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| Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria (C) winning her women's 100m heat on the first day of the London 2012 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events at the Olympic Stadium, London, Britain |
What else can you say to defend a country that failed at her best sport that she's best know to the world for. Nigeria use to be a legend in football (soccer) in Africa and to the world as a whole, winning and becoming the first African nation to win an Olympic or World Cup soccer tournament but failed to qualify for the London Olympics 2012.
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| Nwankwo Kanu |
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Atlanta, 1996: In these Games, teams were permitted for the first time to have three players 23-years of age or older. Nigeria became the first African nation to win an Olympic or World Cup soccer tournament. In a stirring semifinal against Brazil, Nigeria scored twice in the final 13 minutes to force overtime, and then won, 4-3, on a goal from Nwankwo Kanu. Nigeria repeated its late-game magic in the final against Argentina, scoring in the final minute of regulation to win, 3-2. Brazil -- whose roster included Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, and Bebeto -- routed Portugal, 5-0, for the bronze medal.
It is a disgrace that a country with the resources and the population of Nigeria cannot even get a single medal. With the population of about 170, 000,000 (170million) people, It's definitely would be an understatement to say Nigeria don't have athletes to win just a single bronze medal in the Olympics or why are we so bad? Even the Kenyans and the Ethiopians have more medal somehow. What do you think is the problem here, the people? the government? or the nation as a whole? Who's going to come to Nigeria's aide.
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| Tosin Oke takes a jump during the men's triple jump final in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London |
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| Jordan's Ihab Almatbouli reacts after defeating Nigeria's Lukmon Lawal, left, in a light heavyweight 81-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London |
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| Aruna Quadri of Nigeria in action against Carlos Machado of Spain in the first round of the London 2012 Olympic Games Table Tennis competition, London, Britain |
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| Nigeria played USA in the London 2012 Olympic Games Basketball competition, London, Britain |
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| Nigeria's Felix Expo competes during the men's 77-kg weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| Nigeria's Isah Muhammad (in red) during their match in men's 68-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| Nigeria's Noah Akwu compete in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London |
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| Nigeria's Selim Nurudeen in their men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London |
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| Maryam Usman holds her elbow as she walks off stage following a lift during women's +75-kg, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| Nigeria's Edith Ogoke in a women's middleweight 75-kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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