Nigeria’s U23 football team, Dream Team VI, have finished as bronze medal winners in the men’s football event of the ongoing All Africa Games in Congo.
The Coach Samson Siasia-tutored side had set their eyes on winning gold at the African games but failed in their bid after a shock 3-1 loss to Burkina Faso in the semi-finals.
The Nigerian team battled host, Congo, for the consolatory bronze medal, a mission in which they succeeded in doing on Thursday but after a gruelling clash.
The Dream Team VI and their Congolese counterparts played out a goalless draw in regulation time but the Nigerian players held their nerves in the ensuing penalty kicks which they won 5-3 to win the bronze medal.
Daniel Etor, Atanda Ololade, Kingsley Sokari, Erhun Obabor and Christian Pyagbara were the penalty takers for Nigeria and they all scored their goals.
Already Coach Samson Siasia has apologised to Nigerians for not getting the gold they promised to get at this African Games.
Next stop for the Dream Team VI is the U23 African championships billed for Senegal.
The tournament will serve as the qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Olympics football event.
Three tickets is up for grabs in Senegal.
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