Nigerian National Football Team / Olympic Games

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Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
OS record goal scorer: Oghenekaro Etebo and Sadiq Umar (4 each)
OS record players: Garba Lawal (10)
Rank: 15th
Balance sheet
31 OS games
14 wins
5 draws
12 defeats
48:52 goals
statistics
First OS game Nigeria 1: 3 Japan Puebla ( MEX ); October 14, 1968
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Biggest OS win Nigeria 4: 1 Belgium Shanghai ( CHN ); August 19, 2008
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Biggest OS defeat Nigeria 0: 4 Brazil Daejeon ( KOR ); September 18, 1988
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successes
Olympic Games :
Participation in the finals 6 ( first : 1968 )
Best results Gold medal ( 1996 )
(As of August 21, 2016 )

The Nigerian national soccer team took part for the first time in the qualification for the 1960 Olympic Games and was able to qualify for the first time for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico , but was eliminated there in the preliminary round. After that, they did not qualify again until 1976, but like all other African athletes, the team was withdrawn to protest against the participation of New Zealand, which had broken the international sports ban against the apartheid state of South Africa by playing against the local rugby team . In the following years, missing the games alternated with successful qualifications, most recently for the games in Rio de Janeiro in the following year . In 1996 the final was reached for the first time and won the gold medal against Argentina. Nigeria was the first African team to win the title at a major international tournament. In 2008 they made it to the final again and again Argentina was the opponent, but this time the Argentinians were successful. Until 1964, the senior national team played the qualifying games for the Olympic Games. After that, however, African senior national teams were still the opponents in the qualification. Since the 2012 Games, qualification has been run through the African U-23 championship .

Results at Olympic Games

1960

For the 1960 Olympic Games, Nigeria had reported a team for the first time before the country gained independence on October 1, 1960:

Special feature: Nigeria was not allowed to play in the traditional scarlet jerseys for the first time in the game against Egypt. The national team then played in green. The “Red Devils” became the “Green Eagles” (today “Super Eagles”).

1964

1968

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • Nigeria - Uganda (did not take place as Uganda withdrew)
    • 2nd round:
      • November 5, 1967: Nigeria 1-0 Sudan
      • November 19, 1967: Sudan - Nigeria 2-1 - Nigeria one round further by drawing lots .
    • final
      • April 20, 1968 Nigeria - Ethiopia 3-1
      • May 4, 1968 Ethiopia - Nigeria 1-0 - Nigeria qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time.

1972

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • April 3, 1971: Nigeria 1-2 Senegal
      • April 18, 1971: Senegal 1-1 Nigeria - Nigeria eliminated

1976

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • Nigeria - Cameroon (did not take place as Cameroon withdrew)
    • 2nd round:
      • Nigeria - Mali (did not take place as Mali withdrew)
    • 3rd round:
      • April 3, 1976: Nigeria 3-1 Morocco
      • April 18, 1976: Morocco 1-0 Nigeria

Nigeria had qualified for the second time for the Olympic Games, but like all African teams withdrew their athletes because New Zealand had violated the sports boycott against South Africa by playing the non-Olympic rugby national team against South Africa . Since the IOC did not respond to the protest that rugby was not an Olympic sport, the African states decided not to participate in the Olympics.

1980

  • Olympic qualification:
Nigeria did not participate in the qualification. After the Ghanaians and Egyptians qualified for the soccer tournament, as well as other teams that took part in the qualification, joined the Olympic boycott because of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan , Nigeria was given the starting place.
  • Olympic Games in Moscow :
    • Preliminary round:
      • July 21, 1980: Nigeria 1-3 Kuwait
      • July 23, 1980: Czechoslovakia 1-1 Nigeria (in Leningrad )
      • July 25, 1980: Colombia - Nigeria 1-0 - Nigeria eliminated at the bottom of the group, but not lost to the eventual Olympic champion Czechoslovakia.

1984

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
    • 2nd round:
    • 3rd round:
      • 11 February 1984: Nigeria 0-0 Morocco
      • February 26, 1984: Morocco 0-0, 3-4 nigeria E. (in Casablanca ) - Nigeria eliminated

1988

  • Olympic Games in Seoul :
    • Preliminary round:
      • September 18, 1988: Brazil 4-0 Nigeria (in Daejeon )
      • September 20, 1988: Yugoslavia 3-1 Nigeria (in Daejeon )
      • September 22, 1988: Australia 1-0 Nigeria - Nigeria eliminated bottom of the group

1992

  • Not participated

1996

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • April 15, 1995: Nigeria 0-0 Kenya
      • April 29, 1995: Kenya 0-3 Nigeria
    • 2nd round:
      • August 12, 1995: Nigeria 3-2 Egypt
      • August 25, 1995: Egypt 1-1 Nigeria
    • 3rd round:
      • March 3, 1996: Zimbabwe 0-1 Nigeria
      • March 16, 1996: Nigeria 1-0 Zimbabwe
  • Olympic Games in Atlanta :
    • Preliminary round in Florida :
      • July 21, 1996: Nigeria 1-0 Hungary (in Orlando )
      • 23 July 1996: Nigeria 2-0 Japan (in Orlando )
      • July 25, 1996: Brazil 1-0 Nigeria (in Miami ) - Nigeria qualified for the knockout round as second in the group
    • Knockout round:
      • 28 July 1996, quarter-finals: Mexico 0-2 Nigeria (in Birmingham )
      • July 31, 1996, semi-finals: Nigeria 4-3 a.m., Golden Goal (in Athens )
      • August 3, 1996, final: Nigeria 3-2 Argentina

Nigeria will be the first team to become Olympic champions that do not come from Europe or South America.

With Celestine Babayaro , Emmanuel Babayaro (entered the tournament as No. 1 goalkeeper, but without a commitment), Nwankwo Kanu and Wilson Oruma , there were four players in the squad who had become U-17 world champions three years earlier.

2000

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • June 13, 1999: Nigeria 4-0 Namibia
      • June 27, 1999: Namibia 3-2 Nigeria
    • 2nd round as group stage:
      • October 16, 1999: Nigeria 2-0 Angola
      • October 31, 1999: Zimbabwe 2-1 Nigeria
      • February 19, 2000: Uganda 2-3 Nigeria
      • February 26, 2000: Nigeria 1-0 Uganda
      • March 12, 2000: Angola 3-1 Nigeria
      • March 26, 2000: Nigeria 4-0 Zimbabwe - Nigeria qualified as group winners
  • Olympic Games in Sydney :
    • Preliminary round:
      • September 13, 2000: Nigeria 3-3 Honduras (in Adelaide )
      • September 16, 2000: Australia 2-3 Nigeria
      • September 19, 2000: Italy 1-1 Nigeria (in Adelaide ) - Nigeria qualified for the knockout round as second in the group
    • Knockout round:
      • 23 September 2000, quarter-finals: Chile 4-1 Nigeria (in Melbourne )

2004

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • June 14, 2003: Nigeria 1-0 Namibia
      • June 28, 2003: Namibia 1-2 Nigeria
    • 2nd round as group stage:
      • October 26, 2003: Egypt 0-2 Nigeria
      • December 20, 2003: Nigeria 1-1 Tunisia
      • January 3, 2004: Senegal 4-3 Nigeria
      • February 21, 2004: Nigeria 2-0 Senegal
      • March 13, 2004: Nigeria 3-0 Egypt
      • March 28, 2004: Tunisia 2-0 Nigeria - Nigeria eliminated in third place in the group

2008

  • Olympic qualification:
    • 1 round:
      • 7 February 2007: Nigeria 5-0 Equatorial Guinea (in Abuja )
      • 23 March 2007: Equatorial Guinea 0-2 Nigeria (in Malabo )
    • 2nd round as group stage:
      • June 3, 2007: Nigeria 3-2 Ghana (in Abuja )
      • August 22, 2007: South Africa 1-1 Nigeria (in Rustenburg )
      • November 16, 2007: Ghana 0-0 Nigeria (in Accra )
      • March 26, 2008: Nigeria 3-0 South Africa (in Abuja ) - Nigeria qualified as group winners.
  • Beijing Olympic Games :
    • Preliminary round:
      • 7 August 2008: Netherlands 0-0 Nigeria (in Tianjin )
      • August 10, 2008: Nigeria 2-1 Japan (in Tianjin )
      • August 13, 2008: Nigeria 2-1 USA - Nigeria qualified as group winners for the knockout round
    • Knockout round:
      • August 16, 2008, quarter-finals: Nigeria 2-0 Ivory Coast (in Qinhuangdao )
      • August 19, 2008, semi-finals: Nigeria 4-1 Belgium (in Shanghai )
      • August 23, 2008, final: Nigeria 0-1 Argentina

2012

  • Olympic qualification via the first African U-23 championship :
    • 1 round
      • March 26, 2011: Nigeria U23 - Equatorial Guinea U23 5-0 (in Benin City )
      • April 10, 2011: Equatorial Guinea U-23 - Nigeria U-23 1: 4 (in Malabo )
    • 2nd round:
      • 5th June 2011: Tanzania U-23 1-0 Nigeria U-23 (in Dar es Salaam )
      • June 19, 2011: Nigeria U-23 3-0 Tanzania U-23 (in Benin City )
    • Final tournament in Morocco :
      • Preliminary round:
        • November 26, 2011: Nigeria U-23 0-1 Morocco U-23 (in Tangier )
        • November 29, 2011: Senegal U-23 - Nigeria U-23 2-1 (in Tangier )
        • December 2, 2011: Nigeria U-23 - Algeria U-23 4: 1 (in Marrakech ) - Nigeria eliminated as third in the group

2016

  • Olympic qualification via the African U-23 championship :
    • 3rd round:
      • 19 July 2015: Nigeria U-23 - Republic of the Congo U-23 2-1 (in Port Harcourt )
      • August 2, 2015: Republic of the Congo U-23 0-0 Nigeria U-23 (in Pointe-Noire )
    • Final tournament in Senegal :
      • Preliminary round:
        • November 29, 2015: Mali U-23 2-3 Nigeria U-23 (in M'bour )
        • 2nd December 2015: Nigeria U-23 - Egypt U-23 2-2 (in M'bour )
        • December 5, 2015: Algeria U-23 - Nigeria U-23 0-0 (in Dakar ) - Nigeria qualified for the knockout round as second in the group.
      • Knockout round:
        • 9 December 2015, semi-finals: Senegal U-23 0-1 Nigeria U-23 (in Dakar )

Nigeria qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . Nigeria then also won the final against Algeria, becoming the African U-23 champions for the first time and has now won the title at least once in all age groups in which championships are played.

Squad for 2016

A preliminary roster of 35 players was announced on June 24, 2016. A U-23 team, in which up to three older players may participate, is entitled to start. This were Daniel Akpeyi , John Obi Mikel and Usman Muhammed nominated. John Obi Mikel took part in the 2014 World Cup. Together with the South African goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune , he is the participant with the most A-internationals with 75 A-internationals.

No. player Date of birth society A country
games		 A country
goals		 OS games
goal
1 Daniel Akpeyi 08/03/1986 South AfricaSouth Africa Chippa United FC 02 0
18th Emmanuel Daniel 12/17/1993 Enugu Rangers FC 00 0
Defense
2 Muenfuh Sincere 04/28/1998 Rhapsody FC (IV) 00 0
3 Kingsley Madu 12/11/1995 SlovakiaSlovakia FK AS Trenčín 01 0
4th Abdullahi Shehu 03/12/1993 PortugalPortugal União Madeira ( )   10 0
5 Saturday Erimuya 01/10/1998 TurkeyTurkey Kayseri Erciyesspor (II )   00 0
6th William Troost-Ekong 09/01/1993 NorwayNorway FK Haugesund 04th 0
15th Ndifreke Udo 08/15/1998 Abia Warriors FC 00 0
16 Stanley Amuzie 02/28/1996 PortugalPortugal SC Olhanense (II) 00 0
midfield
8th Oghenekaro Etebo 11/09/1995 PortugalPortugal CD Feirense (II )   06th 1
10 John Obi Mikel 04/22/1987 EnglandEngland Chelsea FC 75 4th
12 Popoola Saliu 08/07/1994 BelgiumBelgium RFC Seraing (II) 00 0
14th Okechukwu trainee 04/19/1997 TurkeyTurkey Yeni Malatyaspor 00 0
17th Usman Muhammed 06/12/1980 PortugalPortugal União Madeira ( )   00 0
attack
7th Aminu Umar 03/06/1995 TurkeyTurkey Osmanlıspor FK 02 0
9 Imoh Ezekiel October 24, 1993 BelgiumBelgium RSC Anderlecht 01 0
11 Oluwafemi Ajayi 01/29/1996 TunisiaTunisia CS Sfax 00 0
13 Sadiq Umar 02/02/1997 ItalyItaly AS Roma 00 0

Games

  • Preliminary round:
    • Nigeria 5-4 Japan (3-2) on August 4, 2016 in Manaus
    • Sweden - Nigeria 0: 1 (0: 1) on August 7, 2016 in Manaus - Nigeria qualified as group winners for the knockout round
    • Colombia - Nigeria 2-0 (1-0) on August 10, 2016 in São Paulo
  • Knockout round:
    • Quarter-finals: Nigeria 2-0 Denmark (1-0) on August 13, 2016 in Salvador
    • Semi-finals: Nigeria 0-2 Germany (0-1) on August 17, 2016 in São Paulo
    • Match for 3rd place: Honduras 2-3 Nigeria (0-1) on August 20, 2016 in Belo Horizonte

Trainer

Best goal scorers

1. Oghenekaro Etebo , Sadiq Umar (2016) 4 goals each
3. Victor Agali (2000), Nwankwo Kanu (1996), Victor Nsofor Obinna (2008) 3 goals each
6. Celestine Babayaro (1996), Chinedu Obasi (2008), Jay-Jay Okocha (1996), Kenneth Olayombo (1968), Aminu Umar (2016) 2 goals each

Known players

  • Victor Agali 2000 (4 goals in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup)
  • Daniel Amokachi 1996 (World Cup participant 1994 and 1998)
  • Victor Ikpeba 1996 (African Champion 1994)
  • Nwankwo Kanu 1996 (World Cup participant 1998 and 2002, U-17 world champion 1993)
  • Chinedu Obasi 2008, (third at the 2010 African Championships)
  • Jay-Jay Okocha 1996 (World Cup participant 1994, 1998 and 2002)
  • Sunday Oliseh 1996 (World Cup participant 1998 and 2002), national coach of Nigeria since 2015
  • Taribo West 1996 (World Cup participant 1994, 1998 and 2002)

Web links

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ According to [1] the game took place in Dakar , according to [2] in Cairo .
  2. ↑ bbc.com: "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad"
  3. ↑ fifa.com: "Facts and Figures on the Olympic Football Tournaments"
  4. ↑ Numbers according to the squad list