Nigeria and Burkina Faso will renew their West African rivalry in the quarter-final of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria on Thursday night.
The winner of the encounter at the Nelson Mandela Stadium will automatically qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup later this year and will also face Senegal in the semi-final of the ongoing competition.
Nigeria finished their group stage outing as Group B runners-up, the same as the Burkina Babes in Group C after beating Cameroon in their three-team group.
Head-to-Head record
The last time Nigeria and Burkina Faso faced each other in the age-grade tournament was in the 2022 WAFU B U-17 Championship in Ghana which was the regional qualifier for the U17 AFCON.
The Golden Eaglets emerged victorious with Abubakar Abdullahi scoring a brace to give them a 2-1 result.
Competition record
Burkina Faso lifted their first and only U17 AFCON title in 2011 while the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are two-time winners.
In Algeria so far, Nigeria have won two and lost one of their opening three games with four goals scored and three conceded.
The Burkina Babes, on the other hand, have only played two games in the competition with a win and a loss that ended 2-1.
How to watch the game
Afrosport TV will be showing the crucial quarter-final match to millions of households across Nigeria on Channel 730 on Free TV and through affiliate broadcast partners across the country.
You can watch the game on the go by streaming via VIDIVU or watch on Afrosport’s Facebook and TikTok channels.
