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International FriendliesInternational Friendlies
Russia

Russia

VS
Nigeria

Nigeria

Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 17:00 WAT · Luzhniki Stadium

HOW TO WATCH IN NIGERIA
Kick-off
17:00 WAT · 17:00 London · 12:00 PM New York
TV
NTA and SuperSport (DStv/GOtv) — NTA free-to-air for most competitive games; SuperSport Football on DStv and GOtv
Stream
DStv Stream app
Note
Friendlies are not always televised in Nigeria; confirmed per match by the newsroom.

Russia

Available squad

Aleksandr GolovinAleksandr Golovin10 · Midfielder
Aleksandr SobolevAleksandr Sobolev7 · Centre-Forward
Aleksei MiranchukAleksei Miranchuk59 · Midfielder
Alexei IonovAlexei Ionov11 · Right Winger
Andrey LunevAndrey Lunev99 · Goalkeeper
Anton ShuninAnton Shunin1 · Goalkeeper
Anton ZabolotnyAnton Zabolotny91 · Centre-Forward
Artem DzyubaArtem Dzyuba24 · Centre-Forward
Daler KuzyayevDaler Kuzyayev14 · Central Midfield
Daniil FominDaniil Fomin74 · Defensive Midfield

Nigeria

Available squad

Bonke InnocentBonke Innocent8 · Midfielder
Emmanuel DennisEmmanuel Dennis— · Forward
Fisayo Dele-BashiruFisayo Dele-Bashiru7 · Defender
Frank OnyekaFrank Onyeka16 · Central Midfield
Josh MajaJosh Maja9 · Centre-Forward
Kelechi NwakaliKelechi Nwakali50 · Attacking Midfield
Maduka OkoyeMaduka Okoye40 · Goalkeeper
Paul OnuachuPaul Onuachu30 · Centre-Forward
Ryan AlebiosuRyan Alebiosu2 · Defender
Victor OsimhenVictor Osimhen45 · Forward