This was decided after the draws for the tournament, held on Sunday, paired Nigeria in Group A with Niger, together with Guinea and Zambia.
The draws were conducted in Cairo, Egypt by the General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Hicham El Amrani.
El Amrani was assisted by CAF Executive Committee member, Mohamed Raouaroaua, who doubles as President of the Organising Committee of the African U-17 Championship.
For Nigeria's other group matches, they will face Guinea on Feb. 18, before taking on Zambia in the last Group A match on Feb. 21.
The other pairing in Group B has Cote D'Ivoire, South Africa, Mali and Cameroon.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the eight team tournament is billed to hold from Feb. 15 to March 1.
The semi-finalists will represent the continent at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
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