Olympic football tournament 1980 / Nigeria

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This article covers the Nigerian Olympic football selection during the 1980 Summer Olympics .

Olympic qualification

Nigeria did not participate in qualifying for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow . All your attention was on the African Cup in your own country. Due to the boycott of Ghana ( winner of group 2 ) due to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan , the new African champion was subsequently registered by the CAF for the Olympic tournament.

Olympic finals

Squad

N ° player Club before the start of the Olympics Date of birth Olympics 1980
games / goals		 Yellow card Red card
goalkeeper
01 Best Ogedegbe Shooting Stars FC 09/03/1954 3 - - -
02 Moses Effiong New Nigeria Bank FC 04.10.1959 - - - -
Defense
03 David Adiele Bendel Insurance 02/05/1955 2 - 1 -
05 Leotis Boateng 03/08/1951 3 - 1 -
06th John Orlando Shooting Stars FC 10/15/1960 3 - - -
07th Tunde Bamidele Shooting Stars FC 05/13/1953 3 - - -
08th Okey Isima Rangers International 08/24/1956 1 - - -
17th Kadiri Ikhana Bendel Insurance December 31, 1951 1 - - -
midfield
04th Sylvanus Okpala Rangers International 05.09.1961 3 - 1 -
09 Shefiu Mohamed Racca Rovers 05/20/1956 3 - - -
10 Aloysius Atuegbu Rangers International 04/29/1953 3 - - -
14th Mudashiru Lawal Shooting Stars FC 06/08/1954 3 - - -
attack
11 Henry Nwosu New Nigeria Bank FC 08/17/1961 2 1 1 -
12 Felix Owolabi Shooting Stars FC 01/24/1956 1 - - -
13 Segun Odegbami Shooting Stars FC 08/27/1952 1 - - -
15th Adokiye Amiesimaka Rangers International 11/23/1956 2 - - -
16 Emmanuel Osigwe Rangers International 04/06/1952 3 - 2 -
Trainer
Otto Glória (BRA) 01/09/1917

Games

After a defeat against Kuwait and a draw against Czechoslovakia, they had the theoretical chance to take second place in the table with a big win against Colombia. After a defeat, however, the group finished fourth and was eliminated from the tournament.

Preliminary round ( group B )

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia  3  1  2  0 004: 100  +3 04: 20
 2. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  3  1  2  0 004: 200  +2 04: 20
 3. ColombiaColombia Colombia  3  1  1  1 002: 400  −2 03: 30
 4th NigeriaNigeria Nigeria  3  0  1  2 002: 500  −3 01: 50
July 21, 1980 in Moscow (Dynamo Stadium)
Nigeria - Kuwait 1: 3 (1: 2)
July 23, 1980 in Leningrad (Kirov Stadium)
Czechoslovakia - Nigeria 1: 1 (1: 0)
July 25, 1980 in Moscow (Dynamo Stadium)
Colombia - Nigeria 1: 0 (0: 0)

literature

The new football week . Fuwo . Sportverlag, ISSN  0323-8407 (issues of the 1979–1981 season).

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