Niger: Afcon 2013 - Nation Hopes On Experience

Mena faces Mali, Ghana and the DR Congo in Group B. Niger has retained 16 players from the last African Nations Cup in their squad of 23 named earlier this week for this month's final in South Africa.

"We don't have stars in this team. We must be united. Unity will be the strength of this team as it was its strength against Guinea, which was not an easy team to win. We have been lucky to have the players at our disposal quite often, we have been able to work well," he said.

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