Nigeria are now the first African country to complete an Olympic medal sweep.
The Dream Team VI held off their opponents' late rally to win the country's 1st medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic games.
Victory gave Nigeria their place in history, by winning all 3 men's football Olympic
At Atlanta in 1996, they became the 1st African team to win the gold medal.
They also finished runners-up at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to take silver, where current under-23 coach Samson Siasia also coached the 'Dream Team' in China.
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