NIGERIA'S Dream Team 6 secured a ticket for the 2016 Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, after their CAF Africa U-23 Cup of Nations semi-final win against host Senegal.It was a tale of two penalties, one in the closing minute of first half for the host which was missed by Ibrahima Keita while the other for Nigeria in the 76th minute which was converted by stand-in captain, Otebo Oghenekaro after a deliberate handball in the box meant Senegal ended the semi-final game with a man short.
Nigeria will have to wait another one hour thirty-minute to know the result of the second semi-final game between Algeria and South Africa, to know who to play in Saturday's final.
Senegal will face the defeated semi-finalists in a third place play-off on Saturday to determine Africa's final representative at Rio 2016.
