Updated 15 November 2026.
Niger and Morocco meet again at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah on Tuesday 17 November, kick-off 8pm UK, in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications. The two sides played each other on Friday, and Morocco won 5-1. Now Niger have to go again, four days later, against a team that has not dropped a point in the group.
Morocco top the group table in 1st with nine points from three games, nine goals scored and one conceded, a goal difference of plus eight against Niger's minus five. They average 3.00 goals a game, concede 0.33 and have kept two clean sheets in three. They also average 7.00 shots on target a game.
Morocco have won their last three, all in this qualifying campaign: they beat Gabon 2-0, won 2-0 at Lesotho, then hit Niger for five on Friday. Before those came a 3-0 win over Canada and a 2-0 loss to France in the World Cup.
Niger sit 3rd with three points from three, having won one and lost two, with three goals for and eight against. That 5-1 defeat followed a 2-0 loss at Gabon, and before that came their one win, 2-1 against Lesotho. They concede 2.67 a game and have yet to keep a clean sheet. Both teams have scored in two of their three games. Their foul count is 16.33 a game. In June friendlies they lost 1-0 to Mauritania and drew 1-1 with Benin.
Niger possible starting lineup:
Tanja; Aboubacar, Abdouramane, Sako, Alhassane; Oumarou, Sabo, Badamassi; Wonkoye, Amoustapha, Sosah
Morocco possible starting lineup:
Bounou; Hakimi, Aguerd, Ait Boudlal, Salah-Eddine; Bouaddi, Targhalline; Ezzalzouli, Brahim Díaz, El Khannouss; Zabiri
Daniel Sosah has had a shot in each of Niger's three qualifiers, averaging 2.0 a game. Oumar Sako has done the same from centre-back at 1.7 shots a game, while Youssouf Oumarou has also had a shot in three straight games, at 1.3 a game from midfield. Oumarou has also committed a foul in all three games, 2.3 a game.
Ousseni Badamassi has committed a foul in all three games at 3.0 a game, and right-back Camara Aboubacar has done the same at 2.3 a game. Striker Kairou Amoustapha has fouled in each of the last three at 1.3 a game and centre-back Mohamed Abdouramane at one a game.
We back Morocco, who are 1.08 with midnite to win. Our model gives them an 86% chance, with Niger at 3% and the draw at 11%. Niger are 23.00 with midnite and the draw is 9.00 with boylesports, so the bookmakers agree on the favourite.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Niger win | 23.00 (midnite) | 3% |
| Draw | 9.00 (boylesports) | 11% |
| Morocco win | 1.08 (midnite) | 86% |
| Both teams to score | 3.00 (midnite) | 27% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.13 (midnite) | 80% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.40 (midnite) | 57% |
We predict Niger 0-2 Morocco, the likeliest single scoreline at 18%, with a 71% chance of a clean sheet for the visitors. We project 2.62 goals for Morocco against 0.35 for Niger, along with 5.68 shots on target to Niger's 1.79, and 14.73 total shots to 4.91. The 0-2 is followed by 0-3 at 15% and 0-1 at 13%, and we give both teams to score a 27% chance, with Morocco having conceded only once in three qualifiers.
Niger vs Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications kicks off at 20:00 UK on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah. The match is a Group Stage fixture in the 2026 qualifying campaign.
We predict Niger 0-2 Morocco in this Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications match, with Morocco given an 86% chance of winning. Niger are at 3% and the draw at 11%, and the visitors keep a clean sheet in 71% of our simulations.
Morocco are heavy favourites at 1.08 with midnite to win the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications game on 17 November 2026. They lead the group on 9 points from three games, while Niger are 3rd on 3 points.
We give both teams to score a 27% chance in Niger vs Morocco, with the best price at 3.00 with midnite. Morocco have conceded one goal in three qualifiers this season, while Niger have conceded eight.
Our model gives over 2.5 goals a 57% chance in Niger vs Morocco, and over 1.5 goals 80%. Morocco average 3.00 goals a game in the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, with nine scored in three games.
Daniel Sosah has had a shot in 3 straight Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications games, averaging 2.0 a game, and Oumar Sako and Youssouf Oumarou have also had a shot in each of their last 3, at 1.7 and 1.3 a game.
Niger are predicted to start Tanja in goal with Sosah and Amoustapha in attack, and Morocco are predicted to line up with Bounou in goal, Hakimi at right-back and Brahim Díaz and El Khannouss in the attacking midfield.