2025 Unity Cup

2025 Unity Cup
The Brentford Community Stadium hosted the tournament
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates27 – 31 May 2025
Teams4
Venue(s)Brentford Community Stadium
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-up Jamaica
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Trinidad and Tobago
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored16 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)15 players (1 goal)

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May
 
 
 Jamaica3
 
31 May
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2
 
 Jamaica2 (4)
 
28 May
 
 Nigeria2 (5)
 
 Nigeria2
 
 
 Ghana1
 
Third place
 
 
31 May
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
 
 Ghana4
Semi-final
Jamaica 3–2 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Palmer 25' (pen.)
  • Burrell 53'
  • King 90+3' (pen.)
Semi-final
Nigeria 2–1 Ghana
Third-place play-off
Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 Ghana
Final
Jamaica 2–2 Nigeria
Penalties
 4–5

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 Switzerland St. Gallen
12 1GK Joseph Anang (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
16 1GK Benjamin Asare (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 Ghana Hearts of Oak
2 2DF Kamaradini Mamudu (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 Ghana Medeama
3 2DF Aaron Essel (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 United States North Texas
4 2DF Razak Simpson (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 Ghana Nations
14 2DF Gideon Mensah (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 France Auxerre
18 2DF Stephan Ambrosius (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 Switzerland St. Gallen
20 2DF Ebenezer Annan (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
2DF Mohammed Salisu (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 France Monaco[a]
5 3MF Caleb Yirenkyi (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 Denmark Nordsjælland
8 3MF Majeed Ashimeru (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 Belgium Anderlecht
13 3MF Ibrahim Sulemana (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 Italy Atalanta
15 3MF Lawrence Agyekum (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 Belgium Cercle Brugge
21 3MF Salis Abdul Samed (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 England Sunderland
22 3MF Christopher Bonsu Baah (2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 Belgium Genk
27 3MF Abu Francis (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 Belgium Cercle Brugge
7 4FW Aziz Issah (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 Spain Barcelona Atlètic
9 4FW Jordan Ayew (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 England Leicester City
11 4FW Kwame Opoku (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 Ghana Asante Kotoko
17 4FW Mohammed Fuseini (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
19 4FW Felix Afena-Gyan (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 Italy Juventus Next Gen
23 4FW Brandon Thomas-Asante (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 England 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 South Africa Chippa United
1 1GK Maduka Okoye (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 Italy Udinese
16 1GK Amos Obasogie (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 Tanzania Singida Big Stars F.C.
13 2DF Bruno Onyemaechi (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 Greece Olympiacos F.C.
6 2DF Semi Ajayi (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 England West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Igoh Ogbu (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
20 2DF Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 Nigeria Rangers International
17 2DF Nduka Junior (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 Nigeria Remo Stars F.C.
2 2DF Sodiq Ismail (2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 Nigeria Remo Stars F.C.
25 2DF Waliu Ojetoye (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 Nigeria Ikorodu City FC
21 2DF Felix Agu (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 Germany Werder Bremen
3 2DF Benjamin Fredrick (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 England Brentford F.C.
4 3MF Wilfred Ndidi (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 England Leicester City F.C.
8 3MF Frank Onyeka (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 Germany FC Augsburg
7 3MF Christantus Uche (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 Spain Getafe CF
12 3MF Papa Mustapha Daniel (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 Nigeria Niger Tornadoes F.C.
24 3MF Saviour Isaac (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 Nigeria Rangers International F.C.
22 3MF Collins Ugwueze (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 Nigeria Rangers International F.C.
11 4FW Samuel Chukwueze (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 Italy AC Milan
15 4FW Moses Simon (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 France FC Nantes
14 4FW Kelechi Iheanacho (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 England Leicester City F.C.
19 4FW Nathan Tella (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
9 4FW Cyriel Dessers (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 Scotland Rangers F.C.
10 4FW Tolu Arokodare (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 Belgium K.R.C. Genk
18 4FW Sikiru Alimi (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 Nigeria Remo Stars F.C.
7 4FW Ahmed Musa (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 Nigeria 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 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
23 1GK Tafari Chambers (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
2 2DF Dexter Lembikisa (2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 England Barnsley
3 2DF Amari'i Bell (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 England Luton Town
4 2DF Mason Holgate (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 England West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Stephen Young (2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 Jamaica Portmore United
6 2DF Richard King (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 Jamaica Cavalier
16 2DF Sue-Lae McCalla (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
19 2DF Kyle Ming (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
22 2DF Greg Leigh (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 England Oxford United
7 3MF Brandon Cover (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 England Fleetwood Town
8 3MF Kasey Palmer (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 England Hull City
10 3MF Ravel Morrison (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 United Arab Emirates Precision Football
11 3MF Daniel Green (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 Jamaica Mount Pleasant
14 3MF Isaac Hayden (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 England Portsmouth
18 3MF Jon Russell (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 England Barnsley
9 4FW Kaheim Dixon (2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 England Charlton Athletic
17 4FW Rumarn Burrell (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 England Burton Albion
20 4FW Renaldo Cephas (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 Turkey Ankaragücü
21 4FW Warner Brown (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 Jamaica Arnett Gardens
12 4FW Dwayne Atkinson (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 Jamaica Cavalier
15 4FW Malik Mothersille (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 England 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 Trinidad and Tobago AC Port of Spain
21 1GK Jabari St. Hillaire (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
2 2DF Jelani Peters (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 Free agent
3 2DF Joevin Jones (1991-08-03) 3 August 1991 Trinidad and Tobago Police FC
4 2DF Sheldon Bateau (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 Belgium Beveren
5 2DF Jamal Jack (1987-12-17) 17 December 1987 Trinidad and Tobago Club Sando
6 2DF Andre Raymond (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic
7 2DF Noah Powder (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 United States Westchester
16 2DF Alvin Jones (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 Honduras Real Sociedad
17 2DF Justin Garcia (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
18 2DF Rio Cardines (2006-01-07) 7 January 2006 England Crystal Palace
24 2DF Jesse Williams (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 Free agent
26 2DF Shervohnez Hamilton (2003-11-16) 16 November 2003 Trinidad and Tobago Club Sando
8 3MF Daniel Phillips (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 England Stevenage
9 3MF Duane Muckette (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 Oman Al-Khaburah
14 3MF John-Paul Rochford (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
15 3MF Dantaye Gilbert (2004-12-03) 3 December 2004 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
19 3MF Kristian Lee-Him (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 Sweden Syrianska
10 4FW Kevin Molino (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
11 4FW Isaiah Leacock (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
12 4FW Isaiah Lee (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 Trinidad and Tobago La Horquetta Rangers
13 4FW Reon Moore (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 Free agent
20 4FW Kaihim Thomas (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
23 4FW Brent Sam (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

Notes

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

References

  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. ^ https://www.ghanafa.org/otto-addo-names-squad-for-unity-cup-2025
  5. ^ https://www.brila.net/no-osimhen-no-lookman-chelle-unveils-super-eagles-squad-for-unity-cup-and-russia-friendly/
  6. ^ https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250522/mcclaren-names-mixed-squad-reggae-boyz-unity-cup-match
  7. ^ https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/05/22/two-newcomers-eight-local-based-payers-reggae-boyz-squad-unity-cup/
  8. ^ "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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