The Eagles – as both national teams are known — will be meeting for the first time tonight, and reports indicate the venue of the match, the 42,000-capacity Stadium Wroclaw, is completely sold out.
Poland has Senegal in its World Cup group, which is why it is playing Nigeria; while the Eagles believe the Polish style is a bit similar to that of Croatia, who they play first in Russia in June.
Torino midfielder, Joel Obi, will start and play for Nigeria for the first time since he started against Scotland at Craven Cottage on May 28, 2014.
Nigeria starting XI: Francis Uzoho; Shehu Abdullahi, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Brian Idowu; Joel Obi, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho; Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi, Odion Ighalo
Poland Starting XI: Lukasz Fabianski; Lukasz Piszczek, Kamil Glik, Marcin Kaminski; Przemyslaw Frankowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Piotr Zielinski, Karol Linetty, Rafal Kurzawa; Dawid Kownacki, Robert Lewandowski
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Eagles led out by William Troost-Ekong in the new Nike jersey
Both national teams have rendered their national anthems and we are set for action
Referee Marc Oliver sounds the kick-off whistle and the Super Eagles get the game underway
Early offside by Ighalo
Quite chilly in Wroclaw tonight, temperature put at one degree Celsius
Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski leading Poland while Willam Troost Ekong is the skipper for Nigeria tonight
Nervous moment for Poland again but Ighalo ruled offside
Free kick to Nigeria as Iheanacho is brought down
Iwobi conceeds a throw near the Nigeria goal area
CHANCE!!!! Lewandowski hits the post
Good delivery for Bayern Munich striker, the Super Eagles defenders will have their hands full tonight
Poland’s Karol Linetty goes down from a challenge from Shehu Abdullahi
Iwobi wriggles his way to try a cross but goes off play
Poland featuring a decent squad tonight, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is having his 43rd game tonight
Poland featuring a decent squad tonight, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is having his 43rd game tonight
15 minutes gone , still goalless but Poland with the best chance so far
Early change for Poland as injured Karol Linetty has been stretched out
A good first 15 minutes for the Eagles in their new Nike jerseys – showing composure and good ball rotation
Goralaski comes in for Linetty
Fabianski very alive as he picks the ball fast again before Ighalo get there
Poland wins a corner as Ekong heads the ball away
Joel Obi goes down after a rash challenge from a Poland player but gets back on his feet fast enough
Kaminski makes a desperate clearance as Nigeria launch a cross into the Poland box
Moses brought now and Nigeria have a free kick in an interesting position
Moses takes the free kick himself but goes wide
Poland have come pretty close on two occasions but it is still goalless
Victor Moses not looking good after a challenge from Gorlaski
The Chelsea man is back in action
Good cross for Moses but Ighalo’s glancing header is off the mark
Free kick for Poland as Shehu Abdullahi commits a free kick just outside the penalty box
Poland denied a goal as Leon Balogun makes a clearance from the line
Poland piling the pressure in the latter stages with four successive corner kicks
Uzoho has had a busy last five minutes but the Super Eagles survived the scare
HALF TIME: Poland 0-0 Nigeria
First Half: Uzoho achieves 2nd clean sheet in 2nd 45 minutes of Eagles career
The Super Eagles were better in the opening minutes as they put on a press every time Lukasz Fabianski had the ball, forcing the Poles to go long. Apart from Robert Lewandowski hitting the base of the post in the seventh minute and a flurry of corner kicks at the tail end of the first half, Nigeria goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho was not under immense pressure.
Poland kick off the second half
Poland have made some changes including their goalkeeper
Poland’s Gorlaski gets first Yellow card of the match
SAVE: Uzoho makes a point-blank save from Lewandowski
Rohr dishing out instructions to Ahmed Musa as he gets set to come in
Yellow Card to Joel Obi after a challenge on Gorlaski
Ahmed Musa comes in for Alex Iwobi
This will be the 68th cap for Musa
Penalty won by Victor Moses
Goal!!!! Moses puts Nigeria in front from the penalty spot
Victor Moses was Nigeria’s top scorer in the World Cup qualifiers
Another change for Nigeria as Joel Obi goes out for Ogenyi Onazi
Lewandowski has never scored in this particular stadium and the drought continues as he is pulled off for Jakub
Since finishing the World Cup qualifiers, Poland have not won any game
They drew goalless with Uruguay and were beaten 1-0 by Mexico
Change for Nigeria Leon Balogun out for Kenneth Omeruo
Shehu Abdullahi looks injured and he has left the pitch for Ebuehi
The crowd have gone quiet inside the 42, 000 Capacity Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw
Iheancho is taken off for John Ogu
Ighalo also comes out for Moses Simon
Four minutes added time
Goalkeeper Uzoho with a decent performance tonight
FULL TIME: Poland 0-1 Nigeria
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