Nwankwo Kanu Hails Dream Team For Winning African Title

Former Arsenal and Ajax Amsterdam star Nwankwo Kanu could not hide his delight after the Nigeria Under - 23s won the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations tonight.

The Samson Siasia - led side dug deep before beating Algeria 2 - 1 at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar thanks to a brace from Oghenekaro Etebo.

“Congratulations Siasia and your coaching staff and the team.We are proud of all of you , champions of Africa, U23, well done the Dream Team, ” Nwankwo Kanu tweeted.

Kanu represented the original Dream Team at the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, USA and etched his name into Nigerian football folklore after notching a brace in the 4 -3 win over Brazil in the semifinal.

Twelve years after that record of being the first African team to win the football event of the Olympic Games, the Nigeria U23s qualified for the final in Beijing but lost 1 - 0 to a Lionel Messi - inspired Argentina.

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