
Nigeria will play Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, according to Vanguard Sports, citing confirmation from Nigeria's FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodatasports. It will be the second meeting between the two teams in 16 months, following a 1-1 draw in a friendly at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.
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