Nigeria vs South Africa: Dream Team crash out of AFCON U23 competition ▷ Nigeria news
- Nigeria vs South Africa clash ended in a goalless draw
- This means that the Dream Team have been ousted from the competition
- They will also not be participating at the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan
- Imama Amapakabo's men finished third on the table with four points
Nigeria's U23 national team have been dumped out of the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations championship in Egypt.
The defending champions finished third on Group B table following their goalless draw against South Africa at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo.
This also means that coach Imama Amapakabo and his armies will not be participating in next year's Olympic Games, having failed to reach the last four stage of the continental championship.
It would be recalled that coach Samson Siasia led the Nigerian squad to finish third at the 2016 edition of the competition - winning bronze, the only medal the country won at the events.
Meanwhile, despite fielding a strong squad which includes Taiwo Awoniyi, Kelechi Nwakali, and Orji Okoronkwo, Imama's boys failed to soar after regulation period.
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