Niger men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Niger women's national basketball team.

Niger Niger
FIBA rankingNR (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball (FENIBASKET)
Nickname(s)Giraffes
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
African Championship
Appearances1 (1968)
MedalsNone
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The Niger national basketball team represents Niger in international competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball (FENIBASKET).[2]

Niger had its best performance at the 1968 African Basketball Championship, when Niger finished 8th after beating Côte d'Ivoire 73–62.

Competitive record[edit]

Summer Olympics[edit]

yet to qualify

World championships[edit]

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship[edit]

Year Position Tournament Host
1968 8 FIBA Africa Championship 1968 Casablanca, Morocco

African Games[edit]

See also: Basketball at the African Games

yet to qualify

Notable players[edit]

Current notable players from Niger:

Niger roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F/C Amadou Aboubakar Zaki 29 – (1988-02-10)10 February 1988 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) SO Maritime Boulogne France
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 15 May 2017

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Niger Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, fiba.com, accessed 26 January 2014.
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