Poland and Nigeria draw 2-2 in 2026 international friendly

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In a match full of emotions, Poland and Nigeria drew 2-2.

In the last play of the match, Przemysław Wiśniewski made it 2-2 with a stunning goal.

While stoppage time is being played, Poland made two more substitutions: Nicola Zalewski and Piotr Zieliński went off, replaced by Karol Czubak and Oskar Pietuszewski.

With more pride than soccer, Poland are once again searching for the equalizer.

Poland and Nigeria are playing the final minutes of the match.

Robert Lewandowski and Raphael Onyedika were booked.

Paul Onuachu shot down the middle and gives Nigeria the lead.

After a handball in the box reviewed by VAR, Nigeria have been awarded a penalty.

Poland and Nigeria remain level at 1-1 with 15 minutes left in the match.

Sanusi fired a powerful shot from outside the box, and Grabara pushed it out for a corner.

The ball is being contested in midfield, keeping the goalkeepers out of danger. 

Lewandowski, after a mistake by the visiting defense, nearly connected for the second goal but was unlucky with his finish.

The home side is being dominated by Nigeria, but clear chances are not frequent.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru came on to replace Moses Simon.

Kacper Kozłowski and Norbert Wojtuszek came on for Poland, replacing Sebastian Szymański and Karol Świderski.

The African side takes control of possession and looks to break the deadlock.

Robert Lewandowski remains the home side’s main attacking threat, although he has yet to pose any real danger.

Nigeria, with aerial play through Onuachu, almost scored a second.

With a large number of changes at halftime, the African side is looking for a second goal.

The second half is underway between Poland and Nigeria in Warsaw.

Six changes for Nigeria: Igoh Ogbu, Akor Adams, Emmanuel Fernández, Bruno Onyemaechi, Tochukwu Nnadi, and Frank Onyeka came off.

Philip Otele, Raphael Onyedika, Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey, Rafiu Durosinmi, and Semi Ajayi came on.

In a match with few clear chances, Poland and Nigeria are level at 1-1.

Terem Moffi opened the scoring for the visitors, while Kacper Potulski equalized late on.

Poland and Nigeria are tied 1-1.

Casper Potulski equalizes with a finish from inside the box.

Before the end of the first half, the home side is pushing for 1-1.

Zalewski came close with a shot from outside the box that went wide.

The final five minutes of the first half are being played. Nigeria continue to lead 1-0. Grabara denied a well-placed shot from Bewene.

The African side is justifying its lead with possession of the ball. 

Poland try with isolated aerial moves, but without danger.

Poland have yet to react to the visitors’ goal.

With a rather weak shot from Zieliński, the Nigerian goalkeeper dealt with it comfortably.

Terem Moffi opens the scoring.

With Moses Simon leading Nigeria's counter attack, Bartosz Slisz stops the forward with a tackle.

The visitors try to create danger, but the Polish side deal with it comfortably in the air.

After the first 15 minutes, the match remains 0-0.

Both teams are trading possession and continuing to size each other up.

The home side is trying to create danger through its full-backs.

In the opening minutes of the match, the African side is looking to secure possession of the ball. However, Poland have  had the first scoring chance after a Kaminski header went wide.

Poland and Nigeria are already playing their 2026 international friendly in Warsaw.

Poland and Nigeria finished their pre-match warmups and are ready for the start of the international friendly.

Today’s match will be played at the National Stadium in Warsaw, which has a capacity of 58,580 spectators.

Nigeria will enter this match without two key players: Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman.

While the exact reason for their absence was not disclosed, the lack of any reported injury issues suggests they were left out to rest following their European club campaigns.

The only previous meeting between the two nations took place on May 23, 2018.

On that occasion, Nigeria defeated Poland 1-0 in an international friendly at the Wrocław Municipal Stadium in Poland, with Victor Moses scoring the game's only goal from the penalty spot.

The match between Poland and Nigeria will be officiated by an all-Romanian crew. The referee will be Marian Barbu, with assistants Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Marius Florin Badea.

The fourth official will be Răres Vidican, while VAR will be handled by Cătălin Popa, with Marcel Bîrsan serving as assistant VAR official.

Eric Chelle will field these 11 players for the start of the match:

Maduka Okoye; Abdullahi Bewene, Igoh Ogbu, Emmanuel Fernandez, Onyemaechi Bruno; Frank Onyeka, Wilfred Ndidi,  Tochukwu Nnadi, Moses Simon; Akor Adams, Terem Moffi. 

These are the eleven players manager Jan Urban will field at the start of the match:

Kamil Grabara; Przemyslaw Wisniewski,  Jan Bednarek, Kacper Potulski, Jakub Kaminski, Bartosz Slisz, Piotr Zielinski, Nicola Zalewski; Sebastian Szymanski, Robert Lewandowski, Karol Swiderski.

Welcome to another Bolavip live blog, where we'll bring you minute-by-minute coverage of everything that happens in the international friendly match between Poland and Nigeria.

Both teams failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, but will look to stay in shape through this intriguing match.