It will be re-called that Coach Sunday Oliseh last week, invited 26 players to begin preparations for the competition.
The game against Ivory Coast is one of the games lined up by the NFF to get the players in proper shape and ready for the tournament.
Sunday Oliseh’s men will play in Group C alongside, Niger, Guinea and Tunisia.
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At the last edition of the competition in South Africa, Nigeria had won a bronze medal.
Next year’s competition kicks off January 16 to February 6.