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Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold
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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