Baby Elephants tonight deposed defending champions Golden Eaglets to qualify for the final of the WAFU B U17 AFCON qualifying tournament in Ghana.
Youbah Coulibaly was the match winner when he drilled his shot past goalkeeper Chinedu Dominic in the 54th minute.
On Tuesday, Cote d’Ivoire will now face Burkina Faso in the final, while Golden Eaglets battle hosts Ghana in their third-place final.
The finalists are guaranteed qualification to the 2025 U17 AFCON, while CAF are yet to decide how many other teams will make it to the tournament final.
Cote d’Ivoire enjoyed the better chances but they could not take their chances.
Striker Abdulmuiz Adeleke missed a glorious chance in the 32nd minute to put Nigeria ahead but he did not take it.
In the second half, skipper Simon Cletus came close to drawing level for Nigeria, but a last-ditch block by a defender right inside the box denied him his moment of glory.
