Nigeria’s journey to Olympic Football gold

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Published on October 5, 2015 by

Nigeria won an historic Olympic Football gold medal at Atlanta 1996 after beating the likes of Brazil and Argentina. We look back at Nigeria’s tournament to see how they became Olympic Champions.

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10 Comments

  • NEXUS 777 SPORT 5 years ago

    Amazing nigeria

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  • Damián Vergara 5 years ago

    El último gol fue en posición de adelanto. Hoy en día el VAR lo anulaba…

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  • Jaja Jesse 5 years ago

    Where we beat all high and might Brazil with Carlos and more

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  • Jaja Jesse 5 years ago

    When football was real

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  • Olario Sitinjak 5 years ago

    Never win a world cup,but they make a surprise

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  • mahmoud ahmadinejad 5 years ago

    O problema é que tinha muito gato nesse time da Nigeria.

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  • Jib M 5 years ago

    To think that there could have been a Super Clasico Olympic final and in comes Nigeria out of nowhere and defeats these 2 powerhouses.

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  • Jose Gerardo Santos 5 years ago

    Recuerdo ese Nigeria campeón y a Camerún en el 2000

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  • Ayuba John 5 years ago

    May God bless Nigeria and Africa

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  • Jane Njenga 5 years ago

    Who is still watching 2019

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