Nickname(s) | Ménas | ||
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Association | Fédération Nigerienne de Football | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Francisco Castano Benito | ||
FIFA code | NIG | ||
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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) | |||
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
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.