{"id":1080566,"date":"2025-11-17T12:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1080566"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:23:29","slug":"nigeria-argentina-1996-olympics","status":"publish","type":"cult-corner","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/nigeria-argentina-1996-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened next? Nigeria’s 1996 Olympic football winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Olympic Games are often overlooked from a football perspective. But the nations that have brought home the gold medal with definitely tell you that shouldn’t be the case.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not as prestigious as the World Cup or Champions League, but the recognition that comes with the accolade within the sporting world is an achievement that any winner will treasure alongside even the biggest of achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Under 23 tournament often gives us a glimpse of some stars of the future, who will be ready to progress to the senior national team in good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the overage rule also means that we see some genuine superstars on show every four years. And that was certainly the case in 1996, as Nigeria played out a thriller of a final against Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, we take a look back at the players that started for the Super Eagles, and what has happened to them since.<\/p>\n\n\n

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