2025 Unity Cup

2025 Unity Cup
	The Brentford Community Stadium hosted the tournament
Tournament details
Host country	England
City	London
Dates	27 – 31 May 2025
Teams	4
Venue	Brentford Community Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-up	Jamaica
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	16 (4 per match)
Top scorer	15 players (1 goal)
	← 2004 Unity Cup

The 2025 Unity Cup was the 3rd edition of the Unity Cup, an international football tournament, and it was held in May 2025 at the Brentford Community Stadium, London.^[1] Ghana, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Trinidad and Tobago are the competing sides, and the competitors are countries with large diasporas in London.^[2]

Nigeria are the defending champions.^[3]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final

27 May

Jamaica	3
		31 May
Trinidad and Tobago	2
		Jamaica	2 (4)
28 May
		Nigeria	2 (5)
Nigeria	2

Ghana	1
		Third place

		31 May

		Trinidad and Tobago	0

		Ghana	4

27 May 2025

19:45

Semi-final

Jamaica	3–2	Trinidad and Tobago
Palmer 25' (pen.) Burrell 53' King 90+3' (pen.)		Leacock 54' Molino 69'

Brentford Community Stadium, London

Referee: Stuart Attwell

28 May 2025

19:45

Semi-final

Nigeria	2–1	Ghana
Dessers 14' Simpson 🔴⚽ 19'		Thomas-Asante 70'

Brentford Community Stadium, London

Referee: Stuart Attwell

31 May 2025

12:30

Third-place play-off

Trinidad and Tobago	0–4	Ghana
		Ayew 6' Simpson 12' Fuseini 41' Agyekum 58'

Brentford Community Stadium, London

Referee: Stuart Attwell

31 May 2025

17:00

Final

Jamaica	2–2	Nigeria
Dixon 12' Russell 63'		Simon 9' Chukwueze 53'
Penalties
King Hayden Morrison Atkinson Bell	4–5	Iheanacho Simon Arokodare Onyemaechi Uche

Brentford Community Stadium, London

Referee: Stuart Attwell

Winners

2025 Unity Cup winners
Nigeria Third title

Squads

Ghana

The squad for the Unity Cup included:^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Lawrence Ati-Zigi	(1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 29)	St. Gallen
12	1GK	Joseph Anang	(2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 25)	St Patrick's Athletic
16	1GK	Benjamin Asare	(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 26)	Hearts of Oak

2	2DF	Kamaradini Mamudu	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 23)	Medeama
3	2DF	Aaron Essel	(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 20)	North Texas
4	2DF	Razak Simpson	(1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 27)	Nations
14	2DF	Gideon Mensah	(1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 27)	Auxerre
18	2DF	Stephan Ambrosius	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 27)	St. Gallen
20	2DF	Ebenezer Annan	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 23)	Red Star Belgrade
	2DF	Mohammed Salisu	(1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 26)	Monaco^[a]

5	3MF	Caleb Yirenkyi	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 20)	Nordsjælland
8	3MF	Majeed Ashimeru	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 28)	Anderlecht
13	3MF	Ibrahim Sulemana	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 22)	Atalanta
15	3MF	Lawrence Agyekum	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 22)	Cercle Brugge
21	3MF	Salis Abdul Samed	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 25)	Sunderland
22	3MF	Christopher Bonsu Baah	(2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 21)	Genk
27	3MF	Abu Francis	(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 24)	Cercle Brugge

7	4FW	Aziz Issah	(2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 20)	Barcelona Atlètic
9	4FW	Jordan Ayew	(1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 34)	Leicester City
11	4FW	Kwame Opoku	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 26)	Asante Kotoko
17	4FW	Mohammed Fuseini	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 23)	Union Saint-Gilloise
19	4FW	Felix Afena-Gyan	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 23)	Juventus Next Gen
23	4FW	Brandon Thomas-Asante	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 27)	Coventry City

Nigeria

The squad for the 2025 Unity Cup includes the following players: ^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
23	1GK	Stanley Nwabali	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 29)	Chippa United
1	1GK	Maduka Okoye	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 26)	Udinese
16	1GK	Amas Obasogie	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 26)	Singida Big Stars F.C.
13	2DF	Bruno Onyemaechi	(1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 26)	Olympiacos F.C.
6	2DF	Semi Ajayi	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 32)	West Bromwich Albion
5	2DF	Igoh Ogbu	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25)	Slavia Prague
20	2DF	Ifeanyi Onyebuchi	(2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 25)	Rangers International
17	2DF	Nduka Junior	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 22)	Remo Stars F.C.
2	2DF	Sodiq Ismail	(2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 (age 22)	Remo Stars F.C.
25	2DF	Waliu Ojetoye	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 21)	Ikorodu City FC
21	2DF	Felix Agu	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 28)	Werder Bremen
3	2DF	Benjamin Fredrick	(2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 20)	Brentford F.C.
4	3MF	Wilfred Ndidi	(1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 29)	Leicester City F.C.
8	3MF	Frank Onyeka	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 28)	FC Augsburg
7	3MF	Christantus Uche	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 22)	Getafe CF
12	3MF	Papa Mustapha Daniel	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 24)	Niger Tornadoes F.C.
24	3MF	Saviour Isaac	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 24)	Rangers International F.C.
22	3MF	Collins Ugwueze	(2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 24)	Rangers International F.C.
11	4FW	Samuel Chukwueze	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 26)	AC Milan
15	4FW	Moses Simon	(1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 30)	FC Nantes
14	4FW	Kelechi Iheanacho	(1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 29)	Leicester City F.C.
19	4FW	Nathan Tella	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 26)	Bayer Leverkusen
9	4FW	Cyriel Dessers	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 31)	Rangers F.C.
10	4FW	Tolu Arokodare	(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 25)	K.R.C. Genk
18	4FW	Sikiru Alimi	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 29)	Remo Stars F.C.
7	4FW	Ahmed Musa	(1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 (age 33)	Kano Pillars F.C.

Jamaica

The following players were named to the squad for the 2025 Unity Cup squad versus Trinidad on May 27 and versus Nigeria on May 31.^[6]^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
13	1GK	Shaquan Davis	(2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 25)	Mount Pleasant
23	1GK	Tafari Chambers	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 25)	Mount Pleasant
2	2DF	Dexter Lembikisa	(2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 (age 22)	Barnsley
3	2DF	Amari'i Bell	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 31)	Luton Town
4	2DF	Mason Holgate	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 29)	West Bromwich Albion
5	2DF	Stephen Young	(2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 24)	Portmore United
6	2DF	Richard King	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 24)	Cavalier
16	2DF	Sue-Lae McCalla	(1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 33)	Mount Pleasant
19	2DF	Kyle Ming	(1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 27)	Mount Pleasant
22	2DF	Greg Leigh	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 31)	Oxford United
7	3MF	Brandon Cover	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 22)	Fleetwood Town
8	3MF	Kasey Palmer	(1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 29)	Hull City
10	3MF	Ravel Morrison	(1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 32)	Precision Football
11	3MF	Daniel Green	(1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 28)	Mount Pleasant
14	3MF	Isaac Hayden	(1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 30)	Portsmouth
18	3MF	Jon Russell	(2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 25)	Barnsley
9	4FW	Kaheim Dixon	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 21)	Charlton Athletic
17	4FW	Rumarn Burrell	(2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 25)	Burton Albion
20	4FW	Renaldo Cephas	(1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 26)	Ankaragücü
21	4FW	Warner Brown	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 23)	Arnett Gardens
12	4FW	Dwayne Atkinson	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 23)	Cavalier
15	4FW	Malik Mothersille	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 22)	Peterborough United

Trinidad and Tobago

The following players were named to the squad for the Unity Cup matches against Jamaica and Ghana on 27 and 31 May 2025; respectively.^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Marvin Phillip	(1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 41)	AC Port of Spain
21	1GK	Jabari St. Hillaire	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 26)	Defence Force
2	2DF	Jelani Peters	(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 32)	Free agent
3	2DF	Joevin Jones	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 (age 34)	Police FC
4	2DF	Sheldon Bateau	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 34)	Beveren
5	2DF	Jamal Jack	(1987-12-17) 17 December 1987 (age 38)	Club Sando
6	2DF	Andre Raymond	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 25)	Dunfermline Athletic
7	2DF	Noah Powder	(1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 (age 27)	Westchester
16	2DF	Alvin Jones	(1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 31)	Real Sociedad
17	2DF	Justin Garcia	(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 30)	Defence Force
18	2DF	Rio Cardines	(2006-01-07) 7 January 2006 (age 20)	Crystal Palace
24	2DF	Jesse Williams	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 24)	Free agent
26	2DF	Shervohnez Hamilton	(2003-11-16) 16 November 2003 (age 22)	Club Sando
8	3MF	Daniel Phillips	(2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 25)	Stevenage
9	3MF	Duane Muckette	(1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 30)	Al-Khaburah
14	3MF	John-Paul Rochford	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 26)	Port of Spain
15	3MF	Dantaye Gilbert	(2004-12-03) 3 December 2004 (age 21)	PSV Eindhoven
19	3MF	Kristian Lee-Him	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 32)	Syrianska
10	4FW	Kevin Molino	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 35)	Defence Force
11	4FW	Isaiah Leacock	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 26)	Defence Force
12	4FW	Isaiah Lee	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 26)	La Horquetta Rangers
13	4FW	Reon Moore	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 29)	Free agent
20	4FW	Kaihim Thomas	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22)	Defence Force
23	4FW	Brent Sam	(1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 29)	Defence Force

Notes

^ Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.

References

^ "Gtech Community Stadium to host the Unity Cup 2025". Brentford Football Club. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
^ "What is the Unity Cup and why could it be a big cultural moment in England?". NY Times. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
^ "Nigeria win Unity Cup". news.bbc.co.uk. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ https://www.ghanafa.org/otto-addo-names-squad-for-unity-cup-2025
^ https://www.brila.net/no-osimhen-no-lookman-chelle-unveils-super-eagles-squad-for-unity-cup-and-russia-friendly/
^ https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250522/mcclaren-names-mixed-squad-reggae-boyz-unity-cup-match
^ https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/05/22/two-newcomers-eight-local-based-payers-reggae-boyz-squad-unity-cup/
^ "Our 24-man squad is locked in for the Unity Cup in London, May 27–31!". Facebook. Trinidad & Tobago Football Association. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

[mon-5] Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.

[1] "Gtech Community Stadium to host the Unity Cup 2025". Brentford Football Club. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

[2] "What is the Unity Cup and why could it be a big cultural moment in England?". NY Times. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

[3] "Nigeria win Unity Cup". news.bbc.co.uk. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[4] ttps://www.ghanafa.org/otto-addo-names-squad-for-unity-cup-2025

[6] ttps://www.brila.net/no-osimhen-no-lookman-chelle-unveils-super-eagles-squad-for-unity-cup-and-russia-friendly/

[7] ttps://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250522/mcclaren-names-mixed-squad-reggae-boyz-unity-cup-match

[8] ttps://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/05/22/two-newcomers-eight-local-based-payers-reggae-boyz-squad-unity-cup/

[9] "Our 24-man squad is locked in for the Unity Cup in London, May 27–31!". Facebook. Trinidad & Tobago Football Association. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

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