Ghana will play Niger on Wednesday in the last 16 of the knockout stage at FIFA U-17 World Cup.
A repeat of this year's U-17 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final which the Black Starlets won on penalties following a 0-0 stalemate in regulation time.
Ghana qualified as winners of group A compared to the Nigeriens, who reached this stage as one of the best third-placed teams.
The Black Starlets earned six points with a goal difference of four, having scored five and conceded one; against the United States of America.
For Niger, they managed three points from three games, scoring a goal and conceding six; against Brazil and Spain.
Paa Kwesi Fabin's charges will fancy their chances to advance to the quarter-finals.
The match will kickoff at exactly 14:30 GMT.
Round of 16 pairings
Ghana v Niger
Colombia v Germany
Paraguay v USA
Iran v Mexico
France v Spain
England v Japan
Mali v Iraq
Brazil v Honduras
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