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Beijing
Olympic football event-Dream Team draw Holland, Japan,
USA
By GBOLAHAN DADA
Monday,
April 21, 2008
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Photo: Sun News Publishing
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Nigeria’s Under-23 team are to begin their campaign
in the Beijing Olympic Games football tournament in Group
B against Holland, Japan and the United States of America.
The Samson Siasia team are expected to gird their loins to
survive one of the toughest groups in the competition. Italy
and hosts, China, received favourable draws for the Olympics
soccer event.
In the 16-team men's tournament, Italy are to play against
South Korea, Cameroon and Honduras in Group D.
Defending champions, Argentina, were drawn in Group A alongside
Ivory Coast, Australia and Serbia.
Brazil and China were drawn in Group C along with New Zealand
and Belgium.
According to FIFA, the world soccer governing body, the top
two teams from each group would progress to the quaterfinals.
The football competitions of the 29th Olympic Games will be
held from August 6 - 23, in five cities: Beijing, Shanghai,
Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao. The finals for the men's
and women's football tournaments will be held in Beijing where
three football venues are located: the Workers' Stadium, the
Olympic Sports Center Stadium and the National Stadium.
The venues outside Beijing are: Shanghai Stadium, Tianjin
Olympic Center Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium,
and Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium. |
