Iran 1-2 Nigeria

International Friendlies· 2026 International Friendly

Iran

Mehdi Taremi 67'

Nigeria

Moses Simon 6'
Akor Adams 51'

1:2

📍 Mardan Stadyumu

Timeline

6'
Moses Simon0-1
Ramin Rezaeian
↓ Arya Yousefi
45'
Saleh Hardani
↓ Ali Gholizadeh
45'
Ehsan Hajsafi
↓ Hossein Kanani
45'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
↓ Milad Mohammadi
45'
45'
Emmanuel Fernandez
↓ Semi Ajayi
51'
Akor Adams0-2
57'
Chibuike Nwaiwu
↓ Igoh Ogbu
Mehdi Ghayedi
↓ Mohammad Mohebbi
63'
Shahriyar Moghanloo
↓ Mohammad Ghorbani
63'
Mehdi Taremi1-2
67'
68'
Paul Onuachu
↓ Samuel Chukwueze
68'
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
↓ Moses Simon
68'
Chidera Ejuke
↓ Akor Adams
Omid Norafkan
↓ Ali Nemati
86'
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
↓ Saman Ghoddos
86'
90'
Frank Onyeka
↓ Ademola Lookman
Ramin Rezaeian
90'+3'
Shoja Khalilzadeh
90'+4'

Stats

IranNigeria

Possession

0Shots0

0Shots on target0

0Blocked shots0

0Corners

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 27 March
Venue: Mardan Stadyumu · Antalya, Türkiye
Referee: Cihan Aydin
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

IranLWWLW

WvsNorth Korea3-0
L@Russia2-1
WvsTanzania2-0
Wvs

NigeriaWLWWW

W@Uganda3-1
WvsMozambique4-0
W@Algeria2-0
LvsMorocco0-0
W@Egypt0-0

Head to head

16 Jun 14Iran0-0Nigeria

11↓Chukwueze

7↓Lookman

15⚽↓Simon

1Beiranvand

19↓Nemati

5↓Mohammadi

4Khalilzadeh

13↓Kanani

35↓Yousefi

8↓Mohebbi

6↓Ghorbani

14↓Ghoddos

11↓Gholizadeh

9⚽Taremi

Substitutes · Iran

27Saman Fallah
21Omid Norafkan↑
23Ramin Rezaeian↑
7Alireza Jahanbakhsh↑
3Ehsan Hajsafi↑
28Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
12Payam Niazmand
17Mehdi Hashemnejad
25Daniel Esmaeilifar
2Saleh Hardani↑
22Hossein Hosseini
15Shahriyar Moghanloo↑
18Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh↑
10Mehdi Ghayedi↑

Substitutes · Nigeria

1Francis Uzoho
12Philip Otele
19Paul Onuachu↑
20Raphael Onyedika
8Frank Onyeka↑
21Chibuike Nwaiwu↑
14Chidera Ejuke↑
18Emmanuel Fernandez↑
16Adabayo Adeley
10Fisayo Dele-Bashiru↑

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.

63'

Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.

63'

Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Mohammad Mohebi.

57'

Substitution, Nigeria. Chibuike Nwaiwu replaces Igoh Ogbu.

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.

45'

Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Fernandez replaces Semi Ajayi.

45'

Substitution, IR Iran. Saleh Hardani replaces Ali Gholizadeh.

45'

Substitution, IR Iran. Ramin Rezaeian replaces Aria Yousefi.

45'

Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajsafi replaces Hossein Kanaani.

45'

Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Milad Mohammadi.

45'

Second Half begins IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1.

45'+1'

First Half ends, IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1.

45'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.

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.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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