International Friendly
- Lechii Sadulaev 30'
- Matvey Kislyak 45'+2'
- Alexey Miranchuk 54'
- Kelechi Iheanacho 10'
- Osayande Peter Edokpolor 78'
- Akor Adams 90'+4'
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/3/26 | vs Namibia | W 6-0 | International Friendly |
| 9/29/26 | vs Iran | W 2-0 | International Friendly |
| 6/9/26 | vs Trinidad and Tobago | W 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 6/5/26 | vs Burkina Faso | W 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 5/28/26 | @ Egypt | L 0-1 | International Friendly |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'+6'
Abdullahi Umar (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 90'+4'
Goal! Russia 3, Nigeria 3. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Umar Abubakar following a fast break.
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Substitution 88'
Substitution, Russia. Danil Prutsev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Nigeria. Vince Osuji replaces Chibby Nwoko.
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Yellow Card 81'
Chibby Nwoko (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Russia. Mingiyan Beveev replaces Viktor Melekhin.
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Goal 78'
Goal! Russia 3, Nigeria 2. Osayande Edokpolor (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Nigeria. Umar Abubakar replaces Moses Simon.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Nigeria. Osayande Edokpolor replaces Aderemi Adeoye.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Russia. Maksim Glushenkov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Russia. Kirill Glebov replaces Lechi Sadulaev.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Russia. Konstantin Tyukavin replaces Aleksandr Sobolev.
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Goal 54'
Goal! Russia 3, Nigeria 1. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Sobolev.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Nigeria. Abdullahi Umar replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Nigeria. Akor Adams replaces Stephen Michael.
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Goal 45'+2'
Goal! Russia 2, Nigeria 1. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 43'
Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 37'
Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal 30'
Goal! Russia 1, Nigeria 1. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matvey Kislyak.
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Goal 10'
Goal! Russia 0, Nigeria 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdullahi Bewene.
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End Regular Time 90'+8'
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Yellow Card 90'+6'
Abdullahi Umar (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 90'+4'
Goal! Russia 3, Nigeria 3. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Umar Abubakar following a fast break.
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End Delay 90'+3'
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End Delay 90'+3'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Start Delay 90'+1'
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Start Delay 90'+1'
Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandr Maksimenko (Russia).
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Substitution 88'
Substitution, Russia. Danil Prutsev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Nigeria. Vince Osuji replaces Chibby Nwoko.
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Yellow Card 81'
Chibby Nwoko (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Russia. Mingiyan Beveev replaces Viktor Melekhin.
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Goal 78'
Goal! Russia 3, Nigeria 2. Osayande Edokpolor (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Nigeria. Umar Abubakar replaces Moses Simon.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Nigeria. Osayande Edokpolor replaces Aderemi Adeoye.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Russia. Maksim Glushenkov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Russia. Kirill Glebov replaces Lechi Sadulaev.
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Substitution 60'
Substitution, Russia. Konstantin Tyukavin replaces Aleksandr Sobolev.
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Goal 54'
Goal! Russia 3, Nigeria 1. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Sobolev.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Russia 2, Nigeria 1.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Nigeria. Abdullahi Umar replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Nigeria. Akor Adams replaces Stephen Michael.
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Halftime 45'+2'
First Half ends, Russia 2, Nigeria 1.
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Goal 45'+2'
Goal! Russia 2, Nigeria 1. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 43'
Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 37'
Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal 30'
Goal! Russia 1, Nigeria 1. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matvey Kislyak.
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Goal 10'
Goal! Russia 0, Nigeria 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdullahi Bewene.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 28 of 28 events.
Team Stats
NGA
RUS
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedRUS · 4-3-3
Aleksandr MaksimenkoG13 saves
Maksim OsipenkoCD-L51 shot
Viktor MelekhinCD-R14
Danil KrugovoiLB41 shot
Ilya VakhanlaRB30
Matvey KislyakCM311 assist1 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Alexey BatrakovLM111 shot on target2 shots
Ivan OblyakovRM27 yellow card2 shots
Aleksandr SobolevF71 assist1 shot on target3 shots
Lechii SadulaevLF20 yellow card1 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Alexey MiranchukRF592 shots on target1 goal2 shots
Substitutes
Anton MitryushkinSUB16
Kirill GlebovSUB19
Maksim PetrovSUB23
Artem KarpukasSUB15
Nail UmiarovSUB8
Turpal-Ali IbishevSUB2
Mingiyan BeveevSUB22
Danil PrutsevSUB25
Konstantin TyukavinSUB101 shot
Maksim GlushenkovSUB671 shot
Stanislav AgkatsevSUB12
Igor DiveevSUB3
Arsen AdamovSUB21
NGA · 4-3-1-2
Samuel JamesG13 saves
Emmanuel FernandezCD-L61 shot
Benjamin FredrickCD-R51 shot
Isaac JamesLB3
Abdullahi BeweneRB21 assist
Moses SimonM151 shot on target2 shots
Aderemi AdeoyeCM4
Chibuzo NwokoAM17 yellow card
Wilfred IgorLM10
Stephen Fumen MichaelRM8
Kelechi IheanachoCF-R141 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Substitutes
Kenneth Igboke13
Stanley Nwabali23
Akor Adams221 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Osayande Peter Edokpolor121 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Abdullahi Omar7 yellow card
Michael Atata16
Vince Osuji20
Umar Abubakar111 assist2 shots on target2 shots
Ibraheem Ajasa19
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