The reigning African U23 champions have been handed an easy group in the preliminary stages of the 2016 Olympics to be staged in Brazil.
Nigeria U23 will face Sweden, Colombia and Japan in Group B of the preliminary round of the 2016 Olympics men's football event.
The draw ceremony took place Thursday afternoon at the Estadio Maracana’s auditorium. The audience at the auditorium included some esteemed figures, with representatives from all 28 delegations in attendance, as were Dunga and Oswaldo Alvarez, the respective coaches of Brazil’s men’s and women’s teams.
Men's Olympic Football Draw
Group A - Brazil, South Africa, Iraq, Denmark
Group B - Sweden, Colombia, Nigeria, Japan
Group C - Fiji, Korea Republic, Mexico, Germany
Group D -Honduras, Algeria, Portugal, Argentina
Women's Olympic Football Draw
Group E - Brazil, China, Sweden, South Africa
Group F -Canada, Zimbabwe, Australia, Germany
Group G - USA, New Zealand, France, Colombia
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