Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, October 6, 2026,reports Completesports.com.
The encounter will come exactly one week after Nigeria’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Matchday 2 qualifying fixture against Guinea-Bissau’s Djurtus in Bissau on Tuesday, 29 September.
Eric Chelle’s side will begin their AFCON 2027 qualifying campaign at home against Madagascar’s Barea on Friday, September 25.
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Nigeria and Russia last met in an international friendly on June 6, 2025, at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, where both teams played out a 1-1 draw.
Russia took the lead in the first half after Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi scored an own goal. Nigeria, however, fought back in the second half, with Tolu Arokodare finding the equaliser.
The Super Eagles are currently ranked 26th in the FIFA world rankings, while Russia’s national team, known as ‘Our Boys,’ occupy 35th position.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Someone wrote here yesterday that NFF interim echelon maximize the upcoming window and they “listened”
Good one even if Russia seems to sponsor the trip
If its true that Kelechi, a division 2 player in the Rurkish league is listed on the provisional list, then I won’t rule our bribery in the coaching setup.
The best Kelechi and other players dumped out of top leagues or top competitions could give the team is failure upon failure..
The standard for all the old players in the national ream.like Kelechi Iheanacho, Ndidi, Aribo and co should be top 5 leagues or top European competition.
We can’t be relying on bench warmers in lower league or players dumped out of Scottish league and expect us to be the #1 team in Africa.
CHELLE SHINE YOUR EYES!!