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| Region | AFC, CAF, CONCACAF & UEFA |
|---|---|
| Teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Nigeria (4th title) |
| Most championships | Nigeria (4 titles) |
| Website | unitycup.com |
 2026 Unity Cup | |
The Unity Cup is an international football tournament held in London, England. All the competitors represent countries with large diasporas in London.
Nigeria are the defending champions, having defeated Jamaica in the 2026 final.[1]
Results
[edit]| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place play-off | No. of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1 | 2002[2] |  England |
Nigeria |
1–0 |  Jamaica |
— | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2004[3] | England |
Nigeria |
RR |  Republic of Ireland |
Jamaica |
— | 3 | |
| 3 | 2025[4] | England |
Nigeria |
2–2 (5–4 p) |
Jamaica |
 Ghana |
4–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
4 |
| 4 | 2026[5] | England |
Nigeria |
3–0 | Jamaica |
 Zimbabwe |
1–0 |  India |
4 |
Tournament summary
[edit] Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
For each tournament, the number of teams in brackets is shown.
| Teams (7) | 2002 (2) |
2004 (3) |
2025 (4) |
2026 (4) |
Times participated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
• | • | 3rd | • | 1 |
| India |
• | • | • | 4th | 1 |
| Jamaica |
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4 |
| Nigeria |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland |
• | 2nd | • | • | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
• | • | 4th | • | 1 |
| Zimbabwe |
• | • | • | 3rd | 1 |
Notes:
• – Not invited
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Ekugbe, Gilbert (30 May 2026). "Nigeria defeat Jamaica 3–0 to win Unity Cup". The Punch. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nigeria 1:0 Jamaica". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ "Nigeria win Unity Cup". BBC Sport. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "Gtech Community Stadium to host the Unity Cup 2025". Brentford F.C. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ "The Valley to host 2026 Unity Cup | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.