Today, Golden Eaglets placed third at the WAFU B U17 AFCON qualifiers after they defeated Burkina Faso 2-0.
Ahmed Yusuf, who bagged the Man of the Match award, opened scoring for the Nigeria U17s after 50 minutes.
Substitute Famous Umole made it 2-0 for Nigeria in the 77th minute.
Nigeria and Burkina Faso played out a scoreless draw when they first clashed in the group stage of the competition.
Both teams failed to qualify for the 2026 U17 AFCON after they failed to reached the championship game.
