Sunshine Stars player Seun Olulayo has said tha Nigeria will book its qualification for the Olympic Games in Brazil after the 2015 Africa U23 Championship in Senegal.
Coach Samson has invited 52 players to be part of camping for the African U-23 championships and Olulayo is part of the home-based contingent.
The player insisted that Nigeria is a big name in African football and the level of competition in camp shows that the Dream Team VI mean business.
“It’s no child play in camp ad everybody is fighting really hard to represent Nigeria at the Africa U23 Championship in Senegal,” Olulayo said.
“With the level of competition in camp and the determination and efforts of the technical crew, it would be suicidal not to qualify for the Olympics.
“We are prepared and ready to pounce on any team that comes our way. All is set and we are good to go.
“At the All African Games, we played good football against some of the best on the continent. This time around, we will put extra efforts because we are fully aware of what is at stake.”
The Dream Team will trade tackles with Egypt, Mali and Algeria as they have been drawn in the same group.
The tournament will commence on November 28 and run till December 12.
Nigeria missed out on the London 2012 Olympics having failed to qualify through the 2011 African U23 Championship staged in Morocco.