Niger vs Angola

Tuesday's second match of Niger and Angola's Group F doubleheader at the Stade Larbi Zaouli marks their return to play in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.

The Black Sable Antelopes enter the game riding a seven-game winning streak across all competitions and will be hoping to maintain their winning ways, while Zaki Badou's team sets out to win their first game of the season.

Angola defeated Niger 2-0 on Friday at the Estadio 11 de Novembro, condemning the Niger team to their second loss in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.

Even though Angola controlled the game and had more than 60% of the ball possession, they required a penalty kick from Mabululu in the 75th minute to end the draw, and then replacement Milson provided them some breathing room with a goal in the 85th.

Between the two losses, Niger played out a tie with Ghana on September 9, forcing a sharing of the spoils in Berkane as Oumar Sako's goal in the 81st minute cancelled out Alidu Seidu's first-half opener.

Tuesday's second match of Niger and Angola's Group F doubleheader at the Stade Larbi Zaouli marks their return to play in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.

The Black Sable Antelopes enter the game riding a seven-game winning streak across all competitions and will be hoping to maintain their winning ways, while Zaki Badou's team sets out to win their first game of the season.

Angola defeated Niger 2-0 on Friday at the Estadio 11 de Novembro, condemning the Niger team to their second loss in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.

Even though Angola controlled the game and had more than 60% of the ball possession, they required a penalty kick from Mabululu in the 75th minute to end the draw, and then replacement Milson provided them some breathing room with a goal in the 85th.

Between the two losses, Niger played out a tie with Ghana on September 9, forcing a sharing of the spoils in Berkane as Oumar Sako's goal in the 81st minute cancelled out Alidu Seidu's first-half opener.

Following a 2-1 victory against Zambia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifications, Badou's team has now lost four of their last five games and drawn one. With three points from four games, they are now ranked third in Group E.

On Tuesday, Niger will want to get back on track, but they will also have to prove themselves against a team that has won all three of their previous games with the two countries, scoring seven goals and giving up two goals since June 2008.

After finishing in the quarterfinals in Ivory Coast, Angola has now preserved a perfect record in the competition for a spot in Morocco, moving them one step closer to making back-to-back AFCON berths.

Four days before defeating Sudan 2-1 at the Estadio 11 de Novembro, Pedro Goncalves' team had achieved a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Ghana in their Group F curtain-raiser on September 5 due to a goal from Milson in the 93rd minute.

Angola has won seven straight games in all categories, including a 5-0 thumping of Namibia in the 2024 COSAFA Cup final. They have also gone 11 games without a loss since falling to Morocco 1-0 in a friendly match on March 22.

This incredible run of results has been attributed to the Black Sable Antelopes' outstanding offensive performance, as they have scored 20 goals and kept six clean sheets since their March loss to Morocco.