Nigeria will, tomorrow, meet Cote d’Ivoire in the semifinals of the ongoing WAFU B U-17 Championship held in Ghana.
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The other semifinal match, which features Burkina Faso and Ghana, holds at Cape Coast Stadium.

Nigeria won Group A of the championship, while Cote d’Ivoire finished second in Group B behind Burkina Faso, who beat them 4-2 in their last group game on Saturday.

Group B’s last group game ended in a shock 3-1 defeat of Benin Republic by Niger Republic also on Saturday.

Nigeria finished the group stage unbeaten. They defeated hosts, Ghana and Togo to top Group A.
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Also unbeaten Burkina Faso will face Ghana in the second semifinal.

Winners in the two semifinals will represent the zone at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations billed for Algeria next year.

All four semifinalists in Algeria will qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals later in the year in Peru.

Nigeria remains the world’s most successful team at this level with five world titles to its name.
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