Niger national under-20 football team explained

Niger U-20
Nickname:	Ménas
Badge Size:	150px
Association:	Nigerien Football Federation
Confederation:	CAF (Africa)
Sub-Confederation:	WAFU (West Africa)
Coach:	Ismaïla Tiemoko
Captain:	?
Home Stadium:	Stade Seyni Kountché
Fifa Trigramme:	NIG
Elo Min Date:	December 1980
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First Game:	1–2 (Niamey, Niger; 10 August 1990)
Largest Win:	3–0 (Niamey, Niger; 22 April 2013)
Largest Loss:	0–1 (Niamey, Niger; 8 February 2019)
Regional Name:	Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Regional Cup Apps:	1
Regional Cup First:	2019
Regional Cup Best:	Group stage (2019)

The Niger national under-20 football team represents Niger in international football through the Nigerien Football Federation, a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). Niger plays in the colors of the flag of Niger, white, green and orange.^[1] Their nickname comes from the Dama gazelle, native to Niger, the Hausa name of which is Meyna or Ménas The Dama appears on their badge in the colors of the national flag.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Players

The following squad was called up of recent 2021 Arica U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers.^[5]

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1977	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Disqualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/24	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1977	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Disqualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	5	5	-1
2021	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/23	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1

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