Nigeria national under-23 football team
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 participations at the Olympic games, the team won gold in 1996, silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.
| Nickname(s) | Dream Team VII or Olympic Eagles | ||
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| Association | Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria Olympic Committee | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Imama Amapakabo | ||
| 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: (1996) | ||
| Afcon U-23 | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Champions: (2015) | ||
| African Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | Gold: (1973) | ||
Medal record
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Competitive record
Olympic Games record
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| Appearances: 4 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Until 1988 | See Nigeria national football team | |||||||
 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Gold Medal | 4/7 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 30 |
- Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
African Games record
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
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 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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| Total | Gold Medal | 4/7 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | '12 |
- Prior to the 1991 All-Africa Games campaign, the football tournament was open to full senior national teams.
- 2019 edition of the football tournament was played by the U-20 team.
Team honours and achievements
Intercontinental
Continental
- U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
- Winners: 2015
- Football at the African Games
Other
- Inter Continental Cup
- Winners: 2008
- Niger Tournament[1]
- Winners: 2002
- TIFOCO Tournament[2]
- Third-place: 2003
Squad
Squad for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations [3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Abubakar Adamu | 9 June 1997 (aged 22) | | |||
| GK | Mohammed Galadima | | ||||
| GK | Kingdom Osayi | | ||||
| DF | Olisa Ndah | 21 January 1998 (aged 21) | | |||
| DF | Samuel Atavti |  | ||||
| DF | Valentine Ozornwafor | 1 June 1999 (aged 20) | | |||
| DF | Seth Sincere | 28 April 1998 (aged 21) |  | |||
| DF | Josiah Chukwudi | 14 July 1999 (aged 20) |  | |||
| DF | Izuchuckwu Anthony | 3 November 1997 (aged 22) | | |||
| DF | Godfrey Stephen | 22 August 2000 (aged 19) |  | |||
| MF | Sunusi Ibrahim | 1 October 2002 (aged 17) | | |||
| MF | Aliyu Yau Adam | 7 May 2000 (aged 19) |  | |||
| MF | Olabiran Muyiwa | 7 September 1998 (aged 21) |  | |||
| MF | Kelechi Nwakali | 5 June 1998 (aged 21) | | |||
| MF | Ndifreke Udo | 15 August 1998 (aged 21) | | |||
| MF | Sunday Faleye | 29 November 1998 (aged 20) |  | |||
| MF | Tom Dele-Bashiru | 17 September 1999 (aged 20) |  | |||
| MF | Azubuike Okechukwu | 19 April 1997 (aged 22) | | |||
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| FW | Taiwo Awoniyi | 12 August 1997 (aged 22) |  | |||
| FW | Bright Enobakhare | 8 February 1998 (aged 21) | | |||
Recent Results
2019
| 10 September 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON Q | Nigeria | 5-0 |  | Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea) |
| 9 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-1 |  | 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 |
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Report | Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia) |
| 15 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-0 | | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo |
| 21:00 |
References
- "Niger International Tournament 2002". Rsssf.com. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "TIFOCO Tournament 2003". Rsssf.com. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "Amapakabo picks Nwakali, Awoniyi, 19 others for title defence". NFF. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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