Poland and Nigeria shared a 2-2 draw in an International Friendly at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. The visitors led twice, including from the penalty spot, but Poland struck in stoppage time to earn the result. It was a lively game with balanced possession and plenty of goalmouth action tracked on Sofascore. Romanian referee Marian Barbu oversaw a contest that stayed competitive without boiling over.

Goals and key moments

Nigeria struck first on 25 minutes when Moses Simon finished after a Terem Moffi assist. Poland answered right on halftime as Kacper Potulski converted from a Nicola Zalewski delivery at 45+1. That made it 1-1 at the break. The first half also brought a yellow card for Bartosz Slisz in the 21st minute. Referee Marian Barbu added three minutes before the interval.

Nigeria reset with a raft of changes at the restart, introducing Paul Onuachu, Calvin Bassey, Zaidu Sanusi, Semi Ajayi, Raphael Onyedika, Philip Otele and Rafiu Durosinmi. The visitors moved back in front on 77 minutes when Onuachu converted a penalty. The game picked up in intensity with yellows to Robert Lewandowski and Onyedika in the 80th minute. Poland then turned to the bench with Jakub Kiwior on for Potulski, followed by late entries for Oskar Pietuszewski and Karol Czubak. Deep into added time, Przemysław Wiśniewski found the equaliser at 90+5 to lock the score at 2-2. Five minutes were added in the second half.

Stats snapshot: shots, saves and possession

The numbers point to a balanced friendly with a slight possession tilt to Nigeria at 51 to 49. Poland produced more total shots, 12 to 9. They also led on shots on target by 8 to 5. Corner kicks leaned the hosts’ way at 5 to 2. Offsides were 1 to 0 in Poland’s column.

In goalkeeping terms, Maduka Okoye registered six saves to Kamil Grabara’s three. Fouls were modest at 9 for Poland and 11 for Nigeria, with two yellow cards apiece and no reds. Throw ins were near even at 16 to 15. Free kicks ended 11 to 10 for Poland. The data set tracked three minutes of first half added time and five after the break. It all fits a game that was competitive without ever boiling over.

Lineups, formations and managers

Poland lined up in a 3-4-3 under Jan Urban. Robert Lewandowski captained the side up front with Karol Świderski in the XI. Jan Bednarek anchored the back line alongside Przemysław Wiśniewski and Kacper Potulski. Creativity came from Piotr Zieliński, Sebastian Szymański and Nicola Zalewski. Kamil Grabara started in goal.

Nigeria opened in a 4-4-2 with Wilfred Ndidi wearing the armband. Akor Adams and Terem Moffi began as the forwards, while Moses Simon operated from wide areas. Igoh Ogbu and Emmanuel Fernandez were among the starters at the back, with Frank Onyeka and Tochukwu Nnadi in midfield. Manager Eric Chelle refreshed the side at half time with seven substitutions, including Paul Onuachu who later scored from the spot. Poland’s bench also made an impact as Jakub Kiwior, Oskar Pietuszewski, Karol Czubak and Norbert Wojtuszek saw minutes. The match officials were led by Romanian referee Marian Barbu.

If you want to dive deeper into this international friendly, Sofascore has the full event page with timelines, team sheets and match statistics. You can also follow future fixtures with live momentum, heatmaps and the Sofascore Rating for each player.