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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles were defeated 2-0 by Côte d’Ivoire in a friendly at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Friday.
The Junior Elephants avenged their 2-0 defeat to the Flying Eagles in the first friendly on Wednesday.
Tape Kader put the hosts ahead in the 17th minute, and Isaac Cissé doubled their lead in the 53rd minute.
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Both teams used the friendlies as preparation for the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Aliyu Zubairu’s side will take a week-long break upon returning to Abuja before resuming their final preparations for the U-20 AFCON.
The seven-time champions are placed in Group B alongside Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa.