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Ghana vs Niger Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–11 – 2

Daniel Afriyie 67′4th

3rdOusseni Badamassi 22′Oumar Sako 90+2′

Player of the matchRahim AlhassaneNIG · 2 assists · 90′ · 3 key passes · 2 big chances · 2 dribbles

8.4
Table · 3 v 7 pts
4th3rd

Africa Cup of Nations QualificationsMatchday 6Ozumachi Sports StadiumRef R. Patience Fidele

Events

GHA 1–2 NIG · 2–1 yellow
  1. Full time 1–2
  2. Mohammed KudusPenalty missed · penalty saved
  3. Oumar Sako1–2Goal · assist Abdel Rahim Alhassane
  4. Chamsoudine Loukmane Alifor Kairou Amoustapha
  5. +Kamaradini Mamudufor Terry Yegbe · injury
  6. Abdoul-Latif Djibril Goumeyfor Boubacar Hainikoye
  7. Daniel Afriyie1–1Goal · assist Ernest Nuamah
  8. Ebenezer AnnanYellow card
  9. Oumar SakoYellow card
  10. Daniel Afriyiefor Ransford Königsdörffer
  11. Ebenezer Annanfor Isaac Afful
  12. Ebenezer Abbanfor Kingsley Schindler
  13. Ebenezer AbbanYellow card
  14. Half-time 0–1
  15. +Najeeb Yakubufor Abdoul Garba · injury
  16. Osman Bukarifor Nathaniel Adjei
  17. Ousseni Badamassi0–1Goal · assist Abdel Rahim Alhassane

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Mohammed KudusGHA5 (1)
  2. Daniel SosahNIG3 (1)
  3. Kairou AmoustaphaNIG3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Rahim AlhassaneNIG2
  2. Ernest NuamahGHA1
  3. Daniel SosahNIG1

Passes

  1. Ibrahim SulemanaGHA60/67
  2. Abu FrancisGHA44/49
  3. Terry YegbeGHA37/48

Duels won

  1. Mohammed KudusGHA11/16
  2. Abu FrancisGHA8/12
  3. Oumar SakoNIG5/7

Saves

  1. Abdul Manaf NurudeenGHA3
  2. Mahamadou TanjaNIG2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Ghanaall competitionsNiger
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.47Goals per game (both sides)2.07
  3. 67%Over 1.567%
  4. 47%Over 2.533%
  5. 27%Over 3.57%
  6. 60%Both teams scored40%
  7. 20%Clean sheets13%
  8. 33%Failed to score47%
  9. Ghana at home v Niger away
  10. 6Played6
  11. 2Won0
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 2Lost4
  14. 6-6Goals (for-against)3-8
  15. 1.33Points per game0.33
  16. 33%Over 2.517%
  17. 50%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 v 13 games
  19. 5-61st-half goals (for-against)8-5
  20. 12-142nd-half goals (for-against)4-9
  21. 71%Goals after half-time33%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time62%
  23. 4-6-5Half-time W-D-L4-5-4

How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 0–1half-time

    The match stood at 0–1 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (1–2 full time).

  • 0-1-1prior H2H

    Entering this match, Ghana held a 0-1-1 record across 2 previous meetings with Niger.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Ghana6.85 avg rating 6.99Niger
  1. 227.2Mahamadou Tanja
  1. 28.4Rahim Alhassane2A
  2. 37.2Oumar SakoG YC
  3. 156.5Abdoulaye Boureima Katkoré
  4. 56.6Abdoul Garba↓45′+
  1. 116.6Boubacar Hainikoye↓73′
  2. 147.0Ali Mohamed
  3. 86.6Yusif Moussa
  4. 127.0Ousseni BadamassiG
  5. 96.4Kairou Amoustapha↓90+1′
  1. 77.4Daniel Sosah
  1. 2K. MamuduDF · ↑79′6.4
  2. 7Jerry AfriyieMF6.8
  3. 8Ebenezer AbbanDF · YC ↑46′6.5
  4. 11Osman BukariMF · ↑40′6.9
  5. 23Ebenezer AnaneMF6.9
  6. 1Lawrence Ati ZigiGK
  7. 3Amankwah ForsonMF
  8. 12Joseph WollacottGK
  9. 15Elisha OwusuMF
  10. 19Emmanuel AntwiMF
  11. 22Michael BaidooMF

SubstitutesCoaches: O. Addo · B. ZakiG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 18Chamsoudine Loukoumane AliFW · ↑90+1′
  2. 23Abdoul-Latif Djibril GoumeyFW · ↑73′6.7
  3. 24Najeeb YakubuDF · ↑45′7.0
  4. 1Yahaya BabariGK
  5. 4Salissou AmadouDF
  6. 10Marouf SalissouMF
  7. 13Inoussa AmadouDF
  8. 17Mohamed AbdouramaneDF
  9. 19Moussa Kassa MoudouMF
  10. 20Salim AbubakarMF
  11. 21Alhabib Hassane AbdouDF
  12. 25Salifou Danja SamailaMF

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Ghana3d restNIG +1d rest4d restNiger
  1. 2-2D22 Jan
  2. 1-2L22 Mar
  3. 2-2D26 Mar
  4. 2-1W6 Jun
  5. 4-3W10 Jun
  6. 0-1L5 Sep
  7. 1-1D9 Sep
  8. 0-0D10 Oct
  9. 0-2L15 Oct
  10. 1-1D15 Nov

2-5-3goals 13:151.10pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-1L8 Jan
  2. 1-2L22 Mar
  3. 1-1D26 Mar
  4. 3-0W6 Jun
  5. 0-0D9 Jun
  6. 0-1L4 Sep
  7. 1-1D9 Sep
  8. 0-2L11 Oct
  9. 0-1L15 Oct
  10. 4-0W14 Nov

2-3-5goals 10:90.90pts/game

  1. AAngola1–1
  2. ASudan0–2
  3. HSudan0–0
  4. ANiger1–1
  5. HAngola0–1

latest 5

  1. HSudan4–0
  2. HAngola0–1
  3. AAngola0–2
  4. HGhana1–1
  5. ASudan0–1
Show older matches
  1. HCentral African Republic4–3
  2. AMali2–1
  3. AUganda2–2
  4. ANigeria1–2
  5. AMozambique2–2

older

  1. AEritrea0–0
  2. ACongo3–0
  3. ABurkina Faso1–1
  4. HTogo1–2
  5. ASenegal0–1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

27%Model · draw 34%39%

Projected goals
0.74 – 0.95total 1.69 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
0–0 18.5%0–1 17.6%1–0 13.6%
OutcomeModelHappened
Ghana win27%No
Draw34%No
Niger win39%Yes
Over 1.5 goals50%Yes
Over 2.5 goals24%Yes
Over 3.5 goals9%No
Both teams to score32%Yes
Ghana clean sheet39%No
Niger clean sheet48%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2025 · Matchday 6 of 6
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Ozumachi Sports Stadium, Ozu
Referee
R. Patience Fidele
GHA coach
O. Addo
NIG coach
B. Zaki

Match summary

Niger beat Ghana 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, Group Stage.

Before kickoff, Ghana sat 4th on 3 points, while Niger were 3rd on 4 points. Across 2 previous meetings on record, Ghana won 0 and Niger won 1, with 1 draw (2 goals per game).

Niger's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Oumar Sako). Goals came from Daniel Afriyie (67') for Ghana and Ousseni Badamassi (22') and Oumar Sako (90') for Niger.

Ghana — live results and scheduleNiger — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.85 v 6.99
  1. Rahim AlhassaneNIG8.4
  2. Ernest NuamahGHA7.7
  3. Mohammed KudusGHA7.4
  4. Daniel SosahNIG7.4
  5. OSOumar SakoNIG7.2

Table after full time

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications 2025
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Angola64-2-07:2+5141st
2Sudan62-2-24:6-282nd
3Niger62-1-37:6+173rd
4Ghana60-3-33:7-434th
Ghana
4th3 → 3 pts
Niger
3rd4 → 7 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

2 meetings on record since 2023

0-1-1Ghana W-D-L · goals 1:3

0 GHA1 draws1 NIG
Goals per meeting
2
  1. Niger1–1GhanaAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications
  2. Niger2–0GhanaAfrican Nations Championship

Referee

R. Patience Fidele
Cards / match
1.20this match 3 (+1.80)
Yellows / match
2.75
Reds / match
0.00
Penalties / match
0.200% of matches

1.25Home 1.25 vs Away 1.50 yellows/match · +0.25 away1.50

Analysed latest 4 of 5 career matches.

Matchday 6

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications · the other 10 games
  1. Togo3–0Equatorial Guinea
  2. Algeria5–1Liberia
  3. Malawi3–0Burkina Faso
  4. Libya0–0Benin
  5. Nigeria1–0Rwanda
  6. Sudan0–0Angola
  7. Comoros1–2Madagascar
  8. Tunisia0–1Gambia
  9. Central African Republic0–1Gabon
  10. Lesotho0–2Morocco
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