Portugal vs Nigeria, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Portugal

23': Pedro Neto
75': Francisco Conceição

FT
2 - 1

Nigeria

37': Akor Adams

About

Portugal are hosting Nigeria at Estádio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal, 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.
2': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
3': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Nigeria).
3': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Handball by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
5': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
6': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
7': Attempt saved. Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
9': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Semedo following a fast break.
10': Attempt missed. Akor Adams (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tochukwu Nnadi.
11': Foul by Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria).
11': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
14': Foul by Tochukwu Nnadi (Nigeria).
14': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
15': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Semi Ajayi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
19': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria).
19': Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Pedro Neto (Portugal).
22': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Akor Adams (Nigeria).
23': Goal! Portugal 1, Nigeria 0. Pedro Neto (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Offside, Portugal. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
30': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Nigeria).
32': Foul by Akor Adams (Nigeria).
32': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria).
33': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Maduka Okoye (Nigeria).
33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
34': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
35': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Tochukwu Nnadi (Nigeria).
35': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
35': Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
37': Goal! Portugal 1, Nigeria 1. Akor Adams (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
42': Foul by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria).
42': Pedro Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Trincão (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Vitinha.
45'+3': Offside, Nigeria. Akor Adams is caught offside.
45'+3': Offside, Portugal. Pedro Neto is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Nigeria 1.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces Diogo Dalot.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Samú Costa replaces Vitinha.
45': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Pedro Neto.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Neves.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Renato Veiga replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Tomás Araújo replaces Rúben Dias.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Trincão.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Bruno Fernandes.
45': Substitution, Portugal. João Cancelo replaces Nélson Semedo.
45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Nigeria 1.
48': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Maduka Okoye (Nigeria). Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
48': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
48': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Maduka Okoye (Nigeria).
48': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
50': Samú Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
50': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
52': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
52': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
59': Tochukwu Nnadi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
60': Substitution, Nigeria. Abdullahi Bewene replaces Christian Akpan.
60': Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
60': Substitution, Nigeria. Raphael Onyedika replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
61': Substitution, Nigeria. Terem Moffi replaces Moses Simon.
61': Substitution, Nigeria. Zaidu Sanusi replaces Semi Ajayi.
64': Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
64': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
65': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
65': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Tochukwu Nnadi (Nigeria).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
71': João Félix (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
75': Goal! Portugal 2, Nigeria 1. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
77': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
77': Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nigeria).
79': Renato Veiga (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Tochukwu Nnadi.
79': Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Akor Adams.
80': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Nuno Mendes.
82': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria).
83': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Abdullahi Bewene.
84': Attempt saved. Samú Costa (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maduka Okoye (Nigeria). Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
85': Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
86': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
90': Substitution, Nigeria. Philip Otele replaces Alex Iwobi.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Samú Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
90'+3': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
90'+3': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Offside, Portugal. João Cancelo is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Samú Costa (Portugal).
90'+4': Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Samú Costa (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Nigeria 1.
0': Match ends, Portugal 2, Nigeria 1.

Statistics

NGA		POR
19	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	1
39.3	Possession	60.7
5	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
325	Accurate Passes	536
376	Passes	586
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	4
5	Crosses	14
0.0	Cross %	0.3
42	Long Balls	52
25	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.6	Long Balls %	0.8
1	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	11
15	Effective Clearances	8
15	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Estádio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa
Location: Leiria, Portugal
Attendance: 21,049

Line-Ups

Portugal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Diogo Costa (GK)
14	Gonçalo Inácio
3	Rúben Dias
5	Diogo Dalot
2	Nélson Semedo
8	Bruno Fernandes
23	Vitinha
15	João Neves
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
18	Pedro Neto
16	Francisco Trincão

Portugal Substitutes:

Bernardo Silva, Francisco Conceição, Rúben Neves, Matheus Nunes, João Cancelo, Samú Costa, Renato Veiga, Ricardo Velho, João Félix, José Sá, Tomás Araújo, Nuno Mendes, Gonçalo Ramos, Gonçalo Guedes, Rui Silva.

Nigeria (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
23	Maduka Okoye (GK)
21	Calvin Bassey
6	Semi Ajayi
4	Wilfred Ndidi
13	Bruno Onyemaechi
14	Christian Akpan
10	Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
17	Alex Iwobi
12	Tochukwu Nnadi
15	Moses Simon
22	Akor Adams

Nigeria Substitutes:

Paul Onuachu, Philip Otele, Zaidu Sanusi, Abdullahi Bewene, Terem Moffi, Emmanuel Fernandez, Frank Onyeka, Francis Uzoho, Raphael Onyedika, Arthur Okonkwo, Samuel Chukwueze.

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