Sadiq Umar got his Rio Olympics off to the best possible start as he scored in Nigeria’s defeat of Japan on Thursday.
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Though the Games only officially began with Friday evening’s opening ceremony, the football tournament had got underway a day earlier.
Sadiq grabbed the opening goal in a thrilling game, which Nigeria eventually won 5-4.
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Nigeria are in Group B alongside Sweden, Colombia and Japan. They will be back in action on Sunday 8 August at 18:00 local time, as they take on Sweden at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus.