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Yes, we did it!
Finally, Nigeria got on the medals table at the #RioOlympics2016, notching 23 bronze medals at once! Haha. ..we kidding. …but, we wished, just that we’ve been Dalungal for years, and medals don’t come by via magic or fasting…We want to rake in medals too na, beht, years of dalungazation wont allow us be great…Well, we present you a bronze-lining via the Football U-23 team, they beat Honduras to the Bronze this afternoon. Yeah, hurrah!
Led by a quite impressive John Mikel Obi, Nigeria claimed men’s football bronze at the Rio Olympics with an entertaining 3-2 win over Honduras in Belo Horizonte on Saturday to deny the Central Americans their first ever Olympic medal.
Two goals from Roma striker Sadiq Umar and namesake Aminu Umar’s fine finish early in the second-half put Nigeria 3-0 up.
Honduras battled until the end, though, as Anthony Lozano and Marcelo Pereira headed home in the final 20 minutes to set up a nervy finish for the 1996 gold medal winners.
Hosts Brazil are aiming for their first ever football gold medal in one of the most anticipated events of the Games against world champions Germany at Rio’s Maracana stadium.
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It’s only one not twenty three
I am very happy for the team not for Nigeria, thank you mikel for your leadership and I appreciate the the full team. The militant minister has no right to congratulate the team
The only team that went to olympic with kit won bronze medal. Thank God
Dalung shld burry his heads in shame, 4 abandoning de dream team in de united States of Nigeria hm, sorry. United states of America.
LoL… Not 23 medals please, it is just 1 medal, football is just one sport, for the fact that 23 players were given medals doesn’t equate it to 23 medals… Please visit Olympic medal chat on google
Sorry bro, that bronze medal is worth all the medals won at the games put together for us.
LoL. No problem Sir, I agree, at least we got something. Very happy we didn’t come back empty handed
Well done & God bless u Mikel, the coach & the rest of the players that represented us.God bless u abundantly.
Congrat
Well deserved medal for these guys. They worked against all the odds. The inner strength got u here. Mikel U are celebrated
Mikel God bless you more, siasia may you be lifted more,other team mates God will bless your football career.To sadiq umar that killed our game with Germany,have a rethink of your football career.you stop us from meeting with Brazil in the finals.
Congrats….u guys have done well…
Mikel
Obinna….u must be an illiterate.. please read carefully… idiot
23 bronze medals =to gold, silver, bronze, provided it places Nigeria on the medals chart.
male football has only one medal. so we won only 1 bronze
The kidding started… Then real story followed suit. 23 bronze laurels = 1 gold for us as it seems. I commend the coaching crew, players, and the captain for he’s quality of leadership. Arriving late and without supports is never a deterrent to success. #dreamteamIV
You guys have every reason to jubilate. God bless you all for us.