The Nigerian Olympic football team defeated their counterparts from Sweden 1-0 to grab qualification to the next round with a Group B match in the Rio Olympics left to play.
Roma striker Umar Sadiq scored the only goal of the match in the first half, stooping low to connect with an Stanley Amuzie cross to give the Dream Team a deserved lead in Manaus.
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Coach Samson Siasia had named an unchanged team to the one that defeated Japan 5-4 in the first group match and it seemed to have a positive effect as they peppered their opponents’ goal almost throughout the match.
But despite their best efforts, they were unable to score more than the one goal.
With qualification assured, the team can afford to rest a few players for their final group match against Colombia.
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