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	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/19	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
2019	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/13	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

External links

Niger Football Federation website

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