The end comes. Only one will win the gold medal. The other team will win a brilliant silver medal. At National Stadium, Beijing 2008 will have a new Olympic Champion on Sunday. Both teams want the second gold medal in the football history.
Probable line-ups:
Nigeria:
Vanzekin - Olubayo, Apam, Adeleye, Ambrose - Promise, Kaita, Ajilore, Obinna - Okoronkwo, Odemwingie.
Argentina: Romero - Garay, Monzón, Zabaleta, Gago – Riquelme,
Di María, Pareja, Messi – Mascherano, Agüero.
The following are key facts and figures for the Men's Olympic Football final between Argentina and Nigeria on Saturday, 23 August; according to Infostrada Sports.
Head-to-head
Argentina is looking to avenge their 3-2 defeat against Nigeria in the final of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.
Probable line-ups:
Nigeria:
Vanzekin - Olubayo, Apam, Adeleye, Ambrose - Promise, Kaita, Ajilore, Obinna - Okoronkwo, Odemwingie.
Argentina: Romero - Garay, Monzón, Zabaleta, Gago – Riquelme,
Di María, Pareja, Messi – Mascherano, Agüero.
The following are key facts and figures for the Men's Olympic Football final between Argentina and Nigeria on Saturday, 23 August; according to Infostrada Sports.
Head-to-head
Argentina is looking to avenge their 3-2 defeat against Nigeria in the final of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.
The 1996 final is the only time Argentina and Nigeria have met at the Olympic Games.
Argentina
Argentina
Javier Mascherano is the only player to return from the team that won Gold at Athens 2004.
Argentina has won one Gold and two Silver medals at the Olympics.
Argentina has won their last 11 matches at the Olympic Games.
The last time they did not win was against Nigeria in the final at Atlanta 1996 (3-2).
Argentina has scored 10 goals at Beijing 2008. Sergio Agüero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Lionel Messi are shared top scorers with two goals each.
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria has won one Gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Nigeria has scored 10 goals at Beijing 2008.
Victor Obinna is the top scorer with three goals.
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