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Nigeria finished in second place to Morocco with 6 points, after wins over Zambia and South Africa.
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets have arrived in Algiers for their 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations quarterfinal clash with Burkina Faso on Thursday.
The U-17 side had prior to Monday, been camped in Constantine for all of their group-stage matches against Zambia, Morocco, and South Africa.
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11:35 - 08.05.2023
U17 AFCON: Who will Nigeria battle next in Algeria and what time?
All you need to know about Nigeria's next opponent at the U17 AFCON with tickets to the next FIFA World Cup at stake.
Nigeria to play Burkina Faso on Thursday
Nigeria, having finished as runners-up in Group B behind Morocco, were slated to play the runners-up of Group C which happened to be Burkina Faso following their 2-1 win over Cameroon on Sunday.
Both Nigeria and Burkina Faso will now head to the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers on Thursday, May 11, with the winner to take on the winner of the quarterfinal game between Senegal, and South Africa.
The winner of Nigeria's clash with Burkina Faso will also pick up a ticket to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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23:58 - 07.05.2023
U-17 AFCON: What coach Nduka Ugbade said after Golden Eaglets' Saturday win
Nigeria's U-17 side will now pair up with Burkina Faso in the quarterfinals of the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Coach Ugbade on Golden Eaglets
“We worked a bit in training and we did some corrections," Ugbade said after Golden Eaglets' victory over South Africa.
"We realized that it was purely psychological and we talked to the players and we saw an improvement today. We might have conceded two but I am glad we scored three,” he added.
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