Nigeria v Japan, 23 July 1996
| Score | 2-0 to Nigeria |
| Referee | Pierluigi Collina |
| Competition | Olympics Finals Group D |
| Venue | Orlando |
| Attendance | 22,734 |
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Nigeria
Manager: Johannes Bonfrere
Goals:
| Tijana Babangida | 82 |
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| Jay Jay Okocha | penalty | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Uche Okechukwu
Defender/Centre back
Taribo West
Defender/Left back
Celestine Babayaro
Midfielder
Emmanuel Amunike
Midfielder
Jay Jay Okocha
Midfielder
Sunday Oliseh
Forward
Daniel Amokachi
Forward
Tijana Babangida
Forward
Nwankwo Kanu
Substitutions:
| Garba Lawal for Emmanuel Amunike | 72 |
| Victor Ikpeba for Nwankwo Kanu | 86 |
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Japan
Manager: Akira Nishino
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Naoki Matsuda
Defender/Right back
Toshihiro Hattori
Defender
Hideto Suzuki
Defender
Makoto Tanaka
Defender
Teruyoshi Ito
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Shoji Jo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tadahiro Akiba for Makoto Tanaka | 72 |
| Yuji Hironaga for Toshihiro Hattori | 86 |