Nigeria To Don Traditional Green Jerseys Against Colombia
Published: August 10, 2016
The Nigeria U23s will wear their green jerseys when they clash with Colombia in Sao Paulo on Wednesday night, contrary to earlier reports, allnigeriasoccer.com understands.
In their first two matches at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the players donned green jerseys in wins against Japan and Sweden.
“Nigeria’s Dream Team to put on its traditional Green jersey in its match against Colombia, technical meeting overrules the white jersey.
“So players have now been handed two sets of green jerseys for the game, ” U23 Media Officer Timi Ebikagboro said in a statement.
The Samson Siasia-led side have already qualified for the last eight of the competition as the best ranked team in Group B.
Igho Kingsley
In their first two matches at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the players donned green jerseys in wins against Japan and Sweden.
“Nigeria’s Dream Team to put on its traditional Green jersey in its match against Colombia, technical meeting overrules the white jersey.
“So players have now been handed two sets of green jerseys for the game, ” U23 Media Officer Timi Ebikagboro said in a statement.
The Samson Siasia-led side have already qualified for the last eight of the competition as the best ranked team in Group B.
Igho Kingsley
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