Tag: DREAM TEAM
Olympic football: Mikel scores rare goal as Nigeria qualify for semi-final
Nigeria's Dream Team VI are through to the semi-final of the football event at the 2016 Rio Olympics following a 2-0 victory over Denmark...
Olympic football: NFF averts potential quarter-final boycott
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has swiftly moved to crush any intention of a potential boycott by the Dream Team VI in Saturday’s quarter-final...
Olympic football: Siasia backs players’ boycott of quarter-final
Nigeria Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, says he is totally in support of his team’s resolve to boycott Saturday’s quarter-final clash against Denmark.
The...
Tales from Rio, by Reuben Abati
In some other countries of the world, a bronze medal at the Olympics is not something to be talked about or celebrated. Not even...
Olympic football: Nigeria lose to Colombia, face Denmark in quarter-final
Colombia secured their place in the knockout stages of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 after a convincing 2-0 victory over Group B...
Rio Olympics: Dream Team beat Sweden to qualify for quarter-finals
Nigeria's Dream Team VI continued their impressive performance at the men's football event of the Rio Olympic Games by beating Sweden 1-0 on Sunday...
Dream Team: 5 highlights from the thriller in Manaus
Nigeria's Dream Team VI stunned the universe on Friday morning when they outclassed Japan 5-4 despite arriving Brazil less than five hours before the...
Olympic football: Dream Team defeat Japan in nine-goal thriller
Oghenekaro Etebo was the star man as Nigeria's Dream Team VI brushed off Japan 5-4 in the male football event of the 2016 Rio...
Siasia appoints ‘natural’ Mikel Dream Team captain
Chelsea midfielder, John Obi Mikel, has been named captain of Nigeria national U23 team by Coach Samson Siasia.
Mikel, 29, heads to this summer's Rio...
Pinnick blames sponsors for financial crisis
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick, has revealed why the body is struggling to meet up with its financial needs.
Dream Team coach, Samson...