Oghenekaro Etebo scored four in Nigeria’s 5-4 win over Japan in the opening game of 2016 Rio Olympics.
The Nigerian team’s arrival in Brazil was delayed after a flight mixup and only arrived in Manaus hours before the match aboard a Delta Airways chartered flight.
The team, however showed no sign of jet lag as Roma striker Umar Sadiq unlocked the scoring sheet for Nigeria in the 6th minute and was leveled by Shinzo Koroki’s penalty shoot three minutes later.
Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi captained Nigerian team during their clash against Japanese side held at Arena da Amazonia.
French referee Clément Turpin awarded Nigeria’s Amuzie the only yellow card of the night for tripping an opponent in front of 29, 996 onlookers.
Nigeria now lead Group B with three points after the game between Colombia and Sweden ended with 2-2 draw.
The Olympics team managed by Samson Siasia will face Sweden on Sunday, August 7, while Japan battle Colombia for their debut point.
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