🔻 Nigeria vs Russia Live Match Today 2025 HD (0:0)

 Russia and Nigeria will meet for the first time ever in an international friendly match on Friday at Moscow’s iconic Luzhniki Stadium. The match kicks off at 7:00 p.m. (GMT+1) as both teams look to continue their recent strong form.

The Super Eagles enter the contest fresh off their success at the Unity Cup in Brentford, where they defeated Jamaica in the final. This follows their 2-1 victory over Ghana earlier in the international window. Coach Eric Chelle’s men will aim to maintain their unbeaten run despite missing several key players.

Nigeria will be without star forwards Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman due to injury. This leaves the door open for Belgian Ebony Shoe and Golden Boot winner Tolu Arokodare to lead the attack. Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is also expected to feature prominently in what will be a depleted Nigerian squad.

Russia comes into the match having won their last eight games by a combined score of 44-0. Their most recent outings in March resulted in back-to-back 5-0 victories over Grenada and Zambia. The Russians have been banned from competing against European countries since 2021 due to the war in Ukraine, instead playing friendlies against teams from other confederations.

Russian coach Valeri Karpin dismissed suggestions that Nigeria is bringing a weakened side. “There are always absentees, but that doesn’t make the match less competitive,” Karpin stated. “Nigeria still has top-quality players, and this will be a good test for us.”