{"id":11009,"date":"2026-09-28T01:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/?p=11009"},"modified":"2026-09-28T01:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:13:49","slug":"niger-hold-off-lesotho-fightback-to-make-winning-start-to-afcon-2027-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/de\/niger-hold-off-lesotho-fightback-to-make-winning-start-to-afcon-2027-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger hold off Lesotho fightback to make winning start to AFCON 2027 qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niger began their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifying campaign with a 2-1 victory over Lesotho after surviving a late fightback.First-half goals from Daniel Sosah and Oumar Sako put Nabil Neghiz&#8217;s side in control before Sera Motebang converted a penalty five minutes from time to give Lesotho hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img 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three points in their opening Group A match.The result gives the Mena an important start in a group which also contains Morocco and Gabon.Two first-half goals put Niger in controlNiger made the more purposeful start and gradually established themselves in Lesotho&#8217;s half as they searched for an opening.Their pressure eventually paid off in the 38th minute when Ousseni Badamassi created the opportunity for Sosah, who finished to give Niger a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000786082.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000786082.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000786082.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, 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