Badou Zaki, Niger’s coach, is optimistic about his team’s chances of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco.
The Black Stars were drawn in a group with Ghana, Sudan, Niger, and Angola.
Despite Ghana’s pedigree and history on the continent, Niger’s coach maintains that his team has a good chance of qualifying for AFCON 2025.
“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” he stated.
“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” he added.
The top two clubs in each group will automatically qualify for the CAF’s premier event on the continent. The qualification series will begin in September 2024 to decide the first 24 nations from among the 48 teams who will compete in the AFCON event.
