Nigeria v Argentina, 03 August 1996
| Score | 3-2 to Nigeria |
| Referee | Pierluigi Collina |
| Competition | Olympics Final |
| Venue | Spyros Louis Stadium, Athens |
| Attendance | 86,117 |
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Nigeria
Manager: Johannes Bonfrere
Goals:
| Celestine Babayaro | 28 |
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| Daniel Amokachi | 74 |
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| Emmanuel Amunike | 89 |
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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
Tijana Babangida
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 |
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Argentina
Manager: Daniel Passarella
Goals:
| Claudio Lopez | 3 |
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| Hernan Crespo | penalty | 49 |
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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