- Nigeria national under-23 football team
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Nigeria Olympic
football teamNickname(s) Dream Team Association Nigeria Football Federation Confederation CAF (Africa) Head coach Augustine Eguavoen Home stadium Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium FIFA code NGR Home coloursAway coloursOlympic 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.
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Current Squad
Squad called for the July 2011 2012 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament[1]
No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1 GK Dele Ajiboye 7 August 1990 (aged 21) 9 Pontevedra GK Olufemi Thomas 08 May 1989 (aged 22) Ocean Boys GK Theo Afelokhai 1 Kano Pillars DF Kingsley Udoh 7 December 1990 (aged 20) Heartland F.C. DF Usman Amoda 16 December 1992 (aged 19) Enyimba Aba 4 DF Nwankwo Obiorah 18 June 1989 (aged 22) Parma 5 DF Raheem Lawal 24 September 2009 (aged 2) Atlético Baleares 6 DF Ibok Edet 22 August 1989 (aged 22) Atlético Baleares DF Markson Ojobo 1 December 1992 (aged 19) Enyimba Aba DF Emmanuel Anyanwu 15 November 1991 (aged 20) Enyimba Aba DF Terna Suswam 5 September 1991 (aged 20) Vitória F.C. MF Nosa Igiebor 17 October 1990 (aged 21) 7 Hapoel Tel Aviv MF Ayo Saka 18 May 1990 (aged 21) Ocean Boys MF Osas Okoro September 11, 1991 (aged 20) 1 Heartland FW Olarenwaju Kayode 8 May 1993 (aged 18) ASEC Mimosas FW Jude Aneke 23 April 1990 (aged 21) Kaduna United FW Gbolahan Salami 15 April 1991 (aged 20) Shooting Stars FW Stephen Worgu 6 April 1990 (aged 21) Al-Merrikh FW Michel Babatunde 24 December 1992 (aged 18) Kryvbas FW Danny Uchechi 14 September 1989 (aged 22) Sheffield Wednesday FW Odah Onoriode Fame F.C. Age Eligible for 2012 Olympics
No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club DF Harmony Ikande 17 September 1990 (aged 20) Milan DF Nurudeen Orelesi 10 April 1989 (aged 21) Dinamo Tirana MF Odion Ighalo 16 June 1989 (aged 21) Granada MF Eneji Otekpa 5 February 1989 (aged 21) Enyimba MF Yusuf Olaitan Otubanjo 12 September 1992 (aged 18) Atlético Madrid B MF Solomon Okpako 1 May 1990 (aged 20) Panionios MF Lukman Haruna December 4, 1990 (aged 20) Dynamo Kyiv FW Chukwuma Akabueze 6 May 1989 (aged 22) Brann FW Ekigho Ehiosun 12 May 1989 (aged 22) Samsunspor MF Rabiu Ibrahim 15 March 1991 (aged 20) PSV Eindhoven MF Nnamdi Oduamadi 17 October 1990 (aged 20) Torino FW Ahmed Musa 14 October 1992 (aged 19) VVV-Venlo References
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