The Niger women's national football team represents Niger in international women's football. It is governed by the Nigerien Football Federation. It has played in four FIFA recognised matches, two of which were losses to Burkina Faso women's national football team in 2007. There is an under-20 women's national team who were supposed to participate in the 2002 African Women U-19 Championship but withdrew before playing a game. There are problems that impact the development of the women's game in Africa that effect Niger.
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| Association | Nigerien Football Federation | ||
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Ali Mamadou | ||
| FIFA code | NIG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 166  (15 March 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 161 (December 2021 – June 2022) | ||
| Lowest | 166 (October 2022 – June 2023; December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Niger 0–10 Burkina Faso  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 2 September 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Nigeria 15–0 Niger (Côte d'Ivoire; 11 April 2019) | |||
Team image edit
Background and development edit
Early development of the women's game at the time colonial powers brought football to the continent was limited as colonial powers in the region tended to take male concepts of patriarchy and women's participation in sport with them to local cultures that had similar concepts already embedded in them.[2] The lack of later development of the national team on a wider international level symptomatic of all African teams is a result of several factors, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses.[3] When quality female football players are developed, they tend to leave for greater opportunities abroad.[4] Continent wide, funding is also an issue, with most development money coming from FIFA, not the national football association.[4] Future, success for women's football in Africa is dependent on improved facilities and access by women to these facilities. Attempting to commercialise the game and make it commercially viable is not the solution, as demonstrated by the current existence of many youth and women's football camps held throughout the continent.[2]
The Nigerien Football Federation was founded in 1967 and became a FIFA affiliate that same year.[5][6] The FIFA trigramme is NIG.[7] The national association does not have a full-time staffer dedicated to women, and there are no organisational or constitutional provisions specifically pertaining to the women's game.[5]
No organised women's football programme existed in the country despite football being one of the most popular sports in the country by 2009.[8] For women though, basketball is the most popular participation sport.[5] In 2006, there were zero registered female players and zero registered football clubs for women only.[5] Rights to broadcast the 2011 Women's World Cup in the country were bought by the African Union of Broadcasting and Supersport International.[9]
Team edit
In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team[10] including Niger who officially had no women's national senior A team before 2006[5] and only had their first FIFA recognised international in 2007 when they competed at the Tournoi de Cinq Nations held in Ouagadougou. On 2 September, they lost to Burkina Faso 0–10. On 6 September, they lost to Burkina Faso 0–5.[11][12] The country did not have a team competing in the 2010 African Women's Championships during the preliminary rounds[13] or the 2011 All Africa Games.[14] In June 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA.[15] The country has never been ranked by FIFA.[16]
The country has had a Niger women's national under-19 football team who have competed in the 2002 African Women U-19 Championship, the first edition of the competition to be held. They had a bye in the first round. In the quarterfinals, they were supposed to play Morocco but Niger withdrew from the competition.[17]
Results and fixtures edit
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023 edit
| 22 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Tunisia  | 7–0 | Niger | Soliman, Tunisia |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report (FTF) | Stadium: Stade municipal de Soliman |
Coaching staff edit
Current coaching staff edit
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| Role | Name | Ref. |
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| Head coach | Ali Badje Mamadou
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Managerial history edit
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Ali Badje Mamadou(20??–present)
Players edit
Current squad edit
- The following players were named in September 2023 for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament.[19]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Kadidja Garba | 0 |
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| GK | Oumeyra Seidou | 0 |
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| GK | Aicha Sami | 0 |
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| DF | Zoubeina Chaibou | 0 |
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| DF | Nana Souley | 0 |
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| DF | Faouziya Altine | 0 |
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| DF | Ramatou Gamatie | 0 |
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| DF | Aichatou Alassane | 0 |
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| DF | Pascaline Henry | 0 |
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| MF | Roukaya Saidou | 0 |
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| MF | Falmata Aissami | 0 | AS Police
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| MF | Kadi Hama | 0 | AS Police
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| MF | Farida Yahya | 0 |
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| MF | Faouzya Ajavon | 0 |
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| MF | Souraya Kader | 0 |
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| FW | Sadia Kache | 0 | AS Police
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| FW | Aichatou Abdourahamane | 1 | AS Police
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| FW | Samira Adamou | 0 |
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| FW | Rahina Moussa | 0 |
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| FW | Dicko Traore | 0 |
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Recent call-ups edit
The following players have been called up to a Niger squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up
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Records edit
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 26 October 2021.
Most capped players edit
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Top goalscorers edit
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Competitive record edit
FIFA Women's World Cup edit
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
 1991 to  2015
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Did not exist | ||||||||
 2019
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Did not enter | ||||||||
  2023
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games edit
| Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | ||
 1996
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2000
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 2004
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| 2008
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Withdrew | ||||||||
 2012
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2016
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 2021
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| 2024 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Africa Women Cup of Nations edit
| Africa Women Cup of Nations | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
1991 to  2014
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Did not exist | ||||||||
 2016 to  2018
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | ||||||||
 2022
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2024 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games edit
| African Games | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | ||
| 2003
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2007
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 2011
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 2015
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| 2023 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
WAFU Women's Cup record edit
| WAFU Zone B Women's Cup | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2018 |
Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 2019 |
Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | Group Stage | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Honours edit
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See also edit
- Sport in Niger
- Football in Niger
- Women's football in Niger
- Football in Niger
- Niger men's national football team
References edit
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b Peter Alegi (2 March 2010). African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-278-0. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ Jean Williams (15 December 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-84520-674-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ a b Gabriel Kuhn (24 February 2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60486-053-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF): 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Goal! Football: Niger" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Tom Dunmore (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Goal! Football: Niger" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011TM Media Rights Licensees" (PDF). FIFA. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Chrös McDougall (1 January 2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Tournoi de Cinq Nations (Women) 2007". Rsssf. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Niger: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Fixtures — African Women Championship 2010 – CAF". Cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Groups & standings — All Africa Games women 2011 – CAF". Africa: CAF. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Niger: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "African Women U-19 Championship 2002". Rsssf. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ squad
- ^ squad for qualification