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Niger
head
coach
Ezzaki
Badou
is
confident
his
team
can
qualify
for
the
2025
Africa
Cup
of
Nations
despite
being
drawn
alongside
Ghana,
Angola,
and
Sudan
in
Group
F.
Badou
sees
the
group
as
“affordable”
and
believes
his
side
have
a
strong
chance
to
progress.
“We’re
in
an
affordable
group.
We
have
every
chance
of
qualifying,”
he
said
to
CAFOnline.com.
He
acknowledges
Ghana’s
past
success
but
suggests
they
are
not
the
same
force
they
once
were: “Ghana
is
a
football
country
with
great
professionals…
but
it’s
not
the
team
of
5
or
6
years
ago.
Even
at
home,
they
can
lose.”
Niger’s
qualification
campaign
begins
in
September
2024
with
matches
against
Sudan
and
Ghana.
This
is
a
crucial
opportunity
for
the
Mena,
who
haven’t
qualified
for
the
AFCON
finals
since
2013.
Badou’s
optimism
and
strategic
approach
aim
to
lead
Niger
back
to
the
continental
showpiece
after
a
decade-long
absence.
Group
F
Fixtures
&
Dates
Matchday
1
&2:
September
2-10,
2024
Matchday
3
&
4:
October
7-15,
2024
Matchday
5
&6:
November
11-19,
2024