Nigeria Soccer
Russia 3-3 Nigeria: Super Eagles stage dramatic comeback in six-goal thriller
The Super Eagles of Nigeria ended their September/October international break with a thrilling 3-3 draw against Russia in a friendly clash at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday night.
The three-time African champions opened the scoring through a long-range effort from the in-form Kelechi Iheanacho.
Lechi Sadulaev equalised for the hosts before Matvey Kislyak added the second to make it 2-1 on the stroke of half-time.
Aleksei Miranchuk extended Russia’s lead in the second half before Eric Chelle’s side staged a remarkable comeback to level the scores, courtesy of goals from Peter Edokpolor and Akor Adams, who found the net late in the » Read More
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