The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on the Biało-czerwon of Poland in a friendly fixture at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw tomorrow evening, Soccernet.ng reports.
Eric Chelle's come into the game on the back of two victories in London, against the Warriors of Zimbabwe and the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica, winning the 2026 Unity Cup title in style.
Poland, meanwhile, failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, having lost to Sweden in Path B of the UEFA World Cup qualification playoffs
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Nigeria vs Poland – Match Preview
Both nations missed out on the FIFA World Cup in the play-offs on their respective continents. While the pain still lingers, the match tomorrow doesn't carry a lot of weight for either nation.
However, Chelle, who's yet to lose a competitive game for Nigeria in 90 minutes, will want to keep his record that way, while both nations battle to keep each other out to avoid a drop in their FIFA rankings.
The Super Eagles last lost a game in 90 minutes in the friendly against Egypt before the AFCON 2025 tournament kicked off.
Poland lost to Ukraine two days ago and will be looking to avoid the same feat when they lock horns against the Super Eagles, their final game before the Nations League in September.
Form and Head-to-Head
Poland have lost their last two games. Across their previous outings, they've added two wins and a draw to those losses.
Outside of those fixtures, the Polish team have been in good form, losing one from 10 games. Poland have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last five games, conceding at least two goals in three of those outings.
Nigeria's last loss came against Egypt. Since then, Chelle's men have secured victory in eight of their last ten games, drawing two. The Super Eagles have also kept clean sheets in six of those games.
Nigeria and Poland have only met once, which happened in a friendly match in March 2018. Victor Moses scored the games' only goal, beating Lukasz Fabianski from twelve yards.
Team News
19 Nigerian players have arrived the team's camp in Warsaw. The Super Eagles will be without Victor Osimhen who's sorting out his future at Galatasaray, while Ademola Lookman was excused over accumulated fatigue with his club side Atletico Madrid.
Millwall winger Femi Azeez was included in the list to face Poland and Portugal after impressing in the Unity Cup, but the Championship side declined the request since the 24-year-old wasn't initially planned to play those games.
However, househould names like captain Wilfred Ndidi, Maduka Okoye, Alex Iwobi and Moses Simon, return to the fold after missing the Unity Cup.
Poland haven't reported any injury problems after their loss to Ukraine on Sunday. Their captain, Robert Lewandowski could hit the 90-goal mark for his national team against Nigeria if he scores, as he's currently on 89.
Match Details
- Fixture: Nigeria vs Poland
- Tournament: International Friendlies
- Date: Wednesday, 3rd June.
- Time: 7:45 PM (Nigerian Time)
- Venue: Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland.
Possible Lineups
Nigeria: Arthur Okonkwo; Semi Ajayi, Igoh Ogbu, Emmanuel Fernandez, Bruno Onyemaechi; Wilfred Ndidi, Frank Onyeka, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Moses Simon; Akor Adams, Paul Onuachu.
Poland: Marcin Bulka; Tomasz Kedziora, Przemyslaw Wisniewski, Jakub Kiwior; Arkadiusz Pyrka, Piotr Zielinski, Jakub Piotrowski, Nicola Zalewski;Oskar Pietuszewski, Robert Lewandowski,Sebastian Szymanski.
Final Score Prediction: Nigeria 2-2 Poland.
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