Nickname(s) | Dream Team VII or Olympic Eagles | ||
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Association | Nigeria Football Federation | ||
Other affiliation | Nigeria Olympic Committee | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Salisu Yusuf | ||
Captain | Azubuike Okechukwu | ||
Top scorer | Junior Ajayi (10) | ||
Home stadium | Stephen Keshi Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NGA | ||
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Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1968 ) | ||
Best result | Gold Medal (1996) | ||
AFCON U-23 | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2011 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2015) | ||
African Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1973 ) | ||
Best result | Gold Medal (1973) | ||
Medal record |
Nigeria Olympic football team represents Nigeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to male players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. In four appearances at the Olympic games, the team won gold in 1996, silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.
Olympic Games | ||||||||
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Appearances: 4 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Until 1988 | See Nigeria national football team | |||||||
1992 | did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
2004 | did not qualify | |||||||
2008 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
2016 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
2020 | did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | ||||||||
Total | Gold Medal | 4/8 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 30 |
African Games | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1991 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
1995 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
1999 | did not qualify | |||||||
2003 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2019 | See Nigeria national under-20 football team | |||||||
Total | Gold Medal | 4/7 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | '12 |
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
2019 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
Total | Champions | 1/3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
Intercontinental
Continental
Other
Squad for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers vs. Guinea [3]
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Uche Okechukwu (DF) | Emmanuel Amunike (MF) | Daniel Amokachi (FW) | |
Godwin Okpara (DF) | Garba Lawal (MF) | did not select | |
Peter Odemwingie (FW) | did not select | ||
Daniel Akpeyi (GK) | Mikel John Obi (MF) | did not select |
10 September 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON Q | Nigeria | 5-0 | Sudan | Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba |
16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea) |
9 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-1 | Ivory Coast | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo |
18:00 | Report | Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt) |
12 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Zambia | 1-3 | Nigeria | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo |
21:00 |
| Report | Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia) |
15 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-0 | South Africa | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo |
21:00 |
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