It’s Friday, March 23 and matchday for the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s friendly game against Poland.
25 players reported to Super Eagles camp in Wroclaw ahead of the game and all is set for the match that will be played at the Stadion Miejski.
is here to give you minute by minute live update of the friendly game.
Super Eagles wins!
A second half penalty from Victor Moses was enough for the Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat Poland 1-0 in an international friendly on Friday, March 23.
Liver actions
2min: Iwobi does well to play a ball to Iheanacho inside the Poland box but the Leiecster City man blasted the ball. Ighalo had done well to dispossess a Polish player.
8mins: Lewandowski peels away from Balogun and slides in to hit a shot but comes off the post. Uzoho did well to make a sprawling attempt.
19mins: Early sub for Poland as an injured Linetty is taken off for Goralsky.
34mins: Moses gets a freekick on the edge of the Polish penalty box and curls it wide.
39mins: Ighalo gets a header to a Moses' freekick from the right but it's narrowly wide.
42Mins: Balogun clears from the line!!!! A Polish freekick gets into the box, past Uzoho but the Super Eagles central defender clears even when it looks like it was past the line.
44mins: Uzoho redeems himself by standing firm to beat away a fierce Lewandowski’s long range freekick.
Half-time: Poland 0 Vs 0 Nigeria
56mins: The Polish piling pressure now on the Super Eagles. Uzoho comes out well to block a Lewandowski effort.
58: Iwobi is taken off for Ahmed Musa.
60mins: Goal for Super Eagles. Moses is brought down in the box and a penalty for Super Eagles. He picks himself up to score.
64mins: Poland threatens again from set-piece but it goes out for a goalkick.
Lewandowski has been taken off.
73mins: Kenneth Omeruo comes on in place of Balogun.
75Mins: Troost-Ekong does well to block a goalbound shot in the Nigerian box.
76mins: Tyronne Ebuehi comes on for Shehu who seems to have done his hamstring.
82mins: Moses dribbles two Poland players in their 18-yard-box but can't find any of his teammates.
83mins: Iheanacho comes off for Jon Ogu
84mins: Uzoho once again comes to punch a cross clear, and Krychowiak is on hand to volley wide once again from 25 yards.
88mins: Moses Simon comes on for Ighalo.
91mins: Uzoho calmly catches a header from a corner.
92mins: Super Eagles goes on a counter but Onazi's pass to Musa was too much.
Full time: Poland 0 Vs Nigeria 1
Line-up
Like we reported earlier, Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper undefined.
Shehu Abdullahi will start as the right-back, Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong in central defence and Bryan Idowu in left-back.
Wilfred Ndidi and Joel Obi are in midfield. The Torino man has replaced Ogenyi Onazi after impressing during training..
In the absence of , Kelechi Iheanacho will play as the No. 10 while Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi and Odion Ighalo are in the attack.
Poland starting XI
Fabianski, Kaminski, Piszczek, Glik, Kurzawa, Krychowiak, Linetty, Frankowski, Kownacki, Zielinski, Lewandowski
Team Bus
The team bus was lit enroute the game as Super Eagles sang and danced to ease tension ahead of the game.
Team walk
The players had their team walk this morning as one of their pre-game rituals.
They left the Radisson Blu Hotel in Wroclaw and walked just a few kilometres before they returned to their base.
The players have been sharing photos from their walk on social media.
The match
The match will be played Stadion Miejski in Wrocław and will kick off at 8:45 Nigerian time. Fans in Nigeria can watch the game on SuperSport.