The Golden Eaglets have arrived Algiers for the crunch quarter-final match against Burkina Faso on Thursday.
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They played all their group games in Constantine and will now look for good tidings in Algiers
The Eaglets finished as runners-up in Group B with six points, while Burkina Faso finished behind winners Mali in Group C.
Nigeria will now tackle the Young Stallions Thursday night (kick-off time 8pm) at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers with the winners bagging a place at the U17 World Cup as well as the semifinal of the U17 AFCON in Algeria.
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The Golden Eaglets beat Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the WAFU B qualifiers in Ghana last June.
The other quarterfinals will see Morocco battle Algeria, Senegal take on South Africa and Mali face Congo.