The stage is now set for Nigeria to face its neighbouring football rival Cameroon in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The match will hold at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan on Saturday at 8pm Cote d'Ivoire time (9pm Nigeria's time).
The Super Eagles had finished second in Group A behind Equatorial Guinea.
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon qualified for the round of 16 after finishing second in Group C behind the title holder Senegal.
The Lions defeated Gambia 3-2 in a thrilling contest at the Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro on Tuesday night.
In their last encounter in Egypt in 2019, at the same stage, Nigeria defeated Cameroon 3-2.
In all, the two countries have won eight Africa Cup of Nations titles between them.
While the Eagles won the titles in 1980, 1994 and 2013, the Lions won in 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002 and 2017.