Niger are drawn in Group C - one of the strongest group of the tournament – alongside hosts Gabon and North African giants Morocco and Tunisia. They will begin their campaign against the Panthers on January 23.

Goalkeepers: Daouda Kassaly (Coton Sport Garoua, Cameroun), Saminou Rabo (Sahel SC), Losseni Doumbia (DC Motema Pembe, DR Congo).

Defenders : Koffi Dan Kowa (ES Zarzis, Tunisia), Kader Amadou Dodo (Olympique FC), Mohamed Chikoto (Platinium Stars, South Africa), Mohamed Soumaïla (Olympique FC), Djibrilla Moussa (AS Garde nationale), Souleymane Mazadou (Union Sportive Marignanaise, France), Jimmy Bulus (NA Hussein Dey, Algeria), Issiaka Koudizé (AS Garde nationale)

Midfielders : Laouali Idrissa (AS FAN), Abdoul-Karim Lancina (Coton Sport Garoua, Cameroun), William Tonji Ngounou (IF Limhamn, Sweden), Olivier Harouna Bonnes (Lille, France), Yacouba Ali (Africa Sports, Ivory Coast), Idrissa Saïdou (Coton Sport Garoua, Cameroun), Boubacar Talatou (Orlando Pirates, South Africa), Moutari Amadou (Akokana FC), Issoufou Boubacar (FC Phuket, Thailand).

Attackers: Moussa Maazou (Zulte-Waregem, Belgium), Alhassane Issoufou Danté (Raja Casablanca, Morocco), Kamilou Daouda (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia).