Nigeria GK Daniel Akpeyi Wins Individual Accolade At Olympic Games
Published: August 21, 2016
Chippa United netminder Daniel Akpeyi won an individual accolade at the recently concluded Rio 2016 Olympic Games, despite playing only match against Colombia.
As published on its official website, football governing body, Fifa, recognized Akpeyi for being the goalkeeper with the top saves during the competition.
German duo Serge Gnabry and Nils Petersen were the top scorers at the Olympics, with six goals to their names, while Nigerian strikers Oghenekaro Etebo and Sadiq Umar finished with four goals, alongside Neymar, Gutiérrez and Meyer.
Denmark, who were beaten by Nigeria in the quarterfinal, were handed the Fair Play Award .
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
As published on its official website, football governing body, Fifa, recognized Akpeyi for being the goalkeeper with the top saves during the competition.
German duo Serge Gnabry and Nils Petersen were the top scorers at the Olympics, with six goals to their names, while Nigerian strikers Oghenekaro Etebo and Sadiq Umar finished with four goals, alongside Neymar, Gutiérrez and Meyer.
Denmark, who were beaten by Nigeria in the quarterfinal, were handed the Fair Play Award .
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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