Iran vs Nigeria, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Iran

67': Mehdi Taremi

FT
1 - 2

Nigeria

6': Moses Simon
51': Akor Adams

About

Iran are hosting Nigeria at Mardan Stadyumu, Antalya, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Goal! IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1.
45': Second Half begins IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1.
45': Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Milad Mohammadi.
45': Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajsafi replaces Hossein Kanaani.
45': Substitution, IR Iran. Ramin Rezaeian replaces Aria Yousefi.
45': Substitution, IR Iran. Saleh Hardani replaces Ali Gholizadeh.
45': Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Fernandez replaces Semi Ajayi.
51': Goal! IR Iran 0, Nigeria 2. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
57': Substitution, Nigeria. Chibuike Nwaiwu replaces Igoh Ogbu.
63': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Mohammad Mohebi.
63': Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.
67': Goal! IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
68': Substitution, Nigeria. Chidera Ejuke replaces Akor Adams.
68': Substitution, Nigeria. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Moses Simon.
68': Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
86': Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Saman Ghoddos.
86': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Ali Nemati.
90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
90': Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Ademola Lookman.
90'+3': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.
0': Match ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.

Statistics

NGA		IRN
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Mardan Stadyumu
Location: Antalya, Türkiye

Line-Ups

Iran (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
19	Ali Nemati
13	Hossein Kanani
5	Milad Mohammadi
35	Arya Yousefi
8	Mohammad Mohebbi
14	Saman Ghoddos
6	Mohammad Ghorbani
11	Ali Gholizadeh
9	Mehdi Taremi

Iran Substitutes:

Saman Fallah, Omid Norafkan, Ramin Rezaeian, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ehsan Hajsafi, Amirmohammad Razzaghinia, Payam Niazmand, Mehdi Hashemnejad, Daniel Esmaeilifar, Saleh Hardani, Hossein Hosseini, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Ghayedi.

Nigeria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Maduka Okoye (GK)
5	Igoh Ogbu
6	Semi Ajayi
13	Bruno Onyemaechi
2	Bright Osayi-Samuel
7	Ademola Lookman
17	Alex Iwobi
4	Wilfred Ndidi
9	Akor Adams
15	Moses Simon
11	Samuel Chukwueze

Nigeria Substitutes:

Francis Uzoho, Philip Otele, Paul Onuachu, Raphael Onyedika, Frank Onyeka, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Chidera Ejuke, Emmanuel Fernandez, Adabayo Adeley, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Zaidu Sanusi, Yira Sor.

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