Nigeria v Mexico, 28 July 1996
| Score | 2-0 to Nigeria |
| Referee | Al Muhanna |
| Competition | Olympics Quarter-final |
| Venue | Birmingham, Birmingham |
| Attendance | 44,788 |
View Nigeria v Mexico head to head
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Nigeria
Manager: Johannes Bonfrere
Goals:
| Jay Jay Okocha | 20 |
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| Celestine Babayaro | 85 |
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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:
| Victor Ikpeba for Tijana Babangida | 56 |
| Tesim Fatusi for Nwankwo Kanu | 67 |
| Garba Lawal for Emmanuel Amunike | 86 |
Cards:
0
Mexico
Manager: De Los Lobos
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Jorge Campos
Goalkeeper
Duilio Davino
Defender
Claudio Suarez
Defender
Raul Lara
Midfielder
Pavel Pardo
Midfielder
German Villa
Midfielder
José Abundis
Forward
Luis Garcia
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jesus Arellano for Manuel Sol | 24 |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco for Jose Rafael Garcia | 46 |
| Edson Alvarado for Enrique Alfaro | 66 |
Cards:
| Duilio Davino | 44 | R |