Nigeria will face next-door neighbours Niger in the second round of the Africa U-17 Nations Cup qualifiers in August, Completesportsnigeria.com can report.
Madagascar will host the competition in April 2017.
The Golden Eaglets are also likely to come up against Algeria, Libya and Gabon in the third round of the qualifiers.
North African nations, Algeria and Libya, will clash in the first round with the winner expected to face Gabon in the second round.
The winner of the tie will come up against the winner of the game between Nigeria and Niger.
World champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, came fourth at the last edition of the competition.
