Nigeria and Senegal played an entertaining 1 - 1 draw at the Hive Stadium in London in an international friendly game.
Victor Moses and Carl Ikeme missed the match through injury while Liverpool's Saido Mane started on the bench for the Teranga Lions.
Senegal were the better side in the first half with Idrissa Gueye 'bossing' the midfield until the introduction of John Ogu in the place of Ogenyi Onazi who was injured mid-way first half.
Senegal took the lead in the second half through Moussa Sow but the Super Eagles equalized through Kelechi Iheanacho who scored a penalty with 10 minutes left to play.
Nigeria's next game will also be played at the Hive against Burkina Faso.
Below is our live updates of the match between Nigeria and Senegal;
FT: Nigeria 1 - 1 Senegal
Senegal hit the bar early in the game. Ogenyi Onazi was taken off injured due to injury with John Ogu replacing him.
Kelechi Iheanacho missed two glorious chances for the Eagles.
Senegal opened the scoring when Moussa Sow converted from Idrissa Gueye's right wing cross.
The Super Eagles equalized through Iheancho who was felled in the box, stood up and converted past the goalie.
90' Iheanacho has now scored five goals in his last six games for Nigeria
85' Free kick whipped in by Iheanacho and I have no idea how Kayode headed wide from less than 10 yards out.
83' GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL! Iheanacho pulls Nigeria level
82' PENALTY! Iheanacho is taken to the ground by the goalie
80' Long raking pass by Ndidi released Success who powers beyond the left back. His cross though was to Kayode who was in an offside position
75' Ahmed Musa comes off, Olanrewaju Kayode comes on for his debut
74' Musa goes down after a hefty challenge by Koulibally. He's being treated by the Nigerian medical team.
70' Superb clearance from Akpeyi finds Success who wins a free kick edge of the area. Etebor hits the wall with a tame effort.
63' Echiejile is shown a yellow card for a foul on Nguette. It was professional foul which had to be made as Senegal were counter-attacking in numbers after they cleared a corner
62' SUB: Saido Mane comes on for Senegal, replaces Salif Sane
60' SHOT! Etebo is found by Iheanacho in the box and his effort is blocked for a corner
57' SUB: Alex Iwobi off, Etebo comes on. Moses Simon comes off for Success
56' Gueye wastes a good chance to double Senegal's lead as he shoots a left-footed effort wide
54' GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Moussa Sow puts Senegal ahead after the Super Eagles fail to clear Idrissa Gueye's cross from the right
50' Omeruo commits a dangerous foul on he right but the inswinging freekick is cleared by the 23-year-old.
47' Clash of heads between Ndidi and Ndoye...looked like something serious but both players carried on playing
HT: Nigeria 0 - 0 Senegal
Senegal hit the bar early in the game. Ogenyi Onazi was taken off injured due to injury with John Ogu replacing him.
Kelechi Iheanacho missed two glorious chances for the Eagles
45+ WHAT A MISS! Iwobi and Simon combine well to release Iheanacho 4 yards out. Didn't even hit the target.
45' Four minutes of added time given
42' COUNTER! Senegal counter after a moment of intense pressure from Nigeria but Ndoye's effort is saved by Akpeyi
39' ANOTHER CHANCE! Musa is released and uses his pace to beat the Senegalese backline but his cross is just beyond everyone
38' Chance! Ogu and Ndidi combine well and free Iheanacho but theCity striker takes a touch and drags his effort wide off the mark
37' Fabulous pass and move orchestrated by Ogu and Ndidi is wasted by a dreadful attempt of a cross by Musa. He should have done better
30' Free kick to Senegal. Curled in dangerous by Mbemgue but Akpeyi tips over for a corner which comesto nothing
29' By the way, Elderson Echiejile takes the armband from Onazi
29' Cheickh Kouyate fouls Echiejile on the left. The free kick is well taken but the West Ham man is there to clear
27' SUB: John Ogu replaces Ogenyi Onazi who goes off injured
Ogenyi Onazi taken off
26' After receiving treatment for a while referee calls for a stretcher
25' Ogenyi Onazi is kneed in the back by captian Mame Diouf...receiving treatment
22' A corner kick by Gana from the right is met by Cheikh Ndoye whose header is easily held by Akpeyi in goal
17' Nigeria finally spring Simon on the left, he bamboozles the full back but his cross was behind Iheanacho
14' Idrissa Gueye has been a general in the middle of the park for the Teranga Lions
10' Moussa Sow hit the woodwork. What an effort ... lucky escape for the Super Eagles
8' It's been a very tough start to the game with no one settling down properly
5' Both sides then observed a minute's silence for the victims of yesterday's London terror attack
The teams before kick-off
1' kick off
Read the preview below;
- Nigeria's Super Eagles face Senegal in London at Barnet's Hive stadium
- Barnet have reportedly sold just over 2,000 tickets out of 6,000 available
- After Senegal, the Eagles face Burkina face in the same stadium on Sunday
- The game against Senegal is the first between the two teams since 2006
The Super Eagles and Senegal team list:
Starting XI: Akpeyi, Leon Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Omeruo, Echiejile, Ndidi, Ogenyi Onazi, Moses Simon, Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa
Senegal XI vs Nigeria: Pape Seydou; M. Wague, Kouyaté, Koulibaly, Mbengue; Sané, Guèye, Ndoye; M.B Diouf, Sow, Nguette
Subs: Success, Bazee, kayode Olanrewaju, Ezenwa, Etebo, Ogu, Ebuechi, Madu, Awaziem, Abdullahi, Mohammed, Agbo
Barnet's The Hive stadium will play host to the international friendly match between Nigeria and Senegal tonight.
The Super Eagles during a training session
The match serves as a warm-up for coach Gernot Rohr ahead crunch Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers later this year.
Both teams last met during the preliminary rounds of the 2006 African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles winning 2-1 courtesy of Obafemi Martins brace.
The Hive stadium holds 6,000 – but reports claim less than 2,000 seats have been sold for the game.
Tickets cost as £10 for adults but only 11 of 480 tickets behind one goal have been snapped up.
Senegal were quarter-finalists at AFCON 2017
Nigeria boss, Gernot Rohr, has got off to a stunning start in their World Cup qualifiers after guiding the Super Eagles to a 2-1 win over Zambia and a 3-1 victory against Algeria.
Nigeria's Victor Moses and Carl Ikeme have pulled out of the squad injured while Oghenekaro Etebo has already joined the team training.
Carl Ikeme is injured
Match details:
Time: (9:00pm Nigerian Time)
Date: Thursday, March 23
Venue: The Hive Stadium
City: London
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