Nigeria U17 defender, Emmanuel Michael says the players are charged up and ready for what will be a difficult West African derby.

This Thursday, Nigeria and Burkina Faso will settle another score, this time to determine who goes through to the semi-final of the ongoing CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations.

Speaking ahead of the game, Michael said the team is ready for the challenge.

“We have prepared well for this match and we are ready for the tie. We want to give our best as a good result will qualify us for the World Cup and this is our ambition,” the left-back said.

So far, Emmanuel Michael featured in all of Nigeria’s games in the first round of the competition.