Nigeria Share Six Goals With Russia As Super Eagles Fight Back Twice

Before the match

My people, Super Eagles land in Russia on the back of a 3-0 loss away to Guinea-Bissau, suffered Tuesday 29 September 2026. Head coach Éric Sékou Chelle remains in charge, no new gaffer wahala here. Our feed no give absentees or doubts for this one, so I no sabi who go miss out.

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Nigeria carry a record of 1W 1D 2L from their last 4 matches, since Wednesday 3 June 2026. They lost their most recent match, after a win before that. They scored 5 and conceded 8 across those four matches. Omo, that defence dey leak everywhere.

The Guinea-Bissau defeat came in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Before that, Nigeria beat Madagascar 2-1 at home on Friday 25 September 2026, also in the qualifiers. Further back, they lost 2-1 away to Portugal on Wednesday 10 June 2026, and drew 2-2 away to Poland on Wednesday 3 June 2026, both international friendlies. Mixed bag, no consistency.

Russia go into this one red hot. They have a record of 3W 0D 0L from their last 3 matches, since Friday 5 June 2026, with the current run at three wins in a row. They scored 8 and conceded 0 in that spell, clean sheets in 3 of 3 matches. If that trend continues, the Super Eagles go find it tough.

All three wins came at home: 2-0 over Iran on Tuesday 29 September 2026, 3-0 over Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday 9 June 2026, and 3-0 over Burkina Faso on Friday 5 June 2026.

Our feed shows 1 meeting between these two sides since Friday 6 June 2025, a partial record, not the full history: 0 Nigeria wins, 1 draw, 0 Russia wins. That one finished Russia 1-1 Nigeria in an international friendly.

Kickoff for this one is Tuesday 6 October 2026, 17:00 Lagos time, and Russia’s clean sheet run no go make this trip easy for the Super Eagles.

After the match

Russia 3 - 3 Nigeria. That be the final score from Tuesday 6 October 2026, after the Super Eagles battle back twice in an international friendly at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod. Away from home, Nigeria share the points, draw for Super Eagles the label on this one. E no easy to come from behind twice and still walk away with your head up.

K. Iheanacho open the scoring for Nigeria in the 10th minute, early joy for the travelling support. Russia answer through L. Sadulaev in the 30th minute to level things. Before the whistle for the break, M. Kislyak put Russia ahead in the 45+2nd minute. Russia 2 - 1 Nigeria at half time. That first half no favour the Eagles at all.

A. Miranchuk extend the Russians’ lead in the 54th minute, and for a while the night look like trouble for Nigeria. P. Edokpolor pull one back in the 78th minute. Deep into stoppage time, the 90+4th minute, A. Adams complete the fightback, and the match finish Russia 3 - 3 Nigeria. Na grit wey carry Nigeria back into this game.

Final whistle meet both sides level in Nizhny Novgorod. Six goals shared, two separate deficits wiped out, and a point picked up away from home in a friendly. I no go lie, this one show character pass anything else.