Tag: OLYMPIC FOOTBALL
Olympic football: Germany end Nigeria’s gold medal hopes
Nigeria's quest for a second gold medal in the male football event at the Olympics finally ended following a disappointing 2-0 loss to Germany...
Mikel gets Igbo nickname in Brazil
Nigeria midfielder, John Obi Mikel, has been given a nickname by his teammates for his unrivalled leadership qualities at the Rio Olympics.
The Chelsea maestro...
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...
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...
Rio 2016: Nigerian footballers stranded in Atlanta over unpaid air fare
Nigeria’s Olympic football team are stuck in Atlanta, USA as the charter airline hired to fly them to Brazil has refused to leave until...