Niger vs Ghana, 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage
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Game Information
Venue: Stade Municipal de Berkane
Location: Berkane, Morocco
AFCON Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 6 | +5 | 14 |
| 2 | Sudan | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 3 | Niger | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Ghana | 6 | -4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Niger (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Abiboulaye Hainikoye (GK) |
| 3 | Oumar Sako |
| 21 | Alhabib Hassane |
| 15 | Abdoulaye Boureima Katakoré |
| 2 | Abdel Alhassane |
| 24 | Najeeb Yakubu |
| 18 | Ousmane Diabaté |
| 6 | Youssouf Alio Oumarou  |
| 8 | Yussif Daouda Moussa |
| 7 | Daniel Sosah |
| 11 | Boubacar Hainikoye |
Ghana (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Ati-Zigi (GK) |
| 6 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 4 | Abdul Mumin |
| 2 | Alidu Seidu |
| 3 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 20 | Mohammed Kudus |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 8 | Majeed Ashimeru |
| 19 | Iñaki Williams |
| 11 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 7 | Fatawu Issahaku |
AFCON Qualifying News
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign is in the books, with all 24 qualifiers for next year's biennial competition now confirmed. ESPN present the definitive recap on all things AFCON.
It was a frantic and intense AFCON qualifying group stage, with high-profile sides like Ghana missing the finals and some of the continent's lesser lights looking forward to a shot at Africa's grandest prize.
Losing to Rwanda was not the result Nigeria were expecting in their final game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, despite having already sealed their place in Morocco.
Benin and Sudan qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, but heavyweights Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia suffered embarrassing home defeats on the penultimate day of preliminaries for the finals.
The goalkeeper learned of his father's death only after helping the Super Eagles secure AFCON qualification.