Nigeria’s Dream Team V has just won the African U-23 nationa cup.

Etebo Oghenekaro’s first half goals were enough to separate the two teams and give Samson Siasia’s lads the African crown for the first time

Nigeria will feature at the Rio 2016 Olympics as African champions after defeating Algeria 2-1 in the final of the African U23 championship played at the Stade Leopold Sedar Senghor on Saturday night.

Etebo Oghenekaro, the competition’s top scorer repeated his fluency and brilliance in front of goal as he scored the goals that handed the Dream Team VI their first Africa U23 diadem.

The dogged north Africans got a life line as Segun Oduduwa nodded home Zinedine Ferhat’s cross but the Nigerians stayed stanch with goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel saving Ferhat’s penalty in the second half.

It was the first time Nigeria had conceded in the first half of the competition but it came to a bitter pill to swallow for Pierre Andre Schurmann’s team who failed to convert their chances in both halves.

Victor Osimhen passed up a glorious chance in the first minute of the game and the 16-year-old also had couples of chances thrown away.

The Siasia-led team has emerged the first Nigerian side to win the championship after defeating Algeria in Dakar.

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Posted: at 12-12-2015 11:09 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Congratulations boys.

Posted: at 12-12-2015 11:20 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

congrat to dem, i hop say dem go mak us proud fr brazil.

Posted: at 12-12-2015 11:25 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

nice one boys....... thanks for the joy

Posted: at 12-12-2015 11:33 PM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

thank God we won despite the referee's biased judgements

Posted: at 12-12-2015 11:46 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

THANK YOU PAPA GOD HOPE 4 MORE LIKE THIS IN F T UR

Posted: at 13-12-2015 12:51 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

[Congratulations....]

Congratulations....

Posted: at 13-12-2015 01:24 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Waow,congratoo,kudos ,naija no dey carry last,welldone boys,keep representing.

Posted: at 13-12-2015 04:23 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Waoh congratulation to them. Well done

Posted: at 13-12-2015 05:05 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

#in Akas-baba voice# CONGRATULOVIA

Posted: at 13-12-2015 05:34 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Congrats

Posted: at 13-12-2015 05:38 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Congratulations boys

Posted: at 13-12-2015 06:44 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Never knew it was ongoing. Congratulations boys, hope they would be honoured when they arrive naija unlike the U-17 guys that won the World Cup?

Posted: at 13-12-2015 07:41 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

wahalaitalai i no watch am for the game

Posted: at 13-12-2015 08:39 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Another football victory, Good one and thank God for his mercy.

Posted: at 13-12-2015 11:15 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Congratulations to Nigerian players and to those who made it to final, congratulations to all of you.

Posted: at 13-12-2015 11:55 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Congratz boys,keep it up

Posted: at 13-12-2015 12:54 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Congrats

Posted: at 13-12-2015 03:11 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Cool !

Posted: at 13-12-2015 04:39 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Whaoo... Congrate to my country. this is second victory in this year. weldone job coach and the and the player.

Posted: at 13-12-2015 05:23 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

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