Sourced news brief · Source report: 2026-10-04
Nigeria’s Sand Eagles lost 6–4 to Senegal in the first of two beach-soccer friendlies in Kaduna on Saturday.
Abdullahi Hassan scored all four Nigerian goals and was named player of the match, according to Voice of Nigeria’s report citing the Nigeria Football Federation.
The match took place at the Murtala Muhammed Square Beach Soccer Pitch. Senegal’s goals included a hat-trick from Mamadou Sylla.
The fixtures form part of Nigeria’s preparations for a Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie against Ghana. A second friendly was scheduled at the same venue for Monday morning. This account covers the first game only and does not present the scheduled return fixture as completed. The defeat and Hassan’s scoring contribution give the Nigerian team specific areas to assess before competitive qualifying.
Source: Voice of Nigeria — original report. This is an original Aoedus summary of the linked reporting.
Source photograph. Image credit/source: Voice of Nigeria.
