Captain Mikel Sends Nigeria Into Last Four
The Chelsea midfielder put in a man of the match performance against Denmark,scoring one and setting up another as Nigeria progress to the last four of the Olympics men soccer event for the first time since the Beijing games in 2008.
The skipper powered a low cross from Imoh Ezekiel beyond goalkeeper Hojbjerg in the 15th minute to give Nigeria the lead.He picked up an assist swinging in the corner kick from which Umar out the game beyond the reach of their Danish counterparts .
Nigeria will now come up against Germany in the semis with thoughts of an Atlanta 96' heroic Olympic gold repeat on the cards.