Nigeria v Russia Friendly MATCH REVIEW

Olu reviews Nigeria's 3-3 draw with Russia, looks at the performances, the debutants, the positives and the concerns, and asks what this result means for the Super Eagles heading into the next round of AFCON 2027 qualifiers.Nigeria have ended the international window with a 3-3 draw against Russia in Nizhny Novgorod, but after the disappointment of the 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau, did the Super Eagles do enough to restore some confidence?Kelechi Iheanacho marked his return to the national team with a brilliant goal to put Nigeria ahead, but Russia hit back to take a 3-1 lead. With a heavily depleted squad and a number of new faces given an opportunity, Nigeria had to dig deep to get back into the game.19-year-old Peter Edokpolor made a huge impact on his Super Eagles debut, driving through the Russian defence before firing Nigeria back into the game in the 78th minute. Then, deep into stoppage time, Akor Adams popped up with the equaliser to make it 3-3.It was also a big night for the next generation, with NINE players making their senior international debuts as Éric Chelle tested the depth of his squad. Only six players in Nigeria's starting XI had previously played for the Super Eagles.But was this actually a good response from Nigeria after Guinea-Bissau? Did the new boys show enough to stay in Chelle's plans? What did we learn from Peter Edokpolor's debut, Kelechi Iheanacho's return and Akor Adams' late goal?#SuperEagles #NigeriaFootball #Nigeria #Russia #AFCON2027 #KelechiIheanacho #AkorAdams #PeterEdokpolor #NFWJoin as a member today: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbEAS-WbghdS_BFYk_66B7A/joinListen to the audio version of the podcast for free on all major podcast platforms here: https://podfollow.com/nigeria-football-weekly/view or https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweeklyCheck out our website: nigeriafootballweekly.comFollow Nigeria Football Weekly:Twitter - https://twitter.com/NFWPodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nigeriafootballweekly/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nigeriafootballweeklyFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaFootballWeeklyLinktree - https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweeklyEmail - [email protected]