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Russia vs Nigeria: match report

Russia hosted Nigeria at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday 6 October 2026, in the International Friendlies. Nikola Dabanović is the referee, averaging 3.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.1.

Result and scorers

Russia 3-3 Nigeria. Goals: Kelechi Iheanacho 10' for Nigeria; Lechii Sadulaev 30' for Russia; Matvey Kislyak 45'+2' for Russia; Alexey Miranchuk 54' for Russia; Osayande Peter Edokpolor 78' for Nigeria; Akor Adams 90'+4' for Nigeria.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 10' Goal: Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) 0-1
  • 30' Goal: Lechii Sadulaev (Russia) 1-1
  • 37' Yellow card: Ivan Oblyakov (Russia)
  • 43' Yellow card: Lechii Sadulaev (Russia)
  • 45'+2' Goal: Matvey Kislyak (Russia) 2-1
  • 54' Goal: Alexey Miranchuk (Russia) 3-1
  • 78' Goal: Osayande Peter Edokpolor (Nigeria) 3-2
  • 81' Yellow card: Chibuzo Nwoko (Nigeria)
  • 90'+4' Goal: Akor Adams (Nigeria) 3-3
  • 90'+6' Yellow card: Abdullahi Omar (Nigeria)
Match stats (contains the result)
62.7%Possession37.3%
17Shots10
6Shots on target6
7Corners3
17Fouls10
2Offsides2
3Saves3
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Russia 4-3-3

  1. 1 Aleksandar Maksimenko GK
  2. 30 Ilya Vakhania DEF
  3. 14 Viktor Melekhin DEF
  4. 5 Maksim Osipenko DEF
  5. 4 Danil Krugovoy DEF
  6. 27 Ivan Oblyakov MID
  7. 31 Matvey Kislyak MID
  8. 11 Aleksey Batrakov MID
  9. 59 Aleksey Miranchuk FWD
  10. 7 Aleksandr Sobolev FWD
  11. 20 Lechii Sadulaev FWD

Bench

  • 19 Kirill Glebov FWD
  • 10 Konstantin Tyukavin FWD
  • 67 Maksim Glushenkov FWD
  • 22 Mingiyan Beveev DEF
  • 25 Danil Prutsev MID
  • 16 Anton Mitryushkin GK
  • 12 Stanislav Agkatsev GK
  • 21 Arsen Adamov DEF
  • 3 Igor Diveev DEF
  • 2 Turpal-Ali Ibishev DEF
  • 15 Artem Karpukas MID
  • 8 Nail Umyarov MID
  • 23 Maksim Petrov FWD

Nigeria 4-3-1-2

Coach: Éric Chelle

  1. 1 Samuel James GK
  2. 2 Abdullahi Bewene MID
  3. 5 Benjamin Fredrick DEF
  4. 6 Emmanuel Fernandez DEF
  5. 3 Isaac James MID
  6. 8 Stephen Michael MID
  7. 4 Aderemi Adeoye MID
  8. 10 Wilfred George Igor MID
  9. 17 Chibuzo Nwoko MID
  10. 14 Kelechi Ịheanachọ FWD
  11. 15 Moses Simon FWD

Bench

  • 7 Abdullahi Umar MID
  • 22 Akor Adams FWD
  • 12 Peter Edokpolor FWD
  • 11 Umar Abubakar FWD
  • 20 Vince Osuji DEF
  • 16 Michael Atata GK
  • 23 Stanley Nwabili GK
  • 13 Kenneth Igboke DEF
  • 19 Ibraheem Mahfus Ajasa FWD
Previous meetings
  • Friday 6 June 2025: Russia 1-1 Nigeria