ing ▁order . ▁He ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁his ▁team ' s ▁Olympic ▁triumph ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁as ▁Niger ia ▁over c ame ▁t ough ▁resistance ▁from ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Argentina , ▁pack ed ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁D ida , ▁Roberto ▁Carlos , ▁B eb eto , ▁R onal do , ▁R ival do , ▁Hern an ▁C res po , ▁Cla udio ▁López , ▁A riel ▁Or te ga ▁and ▁Diego ▁S ime one ▁among ▁others . ▁Bab ang ida ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Niger ia ' s ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁World ▁Cup ▁campaign , ▁playing ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 ▁minutes ▁as ▁he ▁started ▁one ▁game ▁and ▁came ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁sub ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁three . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁team ' s ▁only ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁second - round ▁defeat ▁to ▁Den mark . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Bab ang ida ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁exhibition ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁Y ok oh ama ▁International ▁Stadium ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁N iss an ▁Stadium ▁now ad ays ), ▁playing ▁for ▁FIFA ▁XI ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁un ified ▁team ▁of ▁Japan ▁and ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Bab ang ida ▁only ▁made ▁his ▁African ▁Nations ▁Cup ▁debut ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁Niger ia ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁edition ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁due ▁to ▁political ▁reasons ▁and ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁African ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations