Top 6 sporting events on this day in history

From Kanu Nwankwo leading the Nigeria Olympic team to the first African gold medal in football, Thierry Henry’s £11m move from Juventus to Arsenal, to Mike Atherton & Alec Stewart playing in their 100th Tests for England.

Here are sportsration.com top 6 things that happened on this day in the world of sports.

1. In 1996, Nigeria won gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics by beating Argentina 3-2 in the final. Nigeria is the 1st African country to win a gold medal in football at the Olympics.

2. In 1999 Arsenal paid an estimated fee of £11m for Thierry Henry. Henry went on to become the club’s all-time highest goal scorer and a legend.

3. In 2012, Juventus confirmed the signing of Paul Pogba from Man Utd for tribunal fee of £800k. He is now a subject of transfer back to his former club for a fee of £100m.

4. In 2014, Keylor Navas joined Real Madrid for £7.9m from Levante.

5. In 2015, N’Golo Kante joined Leicester for £5.6m and led them to the Premier League title.

 6. In 2000, Mike Atherton & Alec Stewart played in their 100th Tests for England