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Niger national under-17 football team

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Niger Under 17
Nickname(s)Ménas
AssociationFédération Nigerienne de Football
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachFrancisco Castano Benito
FIFA codeNIG
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
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultFourth place (2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultRound of 16 (2017)

The Niger national under-17 football team represents Niger in youth international football completions. They have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017 and made the Round of 16.

Tournament Records[change | change source]

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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