Nigeria national under-23 football team

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.

Competitive record

Olympic Games record

• Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.

African Games record

• Prior to the 1991 All-Africa Games campaign, the football tournament was open to full senior national teams.
• 2019 edition of the football tournament was played by the U-20 team.

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record

Team honours and achievements

Intercontinental

• Football at the Summer Olympics
  • Gold Medal: 1996
  • Silver Medal: 2008
  • Bronze Medal: 2016

Continental

• U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Winners: 2015
• Football at the African Games
  • Silver Medal: 2003
  • Bronze Medal: 1991, 1995, 2015,

Other

• Inter Continental Cup
  • Winners: 2008
• Niger Tournament^[1]
  • Winners: 2002
• TIFOCO Tournament^[2]
  • Third-place: 2003

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers vs. Guinea ^[3]

Overage players in Olympic Games

Recent results

2019

Nigeria  v  Sudan

Nigeria  v  Ivory Coast

Zambia  v Nigeria 

Nigeria  v  South Africa

See also

• Football in Africa portal

References

1. "Niger International Tournament 2002". Rsssf.com. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
2. "TIFOCO Tournament 2003". Rsssf.com. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
3. "30 players called up for 2024 Olympics playoffs". NFF. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

External links

• Official Nigeria Football Federation website Archived 25 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine