The Super Eagles of Nigeria will renew their rivalry with Russia when both nations meet in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
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The fixture has been confirmed by Nigeria’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodatasports, with the encounter coming 16 months after the two teams last faced each other.
Nigeria and Russia played out a 1-1 draw in their previous meeting at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 6, 2025.
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The October fixture in Nizhny Novgorod will therefore be the first meeting between the Super Eagles and Russia since that stalemate, with both sides set to renew hostilities on Russian soil.