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When Nigeria conquered the world, with Tijani Babangida

The ex-Super Eagles winger shares his memories of the West Africans’ Olympic glory in Atlanta in 1996

In the final installment of our Olympic throwback series, Goal remember Africa - and Nigeria's - finest hour in the men's football tournament at the Olympic Games.

We've spoken to the people who were there, to get their memories and their recollections of the Dream Team's grandest moment.

In 1996, in Atlanta, Nigeria became the first African team to win Olympic gold in the football competition—and indeed, there has never been a side from the continent before or since who have surpassed this triumph in a major men’s competition.