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It was the 22nd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions. In front of a crowd of 89,102, Argentina won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal in football, beating Nigeria, 1–0. [2]
The top two teams in each pool advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket. The tournament was won by Argentina, who beat Nigeria 1–0 in the final, as part of a record streak of 12 consecutive wins in football competitions at the Summer Olympics (six wins in 2004, six wins in 2008).
The Nigeria national football team represents ... 7 February 2002 2002 African Cup of Nations semi-final: Nigeria 1–2 ... 24 March 2007 2008 AFCON Qualification ...
The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2008 at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana to determine the winner of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of African national teams organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was contested between Cameroon and ...
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Nigeria national football team results (2000–2009) O. Template:Nigeria men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics; W. 2008 WAFU U-20 Championship
Below full international level, their Olympic teams also faced off in the gold medal match in 1996 (3–2 to Nigeria), and 2008 (1–0 to Argentina). The final of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was also played between them; both Argentina goals in their 2–1 win were scored by Lionel Messi, who would go on to find the net for the ...
2.4 Nigeria. 3 Group C. Toggle Group C subsection. ... This article lists the official squads for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, ... football African Nations Cup results