It is belived that the future of a nations national team falls on their youth players. Check out the list of former U-23 players that later played for the Super Eagles.

Seoul 1988 team:-
Rasheedi Yekini,
Samuel Okwaraji,
Emeka Eziugo
Wilfred Agbonabare
They team finished bottom of their group after loosing 4-0 to Brazil, 3-1 to Yugoslavia and 2-0 to Australia


Atlanta 1996 team (dream team 1):-
Wilson Oruma
Nwanknwo Kanu
Celestine Babayaro
Karibe Ojigwe
Mubi Oparaku
Taribo West
Victor Ikpeba
Godwin Okpara
Tijani Babangida
Kingsley Obiekwu
Austin Okocha (was already in the Super Eagles)
Uche Okechukwu(an over aged player drafted in from the SE)
Daniel Amokachi(was already in the SE)
Sunday Oliseh(was already in the SE)
Emmanuel Amuneke(an over-aged player drafted in from the SE)
The team won Africa's first Football Olympic gold beating Argentina 3-2 in the final.


Sydney 2000 team(dream team2):
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Julius Aghahowa(was already in the SE)
Pius Ikedia
Isaac Okoronkwo
Victor Agali
Uche Kalu
Celestine Babayaro(was already in the SE)
Furo Iyeneme(was already in the SE)
Joseph Yobo
Ogbonna Kanu
The team crashed out at the quarter final loosing 4-1 to Chile

Athens 2004 team(dream team3)
Osaze Odemwingie (was already in the SE)
Femi Opabunmi(was already in the SE)
Christian Obodo
Justice Christopher(was already in the SE)
Rotimi Sunday(the goal keeper tat just got called-up by Siasia)
The team could not qualify for the 2004 Olympics


Beijin 2008 team(dream team 4)
Victor Obinna Nsofor(was already in the SE)
Chinedu Ogbuike Obasi(was already in the SE)
Taiye Taiwo(was a member of the team but did not feature in the Olympics)
John Obi Mikel(was a member of the team but did not feature in the Olympics)
Sani Keita
Chibuzor Okonkwo
Ebenezar Ajilore
Dele Adeleye
Adefemi Olubayo
Solomon Okoronkwo
Osaze Odemwingie(an over-aged player brought in from the SE)
Victor Anichebe
Efe Ambrose
Elderson Echiejile(was dropped just before the Olympic games)
The team won Silver after loosing to Argentina 1-0 in the final.

London 2012 team(dream team 5)
The ball is in your court to make the list of ex-under23 players that’ll go ahead to play for the Super Eagles.

You'll observe that the 1996 and 2008 teams had the highest number of players that progressed into the Super Eagles and that’s because of their performances at the Olympics. I wish the next generation under 23 team the best.

Everyone in the 96 squad played for the SE apart from the back up right back (Ade***********) and Emmanuel Babayaro.