2016 olympics

Nigeria's U23 team is set to slug it out with Germany to qualify for the Final of the football tournament in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Kick off time is 8pm Nigerian time. Here are live updates from the event: 19:58 - Players are out on the pitch, national anthems are being played. 0' - Kick...

Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has sent two U-23 players and 3 other 'unofficially accredited' officers with the Nigerian team back home from Brazil, Punch reports. Two alternate players, Stanley Dimgba and goalkeeper Yusuf Mohammed, the team’s media officer, Timi Ebikagboro, curator and the...

Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the 2016 Olympics in Rio after he snubbed the handshake of his Israeli opponent Or Sasson after their match. According to the BBC, 34-year-old El Shehaby was "strongly reprimanded" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after his...

Nigeria is through to the semi final of the men's football competition at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Here are the quarter final results: Portugal U23 0 - 4 Germany U23 Nigeria U23 2 - 0 Denmark U23 South Korea U23 0 - 1 Honduras U23 Brazil U23 2 - 0 Colombia U23 Here are the semi final...

Dream Team VI have proceeded to the Semi Final of the 2016 Olympics men's football competition after beating Denmark 2 - 0 in the Quarter finals. Mikel Obi struck in the 15th minute to put Nigeria ahead before setting up Aminu Umar in the second half to make it 2. The team will play Germany in...

Nigeria's Olympic team have been promised a bonus of $30,000 each if they win gold at the Rio 2016 men's Olympic football tournament in Brazil by celebrated Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu. They also promised $20,000 should they win a silver medal and $10,000 for a bronze medal. "I...

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mr. Amaju Pinnick, has stated that the association has settled the money issue it had with the U-23 team at the Rio 2016 Olympics. According to reports, the team said they are yet to receive their allowances and other payments, and had...

Nigeria's Dream Team VI on Wednesday were defeated by Colombia in the last group game of the Rio 2016 men's football competition. Teofilo Gutierrez scored early in the first half while Dorlan Pabon made it two in the 62nd minute. With the victory, Colombia qualified for the quarterfinals of...