Niger national under-17 football team

Niger Under 17

Nickname(s)	Ménas
Association	Fédération Nigerienne de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Francisco Castano Benito
FIFA code	NIG
First colours Second colours
First international
Somalia 0-3 Niger  (Mogadishu, Somalia; 15 August 2008)
Biggest win
Somalia 0-3 Niger  (Mogadishu, Somalia; 15 August 2008)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 6-0 Niger  (Kano, Nigeria; 23 September 2009)  Nigeria 6-0 Niger  (Nigeria; 20 September 2012)
African U-17 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Fourth place, (2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Round 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 Did not participate - - - - - - 1989 Did not participate - - - - - - 1991 Did not participate - - - - - - 1993 Did not participate - - - - - - 1995 Did not participate - - - - - - 1997 Did not participate - - - - - - 1999 Did not participate - - - - - - 2001 Did not participate - - - - - - 2003 Withdrew 2005 Did not participate - - - - - - 2007 Did not participate - - - - - - 2009 Disqualified 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2017 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 1 8 2019 To be determined - - - - - - Total 1/17 4 1 0 3 1 8

CAF U-17 Championship record African U-17 Championship Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA 1995 Did not participate - - - - - - 1997 Did not participate - - - - - - 1999 Did not participate - - - - - - 2001 Did not participate - - - - - - 2003 Withdrew 2005 Did not participate - - - - - - 2007 Did not participate - - - - - - 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 Total 2/12 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

Number	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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niger national football team.

• Niger Football Federation website