Members of the 1980 Olympic football team from Nigeria:
Adokie Ameisimaka
Aloysius Atuegbu
Best Odegegbe
David Adeele
Emmanuel Osuigwe
Felix Owolabi
Gunde Bamidele
Henry Nwosu
Ikhana Kadiri
Isima Okey
John Orlando
Leotis Boateng
Muda Lawal
Moses Effiong
Segun Odegbami
Sheifu Mohamed
Sylvanus Okpala
Nigeria finished tied for 13th at the 1980 Summer Games.
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The captain of the Nigerian national football team, known as the Super Eagles, in 1980 was Christian Chukwu. He led the team to victory in the 1980 African Cup of Nations, which Nigeria hosted and won, marking the country's first AFCON title. Chukwu was a central defender and played a crucial role in the team's success during that tournament.
The United States boycotted the 1980 Olympics.
I think there was a boycott by the United States of the 1980 Olympics.
In 1980. By the way, it was the Summer Olympics.
1980. By the way, it was the Summer Olympics.
Russia wil host their first Olympics in 2014. Prior, the Soviets hosted the Olympics in 1980.
Alternate Olympics happened in 1980.
The 1980 Moscow Olympics opened on the 19th of July and closed on the 3rd of August.
That would most likely be Buck Belue in 1980.
Yes. The United States did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, protesting the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.
The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York.