The Nigeria national football team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Portugal in an international friendly played on Wednesday night.

Portugal opened the scoring after Pedro Neto capitalised on space inside the penalty area to fire home the first goal of the match.
Nigeria responded before halftime, as Akor Adams produced a strong individual effort, finishing clinically to restore parity.
With the match seemingly heading for a draw, Francisco Conceição sealed victory for the hosts with a well-taken curling strike late in the game.
Nigeria had gone into the fixture aiming to build on a recent 2-2 draw against Poland but were unable to hold on for another positive result.
Portugal will now shift focus to their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against the DR Congo.