Nigeria v Argentina, 03 August 1996

Score3-2 to Nigeria
RefereePierluigi Collina
CompetitionOlympics Final
VenueSpyros Louis Stadium, Athens
Attendance86,117

3  Nigeria

Manager: Johannes Bonfrere

2  Argentina

Manager: Daniel Passarella

Goals:

Celestine Babayaro 28 G
Daniel Amokachi 74 G
Emmanuel Amunike 89 G

Goals:

Claudio Lopez 3 G
Hernan Crespo penalty 49 P

Starting lineup:

Defender Uche Okechukwu
Defender/Centre back Taribo West
Defender/Left back Celestine Babayaro
Midfielder Jay Jay Okocha
Midfielder Sunday Oliseh
Forward Daniel Amokachi
Forward Victor Ikpeba
Forward Nwankwo Kanu

Starting lineup:

Pablo Cavallero Goalkeeper
José Chamot Defender
Roberto Ayala Defender/Centre back
Roberto Sensini Defender/Midfielder
Matias Almeyda Midfielder
Christian Bassedas Midfielder
Javier Zanetti Midfielder
Hernan Crespo Forward
Claudio Lopez Forward
Ariel Ortega Forward

Substitutions:

Garba Lawal for Jay Jay Okocha 59
Wilson Oruma for Mobi Obaraku 61
Emmanuel Amunike for Victor Ikpeba 72

Substitutions:

Diego Simeone for Hugo Alberto Morales 58

On the bench:

Midfielder Emmanuel Amunike
Midfielder Garba Lawal
Midfielder Wilson Oruma

On the bench:

Midfielder Diego Simeone

3  Nigeria

Manager: Johannes Bonfrere

Goals:

Celestine Babayaro 28 G
Daniel Amokachi 74 G
Emmanuel Amunike 89 G

Starting lineup:

Defender Uche Okechukwu
Defender/Centre back Taribo West
Defender/Left back Celestine Babayaro
Midfielder Jay Jay Okocha
Midfielder Sunday Oliseh
Forward Daniel Amokachi
Forward Victor Ikpeba
Forward Nwankwo Kanu

Substitutions:

Garba Lawal for Jay Jay Okocha 59
Wilson Oruma for Mobi Obaraku 61
Emmanuel Amunike for Victor Ikpeba 72

On the bench:

Midfielder Emmanuel Amunike
Midfielder Garba Lawal
Midfielder Wilson Oruma

2  Argentina

Manager: Daniel Passarella

Goals:

Claudio Lopez 3 G
Hernan Crespo penalty 49 P

Starting lineup:

Pablo Cavallero Goalkeeper
José Chamot Defender
Roberto Ayala Defender/Centre back
Roberto Sensini Defender/Midfielder
Matias Almeyda Midfielder
Christian Bassedas Midfielder
Javier Zanetti Midfielder
Hernan Crespo Forward
Claudio Lopez Forward
Ariel Ortega Forward

Substitutions:

Diego Simeone for Hugo Alberto Morales 58

On the bench:

Midfielder Diego Simeone