NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, disclosed this in a statement Tuesday.
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Both teams take to the pitch of the 15,000 –capacity facility at 3 pm Ghana time (4 pm Nigeria time) before the second semi-final between hosts Ghana and Burkina Faso at the same venue.
The talented player made the revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Saturday.
The two finalists from the tournament in Cape Coast will represent the WAFU B zone at the Africa U17 Cup of Nations billed for Algeria early next year, from where all four semi finalists will qualify for the FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Peru.
Like Nigeria, Benin Republic emerged winners of their pool in the group phase, above second-placed Cote d’Ivoire.
Both teams will take the pitch at 5pm at the Stade General Seyni Kountché, the same venue where the Flying Eagles enacted a masterclass to send African champions Ghana tumbling on Sunday.
The game, played in Niamey, was the team’s first international friendly in preparation for the WAFU B U-20 tournament.
The list of players for the pre-tournament camping has four goalkeepers, 12 midfielders, 17 midfielders and seven forwards.