Fatai Amoo’s boys then played out a 1-1 draw against Ghana which almost ended their campaign in the tournament but managed to reach the semi-finals after the Black Starlets lost to the young Elephants.
The Golden Eaglets boss Amoo named a strong squad for the encounter against Burkina Faso in their quest to secure victory.
Destiny Emuwahem started in goal for Nigeria while Victor Udoh, Joseph Kuteyi, Chukwuemeka Egbu, Peter Asuquo and Papo were also handed starting roles.
The match got underway with both sides aiming to outwit each other but despite their efforts, the first half ended 0-0.
“I’m not happy with the U17 performance; we have goalscoring problems, Lippert told Atinka Sports. We don’t have the kind of strikers who are real strikers but all in all the referee decided this match. Sorry to say this.
“This was really obvious and there is a lot of things to do. This team didn’t present itself as a team but we still have four or five prospects in the team.
“We have to discuss the performance of the team at the Executive Committee level.
Ghana s inability to reach the last four means they lost every chance of finishing among the top two to qualify for the Africa U17 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco later this year.
The tournament champions, first runners-up and second runners-up will in turn qualify for the Africa U17 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco later this year.
Konate opened the scoring for Cote d Ivoire in the ninth minute, the effort lasting as the only goal until the end of the first half.
Just two minutes after the break, Miezan guided the ball into the net to double the lead.
In the 51st minute, Ghana halved the deficit as Batigi beat Cote d Ivoire goalkeeper Issa Fofana.
Emmanuel Don, however, restored the Ivorians lead, converting to make it 3-1 after Togolese referee Vincentia Enyonam Amedome pointed to the spot.
Wafu B U17 Cup: Ghana coach Ben Fokuo reflects on Saturday's stalemate with Nigeria while looking forward to their next group game against Cote d'Ivoire.