Nigeria will face Germany in the penultimate stage of the men's soccer tournament at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after they defeated Denmark 2-0 at the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador on Saturday.
John Obi Mikel's 15th-minute breakthrough laid the foundation for a confident quarter-final win before the Chelsea midfielder set up Aminu Umar for his side's second from a corner with 30 minutes remaining.
The 1996 Olympic gold-medal winners continued their campaign to once again finish atop the podium in Brazil, and they now stand just one match from guaranteeing themselves a medal in Rio.