Samson Siasia’s side sealed a 3-2 victory over Honduras in the third place encounter played in Belo Horizonte, after missing out of the final after a 2-0 defeat to Germany.
But the win ensures that Nigeria becomes the fourth country after Hungary and Yugoslavia - whose competitive record has been pooled under Serbia since the break-up of the Balkan country inthe 1990s - to win Olympic football men’s gold, silver and bronze medals, and also the first African side to achieve that feat.
The Dream Team VI got the gold medal after their 3-2 victory over Argentina in the 1996 Games staged in the United States of America.
In Beijing 2008, Nigeria had a silver medal to show for their impressive outing, while in Rio they won the bronze medal after surviving Honduras scare.
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