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	TBD, (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 Qualified - - - - - - Total 1/17 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 qualify - - - - - - 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.

External links

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• Niger Football Federation website