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NIGERIAN SPORTS TODAY
August 24, 2008

• Official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Website
  
  Medals table
  Schedule
  Olympics blog
   
• Confederation Of African Football

 

• FIFA
   

• FIFA Globalcom Premier League
   

• EYINBA Globalcom Premier League
   

• BasketballTV

 
 

• Siasia, Argentine Coach Flays Match Timing
  Olympics Both Samson Siasia and his Argentine counterpart, Sergio Batista have expressed their displeasure over the timing of yesterday’s Olympic foo... ThisDay
   
• We let Nigerians down - Siasia
  CHIEF Coach of the Dream Team IV, Samson Siasia has expressed disappointment with the silver medal won by the team after losing 0-1 to Argentina yesterday in the final of the Beijing Olympics soccer event. Tribune
   
• Argentine coach reveals victory strategy
  Argentina under-23 coach, Sergio Batista has revealed his winning strategy against its Nigerian counterpart in the final of the Beijing Olympics football event on Saturday. Tribune
   
• Dream Team IV win silver
  Argentina managed a thin 1-0 win over Nigeria in a sizzling contest from the Bird's Nest national stadium in Beijing on Saturday. A lone goal from Angel Di Maria early in the second half sees the South Americans take home their second straight Men's Olympic Football gold| The Sun
   
• NIGERIA'S SCANDALOUS OUTING AT BEIJING OLYMPICS
  Team Nigeria’s inability to rise up to the occasion at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has continued to generate fuse among sports-loving Nigerians. While some are still nursing the ‘injury’, wondering why the Dr Amos Adamu-led team could not save the nation from shame| The Sun
   
• How Argentina tamed Nigeria again
  When foreign journalists did not see the name of Chinedu...Vanguard
   
• We're disappointed but proud of ourselves –Anichebe
  When the final whistle  went at the Bird's Nest in...Vanguard
   
• Team Nigeria's Critics Vindicated!
  Nobody can say precisely when the practice started. What is certain is that it has become the country's foremost unwritten sports law. Daily Independent
   
• Marathon gold for Kenya's Wanjiru
  Sammy Wanjiru wins Kenya's first ever gold in the men's marathon, breaking the Olympic record despite the soaring heat. BBC
   
• Nigeria take football silver
  Argentina retained their Olympic men's football title as they overcame the heat to beat Nigeria 1-0 in the Bird's Nest stadium. BBC
   
• Bekele storms to Olympic double
  Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele crushed the opposition as he cruised to 5,000m gold on Saturday, adding to the 10,000m title he won eight days ago. BBC
   
• Argentina Successfully Defends Olympic Football Title
  Argentina has successfully defended its Olympic football (soccer) gold medal with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at Saturday's match in Beijing's and has a report. VOA