Nigeria were held to a 2-2 draw by Poland after surrendering the lead twice in Warsaw, according to the match report. Terem Moffi and Paul Onuachu scored either side of the interval, but Poland equalised with seconds left of both halves to rescue a draw at the Stadion PGE Narodowy.
Moffi opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, sidefooting home from a Moses Simon cross after a VAR review showed Simon to be marginally onside when he received a pass from captain Wilfred Ndidi. Kacper Potulski levelled for the hosts from a corner in first-half added time. The second-half lead for Nigeria came when VAR flagged a deliberate handball in the area and substitute Onuachu converted the subsequent penalty, according to the report.
The Super Eagles created several chances as Poland goalkeeper Kamil Grabara made key saves, including parrying a Zaidu Sanusi effort and denying Tochukwu Nnadi. Onyedika missed a notable opportunity when he skied a good chance, and Poland found a late way back to earn the draw, per the report.
Eric Chelle again rotated his squad with several regulars unavailable. Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Ola Aina were all absent. Paul Onuachu, Raphael Onyedika, Calvin Bassey and Semi Ajayi began on the bench, and Chelle handed a debut to 21-year-old right back Abdullahi Bewene of Banik Ostrava. The team’s spine of Ndidi, goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, Bruno Onyemaechi, Frank Onyeka and Simon remained influential, according to the report.
The draw extended Nigeria’s unbeaten run under Chelle to 12 matches. The report highlighted several emerging performers — including Bewene, Fernandez, Nnadi and others — and described Okoye as outstanding for his reads, handling and distribution. Nigeria’s next fixture is a friendly against Portugal in Leiria on Wednesday, which will be Portugal’s final match before the World Cup, according to the report.
