Russia release 31 player list to face Super Eagles of Nigeria in friendly.
The international friendly between Russia against Nigeria is starting to take shape.
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Russia, despite being banned from FIFA and UEFA competitions since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, has continued to organize friendlies against nations willing to play them, such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, and now Nigeria.
This match is part of Russia’s June training camp, as announced by the Russian Football Union (RFU).
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Russia release 31 player list to face Super Eagles of Nigeria in friendly.
Nigeria a powerhouse in African football want to test their squad against a European side, which could be valuable preparation for upcoming AFCON qualifiers or other international commitments.
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Russia, on the other hand, has a storied football history but has been isolated from competitive international play due to geopolitical sanctions.
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Russia release 31 player list to face Super Eagles of Nigeria in friendly.
The Russian squad includes notable names like Matvey Safonov, now a goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain.
The 31-man roster for the forthcoming June training camp, which includes international friendlies against Belarus and Nigeria, has been confirmed by Russia’s head coach, Valery Karpin.
Russia, the hosts of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, will play three-time African champions Nigeria in the match’s highlight match on June 6 at Moscow’s famous Luzhniki Stadium. The game is set to begin at 18:00 Nigerian time.
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Russia release 31 player list to face Super Eagles of Nigeria in friendly.
Russia squad for friendlies against Nigeria
Goalkeepers: Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain, Paris), Andrey Lunev (Dynamo Moscow), Anton Mitryushkin (Lokomotiv Moscow), Stanislav Agkatsev (Krasnodar).
Defenders: Yuri Gorshkov (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Ilya Vakhaniya, Viktor Melokhin, Maxim Osipenko (all from Rostov, Rostov-on-Don), Danil Krugovoy, Dzhamalutdin Abdulkadyrov (both from CSKA Moscow), Alexander Silyanov (Lokomotiv, Moscow), Valentin Paltsev (Dynamo Makhachkala), Ilya Rozhkov (Rubin Kazan), Arsen Adamov, Turpal-Ali Ibishev (both from Akhmat Grozny).
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Russia release 31 player list to face Super Eagles of Nigeria in friendly.
Midfielders: Kirill Shchetinin (Rostov, Rostov-on-Don), Dmitry Barinov, Alexey Batrakov, Sergey Pinyaev (all Lokomotiv Moscow), Danil Prutsev (Spartak Moscow), Danil Glebov, Yaroslav Gladyshev (both Dynamo Moscow), Ivan Oblyakov, Matvey Kislyak (both CSKA Moscow), Maxim Glushenkov, Andrey Mostovoy (both Zenit St. Petersburg), Lechi Sadulaev (Akhmat Grozny), Anton Miranchuk (Sion).
Forwards: Dmitry Vorobyov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Ivan Sergeev (Krylya Sovetov, Samara), Nikolay Komlichenko (Rostov, Rostov-on-Don).
