Five-time world champions Nigeria will begin their quest for another title with a game against their counterparts from the Benin Republic in Yamoussoukro on Wednesday, in their first match of the ongoing WAFU-B U17 Championship.
Venue is the Stade du Lycee Scientifique.
The competition in the Ivorian city is the qualifying tournament for next year’s Africa U17 Cup of Nations, at which Africa’s flag-bearers to the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Qatar will be decided.
In group A, Cote d’Ivoire defeated the Niger Republic 2-0 while Togo and Ghana drew 1-1 as the competition kicked off over the weekend.
Burkina Faso’s Baby Stallions on Sunday laboured to a 1-0 win over the Beninoise squad, in the first match of the three-team group B. Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and the Niger Republic make up group A.
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