which he dribbled his way through for a fine goal after just four minutes. William N'Gounou, however, then made history by scoring Niger's first ever goal at the African Cup of Nations. A 1–1 draw looked likely, but Issam Jemâa's goal would eliminate Niger from the tournament. In the final match, Niger faced Morocco in a match featuring two sides already eliminated from the tournament. Younès Belhanda scored on an assist from Marouane Chamakh just 11 minutes from time to give Morocco a 1–0 victory. Later in 2012, Niger repeated its success in African Nations Cup qualifiers by beating Guinea in a two-legged series to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Guinea won the first match 1–0, but Niger won 2–0 in the second leg. Goalscorers Mohamed Chikoto and Issoufou Boubacar had sent Niger to another African Cup of Nations tournament. In their first match at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Niger lost 1–0 to Mali at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Mali captain Seydou Keita handed his nation the hard-fought victory five minutes before the end of the encounter. Niger then earned their first point ever at the African Cup of nations after holding DR Congo to a 0–0 draw. In the third match, Ghana outclassed Niger 3–0 to reach the quarter-finals as Group B winners. Niger finished bottom of the group. On 22 May 2014, Niger played a friendly match against Ukraine, marking the first ever match against a European nation. Oumarou Bale scored in the 56th minute, cancelling out a 20th-minute goal from Ivan Ordets before Ukraine won on a goal from Taras Stepanenko as the match finished 2–1. Results and fixtures 2022 2023 Coaching history Patrice Neveu (1999–2000) Jean-Yves Chay (2000) Yeo Martial (2002–2003) Bana Tchanile (2006–2007) Hamey Amadou (2007–2008) Dan Anghelescu (2008) Frederic Costa (2008–2009) Harouna Doula Gabde (2009–2012) Rolland Courbis (2012) Gernot Rohr (2012–2014) Cheick Omar Diabate (2014–2015) François Zahoui (2015–2019) Jean-Guy Wallemme (2019–2020) Jean-Michel Cavalli (2020–present) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Tanzania and Uganda on 4 and 8 June 2022. Caps and goals are correct as of 8 June 2022, after the match against Uganda. Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for Niger in the last 12 months. DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. INJ Player