Niger vs Tanzania - Preview & Predictions | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)

KEY STATS

·        Niger won their last match of the last qualifying campaign and are now aiming to win successive FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for the second time. They previously did so in back-to-back matches against Somalia in 2015.

Tanzania have lost only two of their last eight FIFA World Cup qualifying matches (W2 D4).

THE PREDICTION

Under the interim management of Zakaria Yaou Ibrahim, the Niger national football team are currently ranked 129^th in the world, according to FIFA. ‘Menas’, as they are nicknamed, head into this qualification campaign as one of the weakest teams on the African continent. They now face a Tanzanian side that shared a 1-1 draw with Sudan in their most recent outing, last month. That result means that the Tanzanians have suffered just two defeats in their last seven matches and they will be expected to begin their 2026 qualifying campaign with a victory in Niger.

BETTING TIP: TANZANIA TO WIN