Nigerian Olympic male football team,
popularly called the Dream Team, on Friday, beat the Japanese U-23 side 5 goals
to 4, in a pulsating encounter which held at the Manaus Stadium, in Brazil.
The Coach Samson Siasia tutored boys
defied all the odds to defeat Japan in the thrilling Group B encounter in
Manaus despite arriving in Brazil just hours before their first game in the
early hours of Friday.
Oghenekaro Etebo was the star of the show,
scoring four goals, while the impressive Umar Sadiq added the other goal to
secure the win for Nigeria, reports Compelete Sports.
Japan had the game’s first chance but Emmanuel
Daniel made a point blank save before Sincere Seth cleared away for a corner.
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