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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.

Nigeria
Nickname(s)Dream Team VII or Olympic Eagles
AssociationNigeria Football Federation
Other affiliationNigeria Olympic Committee
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachSalisu Yusuf
CaptainAzubuike Okechukwu
Top scorerJunior Ajayi (10)
Home stadiumStephen Keshi Stadium
FIFA codeNGA

First colours

Second colours

Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1968)
Best resultGold Medal (1996)
AFCON U-23
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultChampions (2015)
African Games
Appearances4 (first in 1973)
Best resultGold Medal (1973)

Medal record

Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Competitive record

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Olympic Games record

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Main article: Nigeria at the Olympics
Olympic Games
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Until 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 qualify
  2024
Total Gold Medal 4/8 22 14 3 5 41 30

African Games record

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African Games
Year 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 team
Total Gold Medal 4/7 19 11 3 5 33 '12

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record

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U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 2
Year 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 2
  2023 did not qualify
Total Champions 1/3 11 5 3 3 16 11

Team honours and achievements

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Intercontinental

Continental

Other

Players

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers vs. Guinea [3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK John Amah   Sunshine Stars F.C.
1GK Nurudeen Badmus   Dakkada
1GK Ifeanyi Nchekwube   Akwa United
1GK Oriya Joseph   Lobi Stars F.C.
2DF Christopher Nwaeze   Zorya Luhansk
2DF Desmond Ojietefian   Shooting Stars
2DF Okechukwu Chikason   Enyimba F.C.
2DF Anthony Anieke   Akwa United
2DF Samuel Olamilekan   Niger Tornadoes
2DF Benjamin Tanimu   Bendel Insurance
2DF Evans Ogbonda (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 21)   Port Harcourt City
2DF Umar Ahmed Farouk   Gombe United
3MF Daniel Wotlai   Abia Warriors
3MF Akanni Qudus   Remo Stars
3MF Auwalu Naziru   Enugu Rangers
3MF Chibuike Nwaiwu   Enyimba F.C.
3MF Divine Nwachukwu   Bendel Insurance
3MF Taofeek Malomo   Shooting Stars
3MF Samuel Chisom   Kwara United
3MF Samaila Sarki   Bendel Insurance
3MF Kumaga Suur   Lobi Stars F.C.
3MF Inye Green   Ibani United
4FW Munir Idris   Niger Tornadoes
4FW Ahmed Jimoh   Kwara United
4FW Ezekiel Edidiong (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 22)   Remo Stars
4FW Ifeanyi Ogba   Akwa United
4FW Umar Ibrahim   El-Kanemi Warriors
4FW Alkasin Deji Yusuf   Dakkada
4FW Mojereola Suleiman   Sunshine Stars F.C.
4FW Akile Monday   Lobi Stars F.C.

Overage players in Olympic Games

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Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 Uche Okechukwu (DF) Emmanuel Amunike (MF) Daniel Amokachi (FW)
2000
 Godwin Okpara (DF) Garba Lawal (MF) did not select
2008
 Peter Odemwingie (FW) did not select
2016
 Daniel Akpeyi (GK) Mikel John Obi (MF) did not select

Recent results

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2019

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10 September 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON Q Nigeria   5-0   Sudan Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba
16:00 UTC+1
  • Awoniyi   13'
  • Udo   25', 44'
  • Faleye   67'
  • Ibrahim   69'
    		•  Report Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)
    9 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS Nigeria   0-1   Ivory Coast Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
    18:00 Report
    		Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
    12 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS Zambia   1-3 Nigeria   Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
    21:00
    		Report
  • Nwakali   65'
  • Awoniyi   90+3'
    		•  Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia)
    15 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS Nigeria   0-0   South Africa Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
    21:00

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "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.
  • ^ "30 players called up for 2024 Olympics playoffs". NFF. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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