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
Olympic GamesAppearances: 4YearRoundPosition Until 1988See Nigeria national football team 1992 did not qualify 1996Gold Medal1st6501126 2000Quarter-finals8th4121810 2004did not qualify 2008Silver Medal2nd6411104 2012did not qualify 2016Bronze Medal3rd64021110 2020did not qualify 2024TotalGold Medal4/82214354130
Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
African Games record African GamesYearRoundPosition 1991Bronze Medal3rd5401143 1995Bronze Medal3rd521253 1999did not qualify 2003Silver Medal2nd5401102 2007did not qualify 2011 2015Bronze Medal3rd412144 2019See Nigeria national under-20 football teamTotalGold Medal4/719113533'12
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 U-23 Africa Cup of NationsAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition 2011Group stage6th310254 2015Champions1st532085 2019Group stage6th311132 2023did not qualifyTotalChampions1/3115331611
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 Winners: 2002 TIFOCO Tournament Third-place: 2003
Players Current squad Squad for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers vs. Guinea
Overage players in Olympic Games TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3 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
Recent results 2019
See also
References
External links Official Nigeria Football Federation website