- Russia and coach Valeri Karpin were denied a deserved win by Nigeria during an international friendly encounter, which finished 3-3 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
- The Super Eagles scored a late equalizer via Akor Adams in second-half stoppage time to deny the Sbornaya a deserved win.
- Matvey Kislyak's 8.8/10 performance deemed him to be Sportsdunia's man of the match.
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Russia 3-3 Nigeria Player Ratings: Matvey Kislyak 8.8/10 Performance Goes In Vain As Sbornaya And Nigeria Play Out Entertaining Draw
Summary
Valeri Karpin and Russia end the international window with an agonizing 3-3 draw loss against African giants Nigeria inside Sovcombank Arena on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Goals from Lechii Sadulaev, Matvey Kislyak, and Aleksey Miranchuk were cancelled out by Super Eagles stars like Kelechi Ịheanachọ, Akor Adams, and Peter Edokpolor to earn an impressive draw.
Matvey Kislyak's goal and assist on the night earned him an 8.8/10 player rating as he took home the Man of the Match honors on a frustrating night on the field.
Sportsdunia brings you Russia vs Nigeria player ratings in this article.
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Russia National Football Team Player Ratings vs Nigeria
Players | Ratings (out of 10) |
|---|---|
Aleksandar Maksimenko | 6.0 |
Ilya Vakhania | 5.9 |
Viktor Melekhin | 6.1 |
Maksim Osipenko | 6.4 |
Danil Krugovoy | 6.3 |
Ivan Oblyakov | 7.4 |
Matvey Kislyak | 8.8 |
Aleksey Batrakov | 7.0 |
Aleksey Miranchuk | 7.8 |
Aleksandr Sobolev | 7.8 |
Lechii Sadulaev | 7.8 |
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Nigeria National Football Team Player Ratings vs Russia
Players | Ratings (out of 10) |
|---|---|
Samuel James | 6.2 |
Abdullahi Bewene | 7.4 |
Benjamin Fredrick | 6.8 |
Emmanuel Fernandez | 5.3 |
Isaac James | 6.7 |
Stephen Michael | 6.6 |
Aderemi Adeoye | 6.4 |
Wilfried George Igor | 6.6 |
Chibuzo Nwoko | 7.0 |
Kelechi Ịheanachọ | 7.3 |
Moses Simon | 7.0 |
Peter Edokpolor | 7.6 |
Akor Adams | 7.1 |
Sportsdunia Russia vs Nigeria Man of The Match
Matvey Kislyak's 8.8/10 performance of scoring a goal and creating an assist deemed him to be Sportsdunia's man of the match.
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What was the final score from the game between Russia and Nigeria?
The final score from the game between Russia and Nigeria ended 3-3 as Sbornaya failed to win despite goals from Lechii Sadulaev, Matvey Kislyak, and Aleksey Miranchuk on Tuesday.
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