Nigeria and the Netherlands will meet in the U17 World Cup Round of 16 on Wednesday at Goiania’s Estadio Olimpico, with both teams eyeing a quarter-final berth.
The Golden Eaglets go into the game seeking to shake off the ghosts of Gama, where they bowed 2-1 to Australia, a match in which Manu Garba’s boys threw away several scoring chances.
While the Africans are five-champions of the world, the Orange has never enjoyed such a high as they have never even neared the final, let alone win the trophy.
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| Game | Nigeria U17 vs Netherlands U17 |
| Date | Wednesday, November 6 |
| Time | 12. |