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Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The most surprising achievement was Nigeria's gold in football. The team overcame what are usually considered much stronger teams, such as Brazil and finally Argentina to earn the gold.
Nigeria (1st title) Runners-up Argentina: Third place Brazil: Fourth place Portugal: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 32: Goals scored: 90 (2.81 per match) Top scorer(s) Bebeto Hernán Crespo (6 goals each)
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club 1 GK: Carlos Bossio 1 December 1973 (aged 22) Estudiantes de La Plata: 2 DF: Roberto Ayala 14 April 1973 (aged 23) Napoli: 3 DF ...
Nigeria (NGR) Emmanuel Babayaro ... Brazil (BRA) Dida Zé María ... Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Women, FIFA.com This page was last edited on 30 ...
Atlanta was selected on September 18, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan, over Athens, Belgrade, Manchester, Melbourne, and Toronto at the 96th IOC Session. The city entered the competition as a dark horse, being up against stiff competition. [8] The US media also criticized Atlanta as a second-tier city and complained of Georgia's Confederate history.
Brazil women's national volleyball team, finally won its first Olympic medal after a hard bronze medal match against Russia by 3 sets to 2. At the men's football tournament, the under-23 football team lost a dramatic semifinal to Nigeria by 4–3, after being winning the match by 3 to 0. In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Portugal by 5–0.
Half-time! Nigeria 1-0 Guinea-Bissau. 17:50, Mike Jones. 45+4 mins: Close! Victor Osimhen has the best chance of the half as the cross comes into the box from the left wing.
Nigeria Olympic Men's football team won the football event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, beating Mexico, Brazil and Argentina in the process. They were runners-up in the same event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, losing to Argentina in a rematch of the 1996 Final of the event. [4] [5]
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