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1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament; Tournament details; Host country: United States: Dates: July 20 – August 3: Teams: 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Final positions; Champions Nigeria (1st title) Runners-up Argentina: Third place Brazil: Fourth place Portugal: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 32: Goals ...
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.
The 1996 Football at the Summer Olympics tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and finished on August 3. The women's competition was contested for the first time in Olympic history at these Games.
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) [3] [4] [5] were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers was held to determine the three African national teams for under 23 that would participate at the 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Atlanta. [ 1 ] Preliminary round
3 FW: Nii Welbeck 3 October 1976 (aged 19) Winterthur: 4 DF: Stephen Baidoo 25 February 1976 (aged 20) Goldfields: 5 DF: Joseph Addo* 21 September 1971 (aged 24) FSV Frankfurt: 6 DF: Afo Duodo 23 November 1973 (aged 22) Kalamata: 7 DF: Samuel Kuffour 3 September 1976 (aged 19) Bayern Munich: 8 MF
3 Ghana Tunisia Nigeria: CONCACAF Preliminary Competition: 1 Mexico (winner) CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition: 2 Brazil (winner) Argentina (runner-up) 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 5 Italy (winner) Spain (runner-up) France (third-place) Hungary (5th) Portugal (6th) 1996 CONCACAF–OFC play-off: 1 Australia: Total 16
He played an important role in his team's Olympic triumph in Atlanta in 1996, [30] as Nigeria overcame tough resistance from Brazil and Argentina, packed with the likes of Dida, Roberto Carlos, Bebeto, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Hernán Crespo, Claudio López, Ariel Ortega and Diego Simeone among others.