Nigeria Olympic football team represents Nigeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to male players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. In four appearances at the Olympic games, the team won gold in 1996, silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.
^"Niger International Tournament 2002". Rsssf.com. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^"TIFOCO Tournament 2003". Rsssf.com. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^"Amapakabo picks Nwakali, Awoniyi, 19 others for title defence". NFF. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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Official Nigeria Football Federation website
February 18, 2023
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Nigeria Olympic football team represents Nigeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games The selection is limited to male players under the age of 23 except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed The team is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation In four appearances at the Olympic games the team won gold in 1996 silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016 NigeriaNickname s Dream Team VII or Olympic EaglesAssociationNigeria Football FederationOther affiliationNigeria Olympic CommitteeConfederationCAF Africa Sub confederationWAFU West Africa Head coachImama AmapakaboCaptainAzubuike OkechukwuTop scorerJunior Ajayi 10 Home stadiumStephen Keshi StadiumFIFA codeNGAFirst coloursSecond coloursOlympic GamesAppearances6 first in 1968 Best resultGold 1996 Afcon U 23Appearances2 first in 2015 Best resultChampions 2015 African GamesAppearances4 first in 1973 Best resultGold 1973 Medal record 1996 Atlanta Team2008 Beijing Team2016 Rio de Janeiro Team Contents 1 Competitive record 1 1 Olympic Games record 1 2 African Games record 1 3 U 23 Africa Cup of Nations record 2 Team honours and achievements 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 3 2 Overage players in Olympic Games 4 Recent results 4 1 2019 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCompetitive record EditOlympic Games record Edit Main article Nigeria at the Olympics Nigeria celebrating their gold medal in football at the 1996 Olympics Olympic GamesAppearances 4Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GAUntil 1988 See Nigeria national football team 1992 did not qualify 1996 Gold Medal 1st 6 5 0 1 12 6 2000 Quarter finals 8th 4 1 2 1 8 10 2004 did not qualify 2008 Silver Medal 2nd 6 4 1 1 10 4 2012 did not qualify 2016 Bronze Medal 3rd 6 4 0 2 11 10 2020 did not qualifyTotal Gold Medal 4 8 22 14 3 5 41 30Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams African Games record Edit African GamesYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1991 Bronze Medal 3rd 5 4 0 1 14 3 1995 Bronze Medal 3rd 5 2 1 2 5 3 1999 did not qualify 2003 Silver Medal 2nd 5 4 0 1 10 2 2007 did not qualify 2011 2015 Bronze Medal 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 4 2019 See Nigeria national under 20 football teamTotal Gold Medal 4 7 19 11 3 5 33 12Prior to the 1991 All Africa Games campaign the football tournament was open to full senior national teams 2019 edition of the football tournament was played by the U 20 team U 23 Africa Cup of Nations record Edit U 23 Africa Cup of NationsAppearances 2Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2011 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 5 4 2015 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 8 5 2019 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 2Total 1 3 11 5 3 3 16 11Team honours and achievements EditIntercontinental Football at the Summer Olympics Gold Medal 1996 Silver Medal 2008 Bronze Medal 2016Continental U 23 Africa Cup of Nations Winners 2015 Football at the African Games Silver Medal 2003 Bronze Medal 1991 1995 2015 Other Inter Continental Cup Winners 2008 Niger Tournament 1 Winners 2002 TIFOCO Tournament 2 Third place 2003Players EditCurrent squad Edit Squad for the 2019 Africa U 23 Cup of Nations 3 No Pos Player Date of birth age Club1 1 GK Abubakar Adamu 1997 06 09 9 June 1997 aged 23 Wikki Tourists16 1 GK Mohammed Galadima 2000 11 17 17 November 2000 aged 20 Nasarawa United21 1 GK Kingdom Osayi 1999 01 17 17 January 1999 aged 22 Giant Brillers6 2 DF Olisa Ndah 1998 01 21 21 January 1998 aged 23 Remo Stars13 2 DF Samuel Atavti 1999 08 09 9 August 1999 aged 21 Esperance Tunis4 2 DF Valentine Ozornwafor 1999 06 01 1 June 1999 aged 21 UD Almeria3 2 DF Seth Sincere 1998 04 28 28 April 1998 aged 23 Boluspor2 2 DF Josiah Chukwudi 1999 07 14 14 July 1999 aged 21 Spartak Trnava B5 2 DF Izuchuckwu Anthony 1997 11 03 3 November 1997 aged 23 Spartak Trnava12 2 DF Godfrey Stephen 2000 08 22 22 August 2000 aged 20 Isloch Minsk20 3 MF Sunusi Ibrahim 2002 10 01 1 October 2002 aged 18 Nasarawa United15 3 MF Aliyu Yau Adam 2000 05 07 7 May 2000 aged 21 Spartaks Jurmala11 3 MF Olabiran Muyiwa 1998 09 07 7 September 1998 aged 22 Tambov10 3 MF Kelechi Nwakali 1998 06 05 5 June 1998 aged 22 SD Huesca17 3 MF Ndifreke Udo 1998 08 15 15 August 1998 aged 22 Akwa United7 3 MF Sunday Faleye 1998 11 29 29 November 1998 aged 22 Wacker Innsbruck19 3 MF Tom Dele Bashiru 1999 09 17 17 September 1999 aged 21 Watford14 3 MF Azubuike Okechukwu 1997 04 19 19 April 1997 aged 24 Istanbul Basaksehir8 4 FW Orji Okwonkwo 1998 01 19 19 January 1998 aged 23 Bologna9 4 FW Taiwo Awoniyi 1997 08 12 12 August 1997 aged 23 Union Berlin18 4 FW Bright Enobakhare 1998 02 08 8 February 1998 aged 23 SC East BengalOverage players in Olympic Games Edit Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 31996 Uche Okechukwu DF Emmanuel Amunike MF Daniel Amokachi FW 2000 Godwin Okpara DF Garba Lawal MF did not select2008 Peter Odemwingie FW did not select2016 Daniel Akpeyi GK Mikel John Obi MF did not selectRecent results Edit2019 Edit Nigeria v Sudan 10 September 2019 2019 U 23 AFCON QNigeria 5 0 SudanStephen Keshi Stadium Asaba16 00 UTC 1 Awoniyi 13 Udo 25 44 Faleye 67 Ibrahim 69 Report Referee Bangaly Konate Guinea Nigeria v Ivory Coast 9 November 2019 2019 U 23 AFCON GSNigeria 0 1 Ivory CoastAl Salam Stadium Cairo18 00 Report Gnaka 71 pen Referee Mohamed Maarouf Egypt Zambia v Nigeria 12 November 2019 2019 U 23 AFCON GSZambia 1 3Nigeria Al Salam Stadium Cairo21 00 Daka 12 Report Okwonkwo 16 Nwakali 65 Awoniyi 90 3 Referee Slim Belkhouas Tunisia Nigeria v South Africa 15 November 2019 2019 U 23 AFCON GSNigeria 0 0 South AfricaAl Salam Stadium Cairo21 00See also Edit Football in Africa portalReferences Edit Niger International Tournament 2002 Rsssf com 21 December 2009 Retrieved 8 August 2016 TIFOCO Tournament 2003 Rsssf com 27 March 2003 Retrieved 8 August 2016 Amapakabo picks Nwakali Awoniyi 19 others for title defence NFF 31 October 2019 Retrieved 1 November 2019 External links EditOfficial Nigeria Football Federation website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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