Live: Super Eagles vs Russia – Follow as Eric Chelle’s men battle in Moscow

The Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Russia in a highly anticipated international friendly clash at the iconic Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

This encounter is a rare meeting between the two nations, and both teams will be looking to test their depth ahead of upcoming competitive fixtures.

The Nigerian side, led by coach Eric Chelle, will be keen to build on their recent Unity Cup triumph in the Unity Cup in London, where they overcame Jamaica in a tense final decided by penalties.

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While the squad is missing some key names due to injuries, personal reasons, and passport issues—such as Wilfred Ndidi, Cyriel Dessers, and Nathan Tella—it still boasts exciting talent like Victor Boniface, William Troost-Ekong, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, among others.

Russia, on the other hand, will be hoping to put on a show for their home fans, with the Luzhniki crowd expecting a strong performance. The friendly also allows head coach Valery Karpin to experiment with new options and formations.

As Nigeria prepare for busy schedules ahead—including World Cup qualifiers and AFCON tournament—Chelle is expected to test new talents like he did at the Unity Cup. Follow Soccernet.ng's real-time updates, and commentary below.

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Russia

06/06/2025 17:00

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1

half_time : 1 0

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Nigeria

• Semi Ajayi 27′

• Toluwalase Arokodare 71′

• summary
• lineups
• team_stats

71 ‘

Nigeria

Regular goal : Toluwalase Arokodare

27 ‘

Russia

Own goal : Semi Ajayi

Russia

4-3-3

30

Ilya
Vakhania

5

Maksim
Osipenko

4

Danil
Krugovoy

17

Aleksey
Batrakov

8

Anton
Miranchuk

9

Nikolai
Komlichenko

10

Andrey
Mostovoy

39

Matvey
Safonov

22

Viktor
Melekhin

15

Danil
Glebov

67

Maksim
Glushenkov

• Substitutes
• 16
  Andrey Lunev
  
• 1
  Anton Mitryushkin
  
• 2
  Arsen Adamov
  
• 23
  Yuri Gorshkov
  
• 19
  Valentin Paltsev
  
• 14
  Turpal-Ali Ibishev
  
• 3
  Dzhamalutdin Abdulkadyrov
  
• 6
  Dmitri Barinov
  
• 25
  Danil Prutsev
  
• 20
  Lechii Sadulaev
  
• 7
  Kirill Shchetinin
  
• 18
  Matvey Kislyak
  
• 11
  Sergey Pinyaev
  
• 21
  Yaroslav Gladyshev
  
• 13
  Ivan Sergeyev
  

Nigeria

4-3-3

1

Maduka
Okoye

12

Bright
Osayi-Samuel

5

William
Troost-Ekong

8

Frank
Onyeka

20

Raphael
Onyedika

15

Moses
Simon

6

Semi
Ajayi

7

Chrisantus
Uche

14

Fisayo
Dele-Bashiru

22

Victor
Okoh
Boniface

13

Sopuruchukwu
Onyemaechi

• Substitutes
• 16
  Amas Obasogie
  
• 3
  Igoh Ogbu
  
• 2
  Ismaila Sodiq
  
• 4
  Papa Daniel
  
• 24
  Isaac Saviour
  
• 10
  Toluwalase Arokodare
  
• 18
  Alimi Sikiru
  
• 17
  Benjamin Fredrick
  
• 11
  Olakunle Olusegun
  

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