Nigeria U-23 | |
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Fifa Trigramme: | NGA |
Nickname: | Dream Team VII or Olympic Eagles |
Association: | Nigeria Football Federation |
Other-Affiliation: | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
Sub-Confederation: | WAFU (West Africa) |
Confederation: | CAF (Africa) |
Coach: | Salisu Yusuf |
Captain: | Azubuike Okechukwu |
Top Scorer: | Junior Ajayi (10) |
Home Stadium: | Stephen Keshi Stadium |
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Regional Cup Apps: | 6 |
Regional Cup First: | 1968 |
Regional Cup Best: | Gold Medal (1996) |
2Ndregional Name: | AFCON U-23 |
2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 3 |
2Ndregional Cup First: | 2011 |
2Ndregional Cup Best: | Champions (2015) |
3Rdregional Name: | African Games |
3Rdregional Cup Apps: | 4 |
3Rdregional Cup First: | 1973 |
3Rdregional Cup Best: | Gold Medal (1973) |
Nigeria national under-23 football team represents Nigeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to male 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. In four appearances at the Olympic Games, the team has won gold in 1996, silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.
See main article: article and Nigeria at the Olympics.
Olympic Games | |||||||||
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Appearances: 4 | |||||||||
Year | Round | Position | |||||||
Until 1988 | See Nigeria national football team | ||||||||
did not qualify | |||||||||
1996 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
2004 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2008 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
2012 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2016 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
2020 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2024 | |||||||||
Total | Gold Medal | 4/8 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 30 |
African Games | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||||
1991 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
1995 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
1999 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
2007 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2015 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
2019 | See Nigeria national under-20 football team | ||||||||
Total | Gold Medal | 4/7 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | '12 |
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||
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Appearances: 2 | |||||||||
Year | Round | Position | |||||||
2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
2019 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | Champions | 1/3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
Intercontinental
Continental
Other
Squad for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers vs. Guinea [3]
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | |
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Uche Okechukwu (DF) | Emmanuel Amunike (MF) | Daniel Amokachi (FW) | ||
Godwin Okpara (DF) | Garba Lawal (MF) | did not select | ||
Peter Odemwingie (FW) | did not select | |||
Daniel Akpeyi (GK) | Mikel John Obi (MF) | did not select |