The Golden Eaglets will prepare for this year’s U17 AFCON in Tanzania with an invitational tournament in Antalya, Turkey, between February 22 and March 2, SCORENigeria reported.

The tournament will also involve four U-17 teams from Europe.

There would be 12 teams split into three groups.

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The Eaglets, who are coached by Manu Garba, qualified for the U-17 AFCON in Tanzania after they pipped archrivals, Ghana on penalties in the zonal finals in Niger last year.

The U17 AFCON will produce four teams for the U-17 World Cup in Peru later this year.

Nigeria have won the FIFA U17 World Cup a record five times