Atlanta 96 Nigeria Football squad Fully Listed

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The Atlanta 96 Nigeria squad AKA The ‘Dream Team’ will forever be in our hearts. They remain the only side that ever won the Olympic Gold medal in football for Nigeria.

All thanks to Jo Bonfrere, who was the coach that led the Atlanta 1996 Nigeria squad while Nwankwo Kanu was the captain.

Some of these players were recruited from Nigeria Super Eagles USA 94 squad and at the end of the competition, some of them graduated into the Nigeria 1998 World Cup team.

The age-grade tournament was hosted in the United States of America in Atlanta in 1996.

See all the participating teams at the 1996 Olympic Football Tournaments in Atlanta that was held on July 20 and finished on August 3.

Football teams 1996 Summer Olympics

1. Argentina
2. Australia
3. Brazil
4. France
5. Ghana
6. Hungary
7. Italy
8. Japan
9. Korea Republic
10. Mexico
11. Nigeria
12. Portugal
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Spain
15. Tunisia
16. USA

Atlanta 1996 Football Results & Scores

Atlanta 1996 Football Group Results For Nigeria’s Group D

Sunday 21/07/1996
FT	Nigeria U23	1 – 0	Hungary U23
FT	Japan U23	1 – 0	Brazil U23
Tuesday 23/07/1996
FT	Brazil U23	3 – 1	Hungary U23
FT	Nigeria U23	2 – 0	Japan U23
Thursday 25/07/1996
FT	Japan U23	3 – 2	Hungary U23
FT	Brazil U23	1 – 0	Nigeria U23

QUARTER-FINALS

Saturday 27/07/1996
FT	France U23	1 – 2	Portugal U23
FT	Argentina U23	4 – 0	Spain U23
Sunday 28/07/1996
FT	Mexico U23	0 – 2	Nigeria U23
FT	Brazil U23	4 – 2	Ghana U23

SEMI-FINALS

Tuesday 30/07/1996
FT	Argentina U23	2 – 0	Portugal U23
Wednesday 31/07/1996
FT	Nigeria U23	4 – 3	Brazil U23

Nigeria vs Brazil 1996 Video Highlights

3RD PLACE FINAL

Friday 02/08/1996
FT	Brazil U23	5 – 0	Portugal U23

FINAL

Saturday 03/08/1996
FT	Nigeria U23	3 – 2	Argentina U23

Atlanta 1996 Nigeria Vs Argentina Video Highlights

See the lineup of every Nigeria match at the 1996 Olympics football game below.

1996 Nigeria Vs. Hungary Lineup (1 – 0)

Goalkeeper: Joseph Dosu

Defenders: Uche Okechukwu; Mobi Obaraku; Taribo West; Celestine Babayaro

Midfielders: Emmanuel Amunike; Jay-Jay Okocha; Sunday Oliseh

Forwards: Daniel Amokachi; Tijana Babangida; Nwankwo Kanu

Goal Scorer: Kanu (77″).

1996 Nigeria Vs. Japan Lineup (2 – 0)

Goalkeeper: Joseph Dosu

Defenders: Mobi Obaraku; Uche Okechukwu; Taribo West; Celestine Babayaro

Midfielders: Emmanuel Amunike; Jay-Jay Okocha; Sunday Oliseh

Forwards: Daniel Amokachi; Tijana Babangida; Nwankwo Kanu

Goal Scores: Babangida (82″), Okocha (89″) via penalty.

Brazil Vs. Nigeria 1996 Squad (1 – 0)

Goalkeeper: Joseph Dosu

Defenders: Abiodun Obafemi; Mobi Obaraku; Uche Okechukwu; Taribo West

Midfielders: Emmanuel Amunike; Jay-Jay Okocha; Sunday Oliseh

Forwards: Daniel Amokachi; Tijana Babangida; Nwankwo Kanu

Goal Scorer: Ronaldo (30″).

Mexico vs. Nigeria Atlanta 96 Lineup (0 – 2)

Goalkeeper: Joseph Dosu

Defenders: Mobi Obaraku; Uche Okechukwu; Taribo West; Celestine Babayaro

Midfielders: Emmanuel Amunike; Jay-Jay Okocha; Sunday Oliseh

Forwards: Daniel Amokachi; Tijana Babangida; Nwankwo Kanu

Goal Scores: Okocha (20″), Babayaro (85″).

Nigeria Vs. Brazil Olympic 1996 Lineup (4 – 3)

Goalkeeper: Joseph Dosu

Defenders: Mobi Obaraku; Uche Okechukwu; Taribo West; Celestine Babayaro

Midfielders: Emmanuel Amunike; Garba Lawal; Jay-Jay Okocha

Forwards: Daniel Amokachi; Tijana Babangida; Nwankwo Kanu

Goal Scores (Nigeria): Roberto Carlos – Own Goal (20″), Ikpeba (78″), Kanu (90″), and Kanu (93″).

Goal Scores (Brazil): Flavio Conceicao (2″), Bebeto (27″), Flavio Conceicao (37″).

Nigeria Vs. Argentina 1996 Lineup (Final) (3 – 2)

Goalkeeper: Joseph Dosu

Defenders: Mobi Obaraku; Uche Okechukwu; Taribo West; Celestine Babayaro

Midfielders: Jay-Jay Okocha; Sunday Oliseh

Forwards: Daniel Amokachi; Tijana Babangida; Victor Ikpeba; Nwankwo Kanu

Goal Scorers (Nigeria): Babayaro (28″), Amokachi (74″), Amunike (89″).

Goal Scorers (Argentina): Claudio Lopez (3″), Hernan Crespo (49″) via penalty.

List Of Nigerian Football Players In Atlanta 1996

Position	Players	Club	DOB
Goalkeepers	Emmanuel Babayaro	Plateau United, Nigeria	12/26/1976
	Abiodun Baruwa	Shooting Stars FC, Nigeria	11/16/1974
	Joseph Dosu	AC Reggiana, Italy	6/19/1973
Defenders
	Celestine Babayaro	RSC Anderlecht, Belgium	8/29/1978
	Patrick Ndah		11/20/1973
	King Obie		11/12/1974
	Uche Okechukwu	Fenerbahçe, Turkey	9/27/1967
	Mobi Oparaku	KFC Turnhout, Belgium	12/1/1976
	Taribo West	AJ Auxerre, France	3/26/1974
Midfielders
	Teslim Fatusi	Servette Genève, Switzerland	9/17/1977
	Garba Lawal	Espérance de Tunis, Tunisia	5/22/1974
	Abiodun Obafemi	Fortuna Düsseldorf, Germany	12/25/1973
	Jay Jay Okocha	Fenerbahçe, Turkey	8/14/1973
	Sunday Oliseh	1. FC Köln, Germany	9/14/1974
	Wilson Oruma	AS Nancy, France	12/30/1976
Forwards
	Jonathan Akpoborie	Hansa Rostock, Germany	10/20/1968
	Daniel Amokachi	Beşiktaş, Turkey	12/30/1972
	Emmanuel Amunike	Sporting CP, Portugal	12/25/1970
	Tijjani Babangida	AFC Ajax, Netherlands	9/25/1973
	Victor Ikpeba	AS Monaco, France	6/12/1973
	Nwankwo Kanu	Inter, Italy	8/1/1976
	Pascal Onya	Shooting Stars FC, Nigeria	12/24/1974
Manager
	Jo Bonfrere		6/15/1946