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Nigeria Vs Honduras: Rio 2016 Olympics 3rd Place On 20th August At 5pm
Nigeria Vs Honduras
Venue: Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Date: Saturday, August 20
Time: 5:00pm
Mikel will lead his Nigeria teammates out in Mineirão this weekend as they face Honduras, who were thrashed 6-0 by hosts Brazil in their semi-final match, in the men's bronze medal game.
Considering the manner of Honduras' defeat at the Maracanã, Nigeria will be confident of leaving Brazil with a medal.
Nigeria squad
Goalkeepers: Daniel Akpeyi, Emmanuel Daniel
Defenders: Muenfuh Sincere, Kingsley Madu,Shehu Abdullahi, Saturday Erimuya, William Troost-Ekong, Ndifreke Udo, Stanley Amuzie
Midfielders: Oghenekaro Etebo, Mikel John Obi, Popoola Saliu, Azubuike Okechukwu, Usman Mohammed
Forwards: Aminu Umar, Imoh Ezekiel, Junior Ajayi, Umar Sadiq
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FT: Nigeria 3-2 Honduras ,Dream Team VI secures a bronze medal, a first medal for Nigeria in Rio 2016./https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F08%2Fgoal-14.png){kind=small}
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79′ Substitution: Kingsley Madu In, Imoh Ezekiel Out.70′ Goal! Lozano scores Honduras. Nigeria 3-1 Honduras. 55′ Sadiq Umar scores his brace. Another assist from Mikel Obi. 49′ Goal! Aminu makes it goal no. 2 for Nigeria. Nigeria 2-0 Honduras/https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F08%2Fbegin2ndhalf-8.png){kind=small}
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Half Time! 34′ Goal! Mikel with the assist, Umar Aminu with the goal. Nigeria 1-0 Honduras/https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F08%2Fyellowcard-4.png){kind=small}
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0′ Game on! A very important match for the Nigerian side as the whole nation depends on them for a medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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