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Sporting Witness: Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold

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30/07/2016 GMT

Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold

In 1996, Nigeria became the first African team to take football gold at the Olympic Games

In 1996, Nigeria became the first African team to take football gold at the Atlanta Olympic Games

At the 1996 games in Atlanta, Nigeria became the first African team to take football gold at the Olympics. A side featuring many future legends beat Argentina and Brazil on their way to a victory that brought joy to a nation still under military dictatorship. Alex Last talks to Supereagles midfielder Sunday Oliseh.

(Photo: The Nigerian team celebrate. Credit: Getty Images)

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