Emmanuel Amuneke Backing Dream Team To Win Gold In Brazil

Former Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amuneke reckons that the Nigeria U23s are guaranteed to do well at the 2016 Olympic Games because they have an experienced coach.

The retired Nigeria national-teamer was part of the squad that won Africa’s first-ever gold medal in the football event of the Olympic Games back in 1996 and netted a last-minute winner in the gold medal match against Argentina.

“We have to be realistic about our chances too. It is not going to be an easy task, but the coach (Samson Siasia) is experienced,” Amuneke told fifa.com.

“He was in charge when Nigeria won the silver medal in 2008 and also led the team to second at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in 2005.

“There is nothing to say Nigeria cannot repeat the feat of 1996. It was a beautiful thing that we laid the foundation and others have followed our path, and I think our current team can repeat that success.”

Emmanuel Amuneke’s gold medal he won at Atlanta 1996 was stolen from his house a few years ago.

Igho Kingsley