Nigerias Dream Team Journey to Gold
Nigerias Dream Team Journey to Gold
Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The most surprising achievement was Nigeria’s gold in football.
The team overcame what are usually considered much stronger teams, such as Brazil and finally Argentina to earn the gold.
The Team was captained by Nigerian Legend Kanu Nwankwo
Team roster
Celestine Babayaro
Taribo West
Nwankwo Kanu (Captain)
Uche Okechukwu
Emmanuel Amunike
Tijani Babangida
Wilson Oruma
Teslim Fatusi
Jay-Jay Okocha
Victor Ikpeba
Abiodun Obafemi
Garba Lawal
Daniel Amokachi
Sunday Oliseh
Mobi Oparaku
Joseph Dosu
