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Nigeria national under-23 football team
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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.
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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
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Team honours and achievements
Intercontinental
Continental
Other
- Inter Continental Cup
- Winners: 2008
- Niger Tournament[1]
- Winners: 2002
- TIFOCO Tournament[2]
- Third-place: 2003
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Current squad
Squad for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers vs. Guinea[3]
Overage players in Olympic Games
Recent results
2019
| 10 September 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON Q | Nigeria  | 5-0 |  Sudan | Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea) |
| 9 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-1 |  Ivory Coast | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt) |
| 12 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Zambia  | 1-3 | Nigeria | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia) |
| 15 November 2019 2019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-0 |  South Africa | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo |
| 21:00 |
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