elimination. In August 2008, he was named amongst Nigeria's squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Obinna scored Nigeria's first goal in a 2–1 win against Japan the "Dream Team IV" winning goal in the final group match against the United States, ensuring that Nigeria qualified for the quarter-finals. Nigeria were drawn against Ivory Coast who they beat 2–0, with Obinna scoring a penalty and setting up Peter Odemwingie for the other goal. He later captained the Nigerian team when they beat Belgium 4–1 in the semi-final match, before losing to Argentina in the final. Career statistics Club Source: International Source: Honours Chievo Serie B: 2007–08 Internazionale Serie A: 2008–09 Nigeria U23 Summer Olympics runner-up: 2008 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2010 References External links Player profile – Victor Obinna Premier League Living people 1988 births Igbo sportspeople Sportspeople from Jos Association football forwards Nigerian footballers Nigeria international footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain A.C. ChievoVerona players Inter Milan players Málaga CF players Serie A players Serie B players La Liga players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Nigeria Kwara United F.C. players Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Plateau United F.C. players 2010 FIFA World Cup players West Ham United F.C. players Premier League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players MSV Duisburg players SV Darmstadt 98 players Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Olympic medalists in football Expatriate footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Expatriate footballers in Germany Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany