Nigeria announce squad for Unity Cup 2026 vs India, Zimbabwe & Jamaica

The Unity Cup 2026 will feature India, Nigeria, Jamaica & Zimbabwe

The Unity Cup 2026 is all set to be begin on May 27th (May 26 in the UK) with a semifinal fixture between Nigeria and Zimbabwe at the Valley. The tournament will take place at the Valley, home to Charlton Athletic FC, featuring India, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Jamaica.

India will begin their campaign against the Jamaican national team on May 28th (May 27 in UK), while the defending champions Nigeria will face Zimbabwe a day earlier on May 27th (May 26 in UK). Eventually the winners of these semifinals will face each other in the final while the losers will play the third-place Playoff.

With the Unity Cup 2026 knocking on our door, the teams have started announcing their squads and the Super Eagles recently announced their squad for the upcoming Unity Cup 2026.

Let us take a look at the squad named by Nigeria for the upcoming tournament.

Nigeria’s squad for the Unity Cup 2026

The players are listed below alongside the clubs they currently play for.

Head Coach: Éric Chelle

Goalkeepers

• Uzoho Francis (Omonia FC, Cyprus)
• Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham FC, England)
• Michael Atata (Ikorodu City FC, Nigeria)

Defenders

• Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers, Scotland)
• Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
• Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic)
• Elias Ochobi (Rivers United, Nigeria)
• Chibueze Oputa (Rangers FC, Nigeria)
• Obinna Igboke (Rangers FC, Nigeria)
• Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos FC, Greece)

Midfielders

• Ndidi Wilfred (Besiktas JK, Turkey)
• Samson Tijani (FK Dukla Prague, Czech Republic)
• Onyedika Raphael (Club Brugge, Belgium)
• Tochukwu Nnadi (Olympic Marseille, France)
• Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa FC, Italy)
• Yusuf Alhassan (New England Revolution, USA)
• Aderemi Adeoye (Ikorodu City, Nigeria)
• Ayobami Junior (Shooting Stars, Nigeria)
• Oyedokun Tosin (Ikorodu City, Nigeria)

Forwards

• Simon Moses (Paris FC, France)
• Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain)
• Otele Philip (Hamburger SV, Germany)
• Oseni Owen (Plymouth FC, England)
• Zadok Abu Yohanna (AIK, Greece)
• Terem Moffi (FC Porto, Portugal)
• Rafiu Durosinmi (Pisa FC, Italy)
• Femi Azeez (Millwall FC, England)

Big missing names

There two big names who are missing from the Unity Cup 2026 Squad for Nigeria are: Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid, Spain) and Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray, Turkey), although they are a part of the squad that will play two friendlies against Poland and Portugal in early June as soon as the Unity Cup 2026 concludes.

The Unity Cup 2026 fixtures

Semifinal 1

• Nigeria vs Zimbabwe
• Venue: The Valley
• Date: 27 May (26 May in UK)
• Time: 12:00 am IST (7:30 pm in BST)

Semifinal 2

• India vs Jamaica
• Venue: The Valley
• Date: 28 May (27 May in UK)
• Time: 12:00 am IST (7:30 pm in BST)

Third place playoff

• Loser of Semifinal 1 vs Loser of Semifinal 2
• Venue: The Valley
• Date: 30 May (30 May in UK)
• Time: 6:30 pm IST (2:00 pm in BST)

The Final

• Winner of Semifinal 1 vs Winner of Semifinal 2
• Venue: The Valley
• Date: 31 May (30 May in UK)
• Time: 12:00 am IST (7:30 pm in BST)

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