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Nigeria start their campaign at the Rio 2016 Olympics against Japan today. The team is also in the same group with Sweden and Columbia. Date: Thursday 4th August 2016. Time: 21:00 local Brazilian time Nigerian Time (2:00am of August 5) Venue: Amazônia Arena All the best to Siasia boys.

Nigeria's dream team won gold in the football event of the Atlanta Olympics games 20years ago in Atlanta. See video of past glory: Related: Nigeria U-23 Team Arrives Airport, Set to Leave Atlanta [PHOTOS]

The action is about to get underway in Brazil as teams compete to do their countries proud. Nigerian Bulletin runs through the 10 footballers you should watch out for at the 2016 Olympic Games. 1. SVEN BENDER (Germany): One of two Bender twins in the Germany squad, the Borussia Dortmund...

Nigeria's Olympic football team who were stranded in Atlanta yesterday following a disagreement over the size of plane chartered for them are about to depart. The have arrived at the airport in Atlanta and would soon take off. Photos:

Football matches at the 2016 Rio Olympics will kick off today in Brazil. Here is the schedule of the matches: Thursday 04 August GROUP A Mané Garrincha Stadium, Brasilia IRAQ vs DENMARK 13:00 GROUP D Olympic Stadium, Rio De Janeiro HONDURAS vs ALGERIA 15:00 GROUP A Mané...

Common sense Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce has reacted to reports that Nigerian athletes are stranded in Atlanta. See his reaction below:

The U-23 Olympic football team were still stranded in Atlanta lastnight after last minute efforts to pay for a chartered flight failed, Vanguard reports. The Nigerian team will play Japan in their first match today in Manaus which will be early morning on Friday in Nigeria. The flight from...

Zika is full of surprises. The mosquito-borne virus has captured international attention since the outbreak in Brazil early in 2015, and is now active in 60 countries around the world. Just as the 2016 Rio Olympics is about to kick-off, athletes, spectators, officials and other who would visit...

After two cancellations of travelling arrangements, the national U-23 team left Atlanta after about four weeks of training tour in preparation for the 31st Olympiad which opens on Friday in Rio, Brazil. The players and officials left Atlanta Tuesday afternoon (evening time Nigeria) after...

The Olympic Games is just around the corner with millions of sport lovers expected to land in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. As we get closer to the Olympics it is good to know some interesting facts about the Olympic City. Here are 10 things you should know about Rio de Janeiro: 1...

The main ramp of Marina da Gloria, the sailing venue of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has partially collapsed, raising further questions about the quality of construction in the Olympic host city. Philip Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organising committee, said high tides and stormy...

Nigeria’s U-23 team coach, Samson Siasia, has appointed Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, as captain of the team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Nigeria, who are seeking their second Olympic gold, will begin their campaign in Group B against Japan on August 4. Mikel took over from Azubuike...

Henry Nwosu, former Green Eagles captain, Henry Nwosu, has faulted the action of the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung in naming Chelsea of England star, John Mikel Obi, Team Nigeria Captain to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. “The minister or the sports ministry has no business naming or...

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has disqualified Nigerian Athlete Tosin Adeloye from participating in the 2016 Olympics scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to Complete Sports, Adeloye was disqualified after she tested positive to a...

Captain of Nigerian Olympic Team, John Mikel Obi has denied reports that he made a $30,000 donation to his team mates as it emerged they were cash strapped. Speaking angrily from the team's camp at the Hyatt Place, Obi said it was all a lie. "I was first told of this unfortunate story by a...

The Union Bank of Nigeria Plc on Tuesday donated N30 million to the Nigeria Olympic Committee to support the nation’s participation in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Donating the money, Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaiden, the Head, Corporate Communications of Union Bank, said that the money was for both...

Unless there is a change of fortune in the camp of the Rio Olympics-bound U-23 team, international disgrace awaits Nigeria in Brazil. The Nigeria U-23 Olympic team that have been camping in Atlanta, USA are not in the best of moods to produce the desired performance that can guarantee the...

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer will miss the Olympics and the rest of the season with a knee injury. The 17-time Grand Slam champion said he needs "more extensive rehabilitation" if he wants to prolong his career. Federer, 34, had knee surgery in February before missing May's French Open...

Super Eagles star, John Obi Mikel has been named the Team Nigeria captain for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sports ministry in Nigeria stated that the Chelsea midfielder has been picked as he is regarded as “a role model to the upcoming athletes.” The 29-year-old is...

With a record number of condoms allocated and air-conditioners in every bedroom, Rio's athletes village starts welcoming Olympians on Sunday. The new apartment towers built to house 11,000 athletes and 6,000 coaches during Rio's Games are being called basic, even austere. "The athletes are...