Nigeria will tackle Burkina Faso in 1 / 4 remaining match of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations, this Thursday, in what might be a repeat of the 2022 WAFU B Championship finals, which noticed Golden the Eaglets win 2-1.

Though thought to be favourite for the encounter, this sport will current a distinct problem for Nigeria with a spot on the FIFA U17 World Cup up for grabs.

Golden Eaglets head Coach Nduka Ugbade understands the importance of the sport and through his press convention he made spoke on his expectations.

Ugbade recalled how intense the latest assembly the edges was and predicted At the moment’s sport will equally be attention-grabbing – significantly with extra at stake.

“It’s going to be very attention-grabbing, as a result of within the WAFU B we had been in group B and we had Togo, Niger, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Burkina Faso,” Ugbade recounted.

“We did very properly and on the finish of the competitors, we met Burkina Faso within the finals. It was a really powerful and delightful match for 90 minutes. I believe this time round it’s extra of the identical the one distinction is it’s within the AFCON, so it’s absolutely going to be a really attention-grabbing match.”

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