Preview: Nigeria vs Japan (Rio Olympics)

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Preview: Nigeria vs Japan (Rio Olympics)

Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team play Japan on in their opening fixture of 2016 Rio Olympics campaign.

The team has been ill-prepared and Samson Siasia’s boys will arrive Rio late for the tournament proper after
seeing their flight from Atlanta to Manus delayed for unknown reasons.

The Nigerian dream team line-up before a match

Despite the setbacks, the Dream Team are expected to shine given the presence of some of the best players in the tournament in the squad like Mikel John Obi.

Siasia secured silver medal at the 2008 Games in Beijing and is in a second spell in charge of the U-23 side.

On the other hand, Japan finished fourth at the 2012 tournament as bitter rivals South Korea won bronze.

The star player for the Japanese is definitely Arsenal’s striker 21 year old Takuma Asano.

The match against Japan’s U-23 team will be played on Friday, August 5 at 2am (Nigerian Time).

Will the poor preparations affect the performance against Japan?