# Niger national under-17 football team

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.

## Tournament Records
### FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup :
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1987 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1989 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1991 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1993 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1995 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1997 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1999 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2001 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2003 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2005 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2007 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1/20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |

### U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1995 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1997 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1999 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2001 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2003 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2005 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2007 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 2011 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 2/15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
* Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

## Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Head coach: Ismaila Tiemoko
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mousa Laouali | (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24) | GNN |
| 16 | 1GK | Abdoulaye Boubacar | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) | APO River |
| 21 | 1GK | Khaled Lawali | (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 24) | Sahel |
| 3 | 2DF | Mahamadou Mahamane | (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23) | Nigelec |
| 4 | 2DF | Nasser Mahaman | (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) | Air Academie |
| 5 | 2DF | Farouk Idrissa | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 25) | Lazaret |
| 12 | 2DF | Djibrilla Ibrahim | (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 23) | Douanes |
| 15 | 2DF | Rachid Soumana | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) | Tudu Mighty Jets |
| 18 | 2DF | Ibrahim Namata | (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24) | Soniantcha |
| 2 | 3MF | Yacine Wa Massamba | (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 25) | Nigelec |
| 6 | 3MF | Ismael Issaka | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) | CBK |
| 7 | 3MF | Moctar Ousmane | (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 24) | Mano Dayak |
| 8 | 3MF | Habibou Sofiane | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 10 | 3MF | Rachid Alfari | (2000-12-30) 30 December 2000 (age 24) | Nigelec |
| 11 | 3MF | Karim Tinni | (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 24) | Sahel |
| 13 | 3MF | Yacouba Aboubacar | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) | Tahoua |
| 14 | 3MF | Kader Aboubacar | (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 24) | Akokana |
| 9 | 4FW | Kairou Amoustapha | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) | Nigelec |
| 17 | 4FW | Ibrahim Boubacar Marou | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) | Soniantcha |
| 19 | 4FW | Salim Abdourahmane | (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) | Jangorzo |
| 20 | 4FW | Hamid Galissoune | (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 25) | SACA Sport |