Niger coach, Badou Zaki, is optimistic about his team’s chances of qualifying for the 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Following the CAF draw in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Niger was placed in Group F alongside Ghana, Angola, and Sudan.
In an interview with the CAF website, Badou Zaki expressed his optimism and labelled the group as “affordable”.
” We are in an affordable group. We have every chance of qualifying. For me, Ghana is a football country with a selection with great professionals.
“But it is not the team of 5 or 6 years ago. Even at home, they can lose. Angola showed a good face during the last CAN and beautiful football, modern, fast football. It is a selection that has shaken up the big teams in Côte d’Ivoire.”
“I know Sudan very well. They are first in their qualifying group for the World Cup. They will be dangerous, but we know our strengths and we know that we can go far.”
Niger will play its first two qualifying matches in September 2024 against Sudan and Ghana.
By: Gbordzor Promise
