The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria lost their opening match in the on going WAFU zone B qualifiers 2-3 to Burkina Faso in Niamey, Niger Republic.
The Manu Garba tutored side will have to win their next match against Ivory Coast to stand a chance of qualifying.
Nigeria has won the U-17 World Cup five times.
They failed to qualify for the last edition. It is expected that coach Manu Garba, who won the World Cup in 2013 will bring his experience to bare and help the team qualify.
