Niger women's national football team

Niger
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationNigerien Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachAli Mamadou
FIFA codeNIG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 166 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest161 (December 2021 – June 2022)
Lowest166 (October 2022 – June 2023; December 2023)
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)

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.

Team image

Background and development

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

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

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

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Tunisia  7–0  Niger Soliman, Tunisia
16:00 UTC+1
Report (FTF) Stadium: Stade municipal de Soliman
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Niger  1–5
(1–12 agg.)
 Tunisia Soliman, Tunisia
15:30 UTC+1
Report (FTF)
Stadium: Stade municipal de Soliman
Note: Tunisia won 12–1 on aggregate.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Role Name Ref.
Head coach Niger Ali Badje Mamadou [18]

Managerial history

Niger Ali Badje Mamadou(20??–present)

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kadidja Garba 0 Niger
1GK Oumeyra Seidou 0 Niger
1GK Aicha Sami 0 Niger

2DF Zoubeina Chaibou 0 Niger
2DF Nana Souley 0 Niger
2DF Faouziya Altine 0 Niger
2DF Ramatou Gamatie 0 Niger
2DF Aichatou Alassane 0 Niger
2DF Pascaline Henry 0 Niger

3MF Roukaya Saidou 0 Niger
3MF Falmata Aissami 0 Niger AS Police
3MF Kadi Hama 0 Niger AS Police
3MF Farida Yahya 0 Niger
3MF Faouzya Ajavon 0 Niger
3MF Souraya Kader 0 Niger
4FW Sadia Kache 0 Niger AS Police

4FW Aichatou Abdourahamane 1 Niger AS Police
4FW Samira Adamou 0 Niger
4FW Rahina Moussa 0 Niger
4FW Dicko Traore 0 Niger

Recent call-ups

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





Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 26 October 2021.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
China 1991 to Canada 2015 Did not exist
France 2019 Did not enter
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not qualify
Total 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
United States 1996 Did Not Enter
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008 Withdrew
United Kingdom 2012 Did Not Enter
Brazil 2016
Japan 2021
France 2024 To be determined
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991 to Namibia 2014 Did not exist
Cameroon 2016 to Ghana 2018 Did not enter
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Morocco 2022 Did not qualify
Morocco 2024 Did not qualify
Total 0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Nigeria 2003 Did Not Enter
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019
Ghana 2023 To be determined
Total 0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0

WAFU Women's Cup record

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2018 Group Stage 7th 3 0 0 3 1 20
Ivory Coast 2019 Group Stage 7th 3 0 0 3 0 32
Total Group Stage 1/1 3 0 0 3 1 17

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ "Goal! Football: Niger" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  7. ^ Tom Dunmore (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Goal! Football: Niger" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Chrös McDougall (1 January 2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Tournoi de Cinq Nations (Women) 2007". Rsssf. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Niger: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Fixtures — African Women Championship 2010 – CAF". Cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  14. ^ "Groups & standings — All Africa Games women 2011 – CAF". Africa: CAF. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  15. ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Niger: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  17. ^ "African Women U-19 Championship 2002". Rsssf. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  18. ^ squad
  19. ^ squad for qualification

External links

  • Niger Football Federation website
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