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| Nickname | Dream Team VII or Olympic Eagles | ||
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| Association | Nigeria Football Federation | ||
| Other affiliation | Nigeria Olympic Committee | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Salisu Yusuf | ||
| Captain | Azubuike Okechukwu | ||
| Top scorer | Junior Ajayi (10) | ||
| Home stadium | Stephen Keshi Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in1968) | ||
| Best result | Gold Medal (1996) | ||
| AFCON U-23 | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in2011) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2015) | ||
| African Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in1973) | ||
| Best result | Gold Medal (1973) | ||
Nigeria national under-23 football team representsNigeria in internationalfootball competitions inOlympic 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 theNigeria Football Federation. In four appearances at the Olympic Games, the team has won gold in1996, silver in2008 and bronze in2016.
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| Appearances: 4 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Until1988 | SeeNigeria national football team | |||||||
 1992 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1996 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
 2000 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
 2004 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2008 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
 2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2016 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
 2020 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | Gold Medal | 4/8 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 30 |
| African Games | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1991 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
 1995 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
 1999 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
 2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2015 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 2019 | SeeNigeria national under-20 football team | |||||||
| Total | Gold Medal | 4/7 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | '12 |
| U-23 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
 2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Champions | 1/3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
Intercontinental
Continental
Other
Squad for the2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers vs. Guinea[3]
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uche Okechukwu (DF) | Emmanuel Amunike (MF) | Daniel Amokachi (FW) | |
| Godwin Okpara (DF) | Garba Lawal (MF) | did not select | |
| Peter Odemwingie (FW) | did not select | ||
| Daniel Akpeyi (GK) | Mikel John Obi (MF) | did not select | |
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Sudan| 10 September 20192019 U-23 AFCON Q | Nigeria | 5-0 | Sudan | Stephen Keshi Stadium,Asaba |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea) |
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Ivory Coast| 9 November 20192019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-1 | Ivory Coast | Al Salam Stadium,Cairo |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee:Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt) |
vNigeria | 12 November 20192019 U-23 AFCON GS | Zambia | 1-3 | Nigeria | Al Salam Stadium,Cairo |
| 21:00 |
| Report | Referee:Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia) |
v South Africa| 15 November 20192019 U-23 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 0-0 | South Africa | Al Salam Stadium,Cairo |
| 21:00 |
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