 23 Soumaïla Coach: Harouna Doula

v t e Niger squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Alzouma 2 Maâzou 3 Lancina 4 Kader 5 James 6 Laouali 7 Sidibé 8 Fatoukouma 9 Kamilou 10 Talatou 11 A. Issoufou 12 Sacko 13 Chikoto 14 B. Issoufou 15 Alassane 16 Daouda 17 N'Gounou 18 Dan Kowa 19 Koudize 20 Moutari 21 Bachar 22 Rabo 23 Soumaïla Coach: Rohr

References

"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.
^ "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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