Zahoui names 27-man Niger squad

Niger star striker Moussa Maazou

Wednesday Mar 16, 2016. 09:33

Niger head coach François Zahoui has announced a 27-man squad to face Senegal in a double header in Group K of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Ivoirian tactician, who led the Elephants to the final of the 2012 edition of the continental showpiece in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, called up a majority of locally-based players, including 12 2016 CHAN campaigners.

Mangasport keeper Daouda Kassaly, former Coton Sport centre-back Mohamed Chikoto and star striker Moussa Maâzou are among the 10 foreign-based players included in the squad, while ZESCO United defender Ben Adama Banh has been handed a maiden call-up.

Lying third of Group K on three points, after falling 2-0 in Burundi following a good start to their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Namibia, the Mena will battle Senegal in Dakar on 26 March before hosting the Teranga Lions in Niamey three days later.

NIGER 27-MAN SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS

Daouda Kassaly (Mangasport/Gabon)

Losseni Doumbia (Daring Club Motema Pembe/DR Congo)

Moussa Alzouma (AS GNN)

Oumarou Soumaila (USGN)

DEFENDERS

Koffi Dankowa Beitar Ramla (Tel Aviv/Israel)

Chikoto Mohamed (Without club)

Mohamed Soumaila (Noisy le Sec/France)

Ben Adama Bahn (ZESCO United/Zambia)

Kader Amadou Dodo (AS Sonidep)

Boureima Katakoré (AS FAN)

Souley Salomoune (AS GNN)

Kourouma Fatogoma (Without club)

MiDFIELDERS

Issiakou Koudize (AS GNN)

Souleymane Sacko (AS GNN)

Yousouf Oumarou (AS FAN)

Abdoul Samad Oumarou (ASN Nigelec)

Mohamed Ali Beitar Ramla (Tel Aviv/Israel)

Mohamed Wankoye (Without club)

Olivier Harouna Bonnes (Lokomotiv Polvdiv/Bulgaria)

Karim Lacina Konaté (FC Thaon/France)

Inoussa Djibo (Without club)

FORWARDS

Moussa Mâazou (Randers FC/Denmark)

Moussa Issa Mossi (Sahel SC)

Adamou Moussa (AS FAN)

Cissé Mahamane (Without club)

Amadou Moutari (Anzi Makachkala/Russia)

Zakari Victorien Adebayor (AS Douanes)