International

Argentina beat Nigeria in the Olympic football final in Beijing

The pedigree of African teams at the Olympics is a source of pride for many football fans across the continent.

Nigeria continued Africa's good showing at Olympics with a silver medal at the 2008 games in Beijing losing 1-0 to Argentina in the final.

Africa's first Olympic medal was won by Ghana won bronze at the Barcelona Games in 1992.

Beijing Olympic football results

Nigeria bettered their west African rivals in Atlanta four years later by beating Argentina to win gold.

Cameroon secured the top prize in Sydney in 2000, after triumphing over Spain in a penalty shoot-out final.