Nigeria and Russia played out an entertaining 3-3 draw in their International Friendlies

Nigeria and Russia played out an entertaining 3-3 draw in their International Friendlies match at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on October 6, 2026. [1, 2, 3]

Match Summary
The Super Eagles opened the scoring early when Kelechi Iheanacho marked his return to the squad with a superb long-range strike. Russia fought back to take the lead through goals from Lechi Sadulaev and Matvey Kislyak before Nigeria rallied to level the score and seal a 3-3 final result. [1]


TeamScoreGoalscorers / Notes
Nigeria 3 Kelechi Iheanacho, et al.
Russia 3 Lechi Sadulaev, Matvey Kislyak


Head-to-Head Context
October 6, 2026: Russia 3-3 Nigeria (International Friendly)
June 6, 2025: Russia 1-1 Nigeria (International Friendly at Luzhniki Stadium) — Semi Ajayi (OG) for Russia, Tolu Arokodare for Nigeria. [1, 2, 3, 4]


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