Categories: News

Nigeria’s Dream Team Fixtures/Schedule For 2016 Rio Olympics

The Dream Team, Nigeria U23 National team is drawn in Group B at 2016 Rio Olympics Men Football event alongside Japan, Sweden and Columbia. In a Group that has three continental champions, may not be as easy as some analysts may think, considering the comparable strength of teams involved.
Nigeria will play its first game against Japan on August 4 at the 40, 549 capacity Arena da Amazonia. Then, three days after, on August 7, Samson Siasia tutored team will take on Sweden at the same venue
Nigeria’s last group game will be against Colombia at the  48, 234 capacity Arena Corinthians on August 10 while Sweden and Japan will travel to Salvador for their final group game, which will be played at the same time.
Nigeria Match Fixtures
Match 1
Nigeria Vs Japan
Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus {Capacity: 40, 549}
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2016
Time: 2:00am WAT
Match 2
Sweden Vs Nigeria
Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus {Capacity: 40, 549}
Date: Sunday, August 7, 2016
Time: 11pm WAT
Match 3
Colombia Vs Nigeria
Venue: Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo {Capacity: 48, 234}
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Time: 11pm WAT

Match 4
Nigeria Vs Denmark 
Venue: Fonte Nova Arena, Salvador 
Date: Saturday, August 13
Time: 8pm (Nigerian Time)

This post was last modified on %s = human-readable time difference 1:46 pm

SoccerNet Editor

Share
Published by
SoccerNet Editor

Recent Posts

“I’ve had to stick with the ones I know” – Augustine Eguavoen explains why he opted to invite two out-of-form strikers to camp

Interim Super Eagles manager, Augustine Eguavoen, has explained why he chose to pick out-of-form strikers,… Read More

1 hour ago

Eguavoen sweating over fitness of CAF Awards hopeful ahead of Rwanda game

Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen is sweating over the fitness of Atalanta forward Ademola… Read More

1 hour ago

“They sent a private jet” – Interim Super Eagles manager confirms Ola Aina’s departure from Nigeria camp ahead of Rwanda fixture

Interim Super Eagles manager, Augustine Owen Eguavoen, has revealed that Nigeria will be without Nottingham… Read More

2 hours ago

Atalanta slam asking price on Nigeria’s Ballon d’Or nominee

2023/2024 UEFA Europa League winners, Atalanta, have slammed a price tag on Super Eagles forward,… Read More

2 hours ago

Eguavoen suffers more blow as another Super Eagles star joins Ola Aina on injury list ahead of Rwanda tie

Nigeria’s preparations for their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda have been overshadowed… Read More

5 hours ago

“Aside from Senegal, Morocco” – Ex-Slovan Bratislava star names what’s holding back Nigeria’s Super Eagles

Former Super Eagles midfielder Duke Udi has identified a lack of discipline as the crucial… Read More

8 hours ago