Niger striker Daniel Sosah don talk say e get confidence as di team ready for dia second Group A 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Gabon.
Sosah score one goal, and defender Oumar Sako score too, as di Menas take 2-1 victory over Lesotho for dia opening game inside Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, September 25.
Before di second match against di Panthers on Tuesday, September 29, Sosah, wey dem born for Ghana, talk say di team must work hard.
“I get plenty confidence, but for now di most important thing na say I must work hard so I go yarn with my colleagues say we no go give up. We go do our best and try collect one point; we no go lose any game,” Daniel Sosah tell Pan Africa Football.
Di 28-year-old, wey start im career for di country wey dem born am, admit say Morocco go be di most difficult opponent inside di group.
“For me, now I think we dey consider Morocco as di only team wey go be small difficult for us. But for Gabon e be 50-50 for us, so for di end of di day, only di best go win.”
Sosah, wey get 35 caps and 16 goals for Niger, don play for FC Aktobe for Kazakhstan since July 2025.
E start for Ghanaian youth side Noble Arrics before e try out for di youth side of Israeli club Maccabi Netanya.
E don previously play for AS FAN of Niger, CI Kamsar of Guinea, Belarusian club Isloch Minsk, and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih of Ukraine.
Dem dey expect am to help Niger qualify for dia first-ever AFCON from a group wey get Morocco, Gabon, and Lesotho.
Gabon go host Niger on Tuesday, September 29, for Matchday 2 of Group A inside di 2027 AFCON Qualifiers.
Di match go happen for Stade de la Rénovation for Franceville, with kickoff set for 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT.
Fans for di United States fit watch di game LIVE on beIN SPORTS, with streaming access also available through beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
Gabon open dia qualifying campaign with 2-0 away defeat against Morocco for Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah for Rabat.
Di Atlas Lions take di lead for di 36th minute through Noussair Mazraoui.
Di Panthers remain within one goal for plenty of di match but dem no fit find equalizer.
Soufiane Rahimi then add Morocco second goal for di 84th minute to secure di victory.
Di defeat leave Gabon without point after Matchday 1 and e make dia first home fixture an important opportunity to respond quick inside di group.
Niger, meanwhile, make winning start to qualifying with 2-1 victory over Lesotho.
Di Mena build dia advantage during di first half.
Daniel Sosah open di scoring for di 38th minute after Ousseni Badamassi set am up, before Oumar Sako double di lead for di 45th.
Lesotho pull one back for di 85th minute when Sera Motebang convert from di penalty spot, but Niger protect dia advantage through di closing stages to secure all three points.
Di result leave Niger level with Morocco on three points at di top of Group A.
After Matchday 1, Morocco and Niger get three points, while Gabon and Lesotho remain without point.
Group A no contain any of di three automatically qualified AFCON 2027 co-hosts, meaning say di teams wey finish first and second after six matchdays go qualify directly for di finals for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
For Gabon, collecting points for Franceville go important to avoid opening di campaign with consecutive defeats.
Niger, meanwhile, get di opportunity to finish di first international window with six points.
