Russia - Nigeria

About Russia - Nigeria

Russia vs Nigeria in the International Friendly, played on 10/06/2026, ended 3 - 3. In the league table, Russia were in position 35 and Nigeria in position 30.

Half-time score: 2-1. Goalscorers: Kelechi Iheanacho 10', Lechi Sadulaev 30', Matvey Kislyak 45+2', Aleksey Miranchuk 54', Peter Edokpolor 78', Akor Adams 90+4'. Cards: 4 yellow, 0 red. Corners: Russia 7, Nigeria 5. Top Soloscore rating of the match: Matvey Kislyak (8.7). Managers: Russia – Valeriy Karpin, Nigeria – Éric Chelle.

Russia starting XI (4-4-2): Aleksey Miranchuk, Matvey Kislyak, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Danil Krugovoy, Maksim Osipenko, Ilya Vakhania, Ivan Oblyakov, Viktor Melekhin, Lechi Sadulaev, Aleksey Batrakov, Aleksandr Sobolev. Nigeria starting XI (3-4-3): Samuel Friday James, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon, Isaac James, Chibuzo Nwoko, Benjamin Chiemela Fredrick, A. Adeoye, Wilfred George Igor, Abdullahi Bewene, Stephen Michael, Emmanuel Fernandez. Injured or suspended for Russia: Kirill Danilov, Aleksandr Golovin.

In their last 1 meetings, Russia won 0, Nigeria won 0 and 1 ended level. Their previous meeting, on 06/06/2025, ended Russia 1-1 Nigeria. Russia won 19, drew 9 and lost 2 of their last 30 matches. Nigeria won 17, drew 6 and lost 7 of their last 30 matches. Next match for Nigeria: Tanzania vs Nigeria (11/15/2026).

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