Nigeria have qualified for the 2021 U17 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Morocco. Golden Eaglets beat their counterparts of Burkina Faso 1-0 in the zonal qualifiers on Friday evening.

The defending champions of WAFU-UFOA B struggled to create clear cut chances in the first half as both teams went into the break level.

Thirteen minutes from time, Michael Emmanuel Papo scored the only goal of the game. As he managed to slot the ball home. Despite the futile attempts of the Burkina Faso goalkeeper to stop him from shooting.

There were five passes in the build up to the brilliant team goal finished by the Golden Eaglets number 8.

Nigeria will meet either Ivory Coast or Republic of Niger in the final of the WAFU B U17 Tournament. Game to take place at the Stade de Kégué, Lomé on Monday, 18th January.

Nigeria Starting XI : Destiny Emuwahem, Abdulahi Bewene, Victor Udoh, Joseph Kuteyi, Vinci Osuji, Chukwuemeka Egbu(C), John Emmanuel, Samuel Akere, Michael Emmanuel, Christian Nwachukwu, Peter Asuquo.