Nigeria 5-4 Japan : Super Eagles begin Olympic Games with victory despite only arriving in Manaus SIX hours before opening match - Rio Olympics 2016
>> Nigeria only arrived in Manaus six hours before their opening match
>> There was a mix-up at the airport as they flew from Atlanta to Brazil
>> Jet-lag didn't show as Super Eagles ran out 5-4 winners in Group B
>> Oghenekaro Etebo scored four, with Sadiq Umar netting the other goal
>> Arsenal new boy Takuma Asano scored for Japan but it wasn't enough
The Nigerian men's soccer team didn't show any fatigue from a last-minute trip that brought the players to Brazil just hours before their Rio Olympics opener, beating Japan 5-4 on Thursday night.
A mix-up at the airport forced Nigeria to make a late flight from Atlanta to Brazil. The team arrived in the jungle city of Manaus about six hours before overcoming jet leg and the heat and humidity in the Amazon city to win a thrilling game.
The team's spokesman posted a picture on Twitter of the team boarding the plane with the message 'here we go' and later displayed images of members going through immigration and collecting luggage.
>> Nigeria only arrived in Manaus six hours before their opening match
>> There was a mix-up at the airport as they flew from Atlanta to Brazil
>> Jet-lag didn't show as Super Eagles ran out 5-4 winners in Group B
>> Oghenekaro Etebo scored four, with Sadiq Umar netting the other goal
>> Arsenal new boy Takuma Asano scored for Japan but it wasn't enough
The Nigerian men's soccer team didn't show any fatigue from a last-minute trip that brought the players to Brazil just hours before their Rio Olympics opener, beating Japan 5-4 on Thursday night.
A mix-up at the airport forced Nigeria to make a late flight from Atlanta to Brazil. The team arrived in the jungle city of Manaus about six hours before overcoming jet leg and the heat and humidity in the Amazon city to win a thrilling game.
The team's spokesman posted a picture on Twitter of the team boarding the plane with the message 'here we go' and later displayed images of members going through immigration and collecting luggage.
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