Nigeria National Football Team Lineup vs Poland OUT

Nigeria National Football Team Lineup vs Poland OUT - Why NO Victor Osimhen Tonight?

Aishik Das

Published - Jun 03, 2026, 05:45 PM

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Nigeria National Football Team Lineup vs Poland OUT - Why NO Victor Osimhen Tonight?

Summary

Nigeria face Poland in a friendly match at the Stadion Narodowy on 3rd June, 2026.
A batch of new faces start for Nigeria in this match, captained by Sevilla's Akor Adams.
Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman are the notable absentees from this game.

Nigeria are all set to take on Poland in an international friendly at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. The two teams have failed to qualify for this year's World Cup, but will look to put up an improved outing and impress their fans.

The Poland national football team fell to Sweden in the playoff final, which was quite heartbreaking for Robert Lewandowski, who might not get another chance to be in the global gathering event in the coming years due to the age factor.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria national football team were defeated by Morocco in the semifinals of the AFCON 2025, but managed to beat Egypt on penalties in the bronze match. The Super Eagles are currently basking in the glory of their Unity Cup win, where they defeated Jamaica 3-0 to lift their fourth title in the tournament's history.

Fans are quite pumped up for this international friendly, and the question that is being asked the most is, ‘Is Victor Osimhen playing today?’ We are here to answer all your questions and reveal to you the Nigeria national football team lineup vs Poland, along with more interesting details of the Nigeria vs Poland lineups.

Nigeria National Football Team Lineup vs Poland

This is the Nigeria national football team lineup vs Poland. A lot of fresh faces in the starting eleven for Nigeria, which is a good sign for any team trying to improve after their World Cup qualification failures. In the absence of the biggies, Akor Adams is expected to captain this side.

Okonkwo; Oputa, Nwaiwu, Ogbu, Igboke; Yusuf, Ndadi, Tijani; Azeez, Adams, Durosinmi.

Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman To Miss Friendly International

To answer your query of ‘Is Victor Osimhen playing today?’, we have some bad news for you. One of the best strikers in the world currently, Victor Osimhen, is set to miss this international friendly, along with Atletico Madrid's Ademola Lookman.

The forward has been rested for the friendly games as he is still figuring out which team he will play for next season, as mentioned by Nigeria national team manager Eric Chelle. He also mentioned that someone who is not at his best, both physically and mentally, shouldn't play and should avoid aggravating the risk of injuries ahead of the brand-new season.

We will miss two players because Victor Osimhen, he had maybe to change a club, so I prefer that he stays, because if you play and you are not at hundred percent, this is not good.

However, things were taken out of context from Chelle's statement, believing that Osimhen is indeed leaving Galatasaray, which enraged the fans. The Nigerian forward had to post a clarification later, where he defended his national team manager.

Unfortunately, his words have been taken out of context and blown out of proportion. He has great respect for Galatasaray, follows most of our games, and never intended to create any controversy.
I appreciate the conversation, the opportunity to always represent my country, and I look forward to continuing to work with him. He is a great coach whom I respect a lot, and I kindly ask everyone to disregard the speculation surrounding this matter.

He also urged everyone to stop unwanted speculations regarding the same. Regarding Ademola Lookman's absence, Chelle said that Atletico Madrid had requested them not to take the player to the friendlies as the player is quite exhausted after a very tiring season.