Nigeria national under-23 football team

Olympic medal record
Men’s Football

Nigeria Olympic football team
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Dream Team
Association	Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Samson Siasia
FIFA code	NGR
First colours	Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1968)
Best result	Winner: 1996 Atlanta
All-Africa Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1973)
Best result	Winner: 1973

Nigeria Olympic football team represents Nigeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to 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.

Other achievements

All Africa Games
- Silver Medal: 2003
- Bronze Medal: 1991, 1995

Inter Continental Cup
- Winners: 2008

Niger Tournament^[1]
- Winners: 2002

TIFOCO Tournament^[2]
- Third-place: 2003

Current squad

20-man Squad called for the 2015 All-Africa Games. ^[3] Caps/goals current as of 12 September 2015 after game with Senegal.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Daniel Emmanuel	(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30)	10	0	Enugu Rangers
1GK	Jimoh Abdullahi		0	0	36 Lions
1GK	Bala Yusuf Mohammed	(1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Kano Pillars
2DF	Sodiq Atanda	(1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Apolonia
2DF	Erhun Obanor	(1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29)	9	0	Abia Warriors F.C.
2DF	Oduduwa Segun Tope	(1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29)	9	1	Nath Boys
2DF	Ndifreke Effiong Udo	(1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Abia Warriors F.C.
2DF	Semiu Liadi		0	0	Warri Wolves
2DF	Mustapha Abdullahi	(1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 28)	2	1	Spotlight F.C.
2DF	Sincere Muenfuh Seth	(1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 26)	7	0	Supreme Court F.C.
3MF	Azubuike Okechukwu	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)	10	0	Bayelsa United
3MF	Shehu Abdullahi	(1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Kano Pillars
3MF	Etor Daniel	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Enyimba
3MF	Effiong Emmanuel Etim		1	1	Abuja Football College
3MF	Godwin Savior	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 28)	8	1	KV Oostende
3MF	Oladapo Augustine	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Ifeanyi Ubah
3MF	Kingsley Sokari	(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 29)	6	1	Enyimba
4FW	Etebo Oghenekaro	(1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 29)	10	2	Warri Wolves
4FW	Ajayi Oluwafemi	(1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 28)	8	8	Shooting Stars
4FW	Aminu Umar	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Samsunspor
4FW	Christian Pyagbara	(1996-03-13) March 13, 1996 (age 28)	7	3	Sharks

Recent callups

^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Daniel Emmason	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Akwa United
1GK	Akande Abiodun Asimiyu	(1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 30)	4	0	Shooting Stars
2DF	Chisom Kisito		0	0	Diamond Football Academy
2DF	Amuzie Stanley	(1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28)	8	0	U.C. Sampdoria
2DF	Ebuka Iroha		0	0	Diamond Football Academy
2DF	Nnaemeka Uzoma		0	0	Heartland F.C.
2DF	Chima Akas	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Sharks
2DF	Ikechukwu Okorie	(1993-11-18) 18 November 1993 (age 31)			Enyimba
2DF	Aniyikaye Adeleye		0	0	Gabros
2DF	Sani Faisal	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Abuja Football College
3MF	Mohammed Usman	(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Taraba F.C.
3MF	Eteobong Elisha		0	0	Esperance
3MF	Gabriel Abalo	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Rio Ave F.C.
3MF	Tiongoli Tonbara	(1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Bayelsa United
3MF	Emeka Kenneth		0	0
3MF	Olisah Ndah		0	0
3MF	Saliu Popoola	(1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 30)	0	0	FC Metz
3MF	Odibo Godwin		1	0	Nath Boys
3MF	Lordson Ichull	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Warri Wolves
3MF	Sunday Gabriel		0	0	Diamond Football Academy
3MF	Moses Ekpai Ubong	(1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Kano Pillars
3MF	Oshobe Oladele	(1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 30)	0	0	PFC Haskovo
3MF	Bernard Bulbwa	(1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Esperence
4FW	Austin Amutu	(1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 31)	6	2	Warri Wolves
4FW	Paul Onuachu	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30)	0	0	FC Midtjylland
4FW	Omofoman Freedom	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Warri Wolves
4FW	Iyorhe Luter Benjamin		0	0	Taraba F.C.
4FW	Musa Yahaya	(1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 27)	1	0	Tottenham Hotspur
4FW	Peter Onyekachi	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32)	5	2	Enyimba
4FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27)	2	2	FSV Frankfurt (on loan form Liverpool)
4FW	Imoh Ezekiel	(1993-10-24) 24 October 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Al-Arabi
4FW	Adetunji Sunday		0	0	El-Kanemi Warriors
4FW	Ewenike Achibi Chibuike	(1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Warri Wolves

References

^ Niger International Tournament (2002) rsssf.com. Retrieved 21-12-2013.
^ TIFOCO Tournament (2003) rsssf.com. Retrieved 21-12-2013.
^ http://tribuneonlineng.com/dream-team-names-squad-all-africa-games
^ http://mtnfootball.com/news/511115/Siasia-names-6-pros-for-Gabon-qualifier
^ Siasia picks 21 for Tunis (9jafootball.com)
^ Siasia Invites 30 For Olympics Qualifier
^ http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/11252/nigeria-u23/2015/07/30/14018152/junior-ajayi-taiwo-awoniyi-top-20-man-squad-for-congo-game

External links

Official Nigeria Football Federation website

[1] Niger International Tournament (2002) rsssf.com. Retrieved 21-12-2013.

[2] TIFOCO Tournament (2003) rsssf.com. Retrieved 21-12-2013.

[3] ttp://tribuneonlineng.com/dream-team-names-squad-all-africa-games

[4] ttp://mtnfootball.com/news/511115/Siasia-names-6-pros-for-Gabon-qualifier

[5] Siasia picks 21 for Tunis (9jafootball.com)

[6] Siasia Invites 30 For Olympics Qualifier

[7] ttp://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/11252/nigeria-u23/2015/07/30/14018152/junior-ajayi-taiwo-awoniyi-top-20-man-squad-for-congo-game

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v t e Summer Olympics men's football tournament winners
List of Olympic medalists
1900: Upton Park FC (GBR) 1904: Galt FC (CAN) 1908: Great Britain (GBR) 1912: Great Britain (GBR) 1920: Belgium (BEL) 1924: Uruguay (URU) 1928: Uruguay (URU) 1932: Not included in the Olympics 1936: Italy (ITA) 1948: Sweden (SWE) 1952: Hungary (HUN) 1956: Soviet Union (URS) 1960: Yugoslavia (YUG) 1964: Hungary (HUN) 1968: Hungary (HUN) 1972: Poland (POL) 1976: East Germany (GDR) 1980: Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1984: France (FRA) 1988: Soviet Union (URS) 1992: Spain (ESP) 1996: Nigeria (NGR) 2000: Cameroon (CMR) 2004: Argentina (ARG) 2008: Argentina (ARG) 2012: Mexico (MEX) 2016: Brazil (BRA) 2020: Brazil (BRA) 2024: Spain (ESP)
Related tournaments 1896: Denmark XI (DEN) (Unofficial) 1906: Copenhagen XI (DEN) (Intercalated Games)

v t e National under-23 football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal