hehehehe...Nigeria will now play Germany on Wednesday 17th August 2016 8.00pm Nigerian time. Germany defeated Portugal 4-0, in the semi-final on Wednesday in Sao Paulo.
The U-23 team, the 1996 football champions of the Games, set up a
clash with the Europeans, who were beaten 4-0 by Brazil in their final
Group A game. Group B leaders Nigeria had defeated Japan and Sweden 5-4
and 1-0 respectively, before losing their final Group B game to Colombia
2-0.
It was a revenge of sorts for the African champions, who were
thrashed 6-2 by the Danes at the Suwon Invitational tournament in South
Korea in June.
Coach Samson Siasia brought on Aminu Umar for the injured Oghenekaro
Etebo, while South Africa-based goalkeeper, who kept in the defeat to
Colombia, also returned to the bench as Emmanuel Daniel retained his
place back in the starting line-up.
Denmark had rattled the Nigerians as early as the 11th minute when
Kasper Nielsson’s ferocious volley crashed against the woodwork with
goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel beaten.
But the 1996 Olympic champions stunned their European counterparts
just four minutes later with Mikel grabbing the opener after good work
by the dangerous Imoh Ezekiel.
Nigeria, the 1996 football champions of the Games, set up a clash
with the Europeans, who were beaten 4-0 by Brazil in their final Group A
game. Group B leaders Nigeria had defeated Japan and Sweden 5-4 and 1-0
respectively, before losing their final Group B game to Colombia 2-0.
Ezekiel was a constant trouble for the Danes and he should have
increased Nigeria’s lead in the 20th minute after stylishly evading his
marker inside the box but the Al Arabi striker blasted his shot wide
with only the Danish keeper to beat.
The European champions then intensified pressure but keeper Daniel
was on hand to thwart their efforts, first keeping out a goal-bound
header in the 25th minute before saving from point blank range two
minutes later.
Daniel’s left foot scuttled a dangerous Denmark free kick in the 56th
minute as Nigeria held on to their lead but it was the African
champions who went ahead just two minutes later.
Left-back Stanley Amuzie was shattered as he watched his tricky
volley palmed away after dispossessing a Dane off the ball. But Aminu
Umar’s powerful header off the resultant corner kick taken by Mikel,
glanced past a sea of heads to put Nigeria 2-0 up and send seal their
third appearance in the semi-finals of the event.
“I was just kicking a football around for fun back then in the streets. But after seeing Nigeria win the gold medal, I changed.”
To fulfil his ambition of gold he’ll have to find his way past the
star player of the men’s tournament so far, Serge Gnabry. The Arsenal
winger has found the net in each of his four matches so far on the way
to a tally of six goals.
With Arsene Wenger’s forward options already depleted after just one
game Gnabry will believe he can go from forgotten man to key player if
he can bring his Olympic form to the Premier League.
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