Head coach Eric Chelle and 17 Super Eagles players trained for the first time in Nizhny Novgorod in preparation for Tuesday’s international friendly against Russia.
The Super Eagles players in camp include 101-cap Moses Simon, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defenders Benjamin Fredricks and Emmanuel Fernandez, and forwards Kelechi Iheanacho and Akor Adams.
The team is coming from a tough 2027 AFCON qualifiers, where it lost one and won one against Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar, respectively.
The team will hold two more training sessions on Sunday and Monday before the encounter at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Players and officials travelled aboard Turkish Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines flights, through Istanbul and Addis Ababa respectively, before arriving in Moscow and then moving to Nizhny Novgorod.
On June 6 last year, Russia and Nigeria played a 1-1 draw in an international friendly against Russia at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, with the Russians going in front through an own goal by defender Semi Ajayi, before Tolu Arokodare levelled for the Super Eagles.
