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The 2026 Unity Cup is the 4th edition of the Unity Cup, an international football tournament held in London, England. The tournament is scheduled to take place between 26 and 30 May, featuring the national teams of India, Jamaica, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.[1][2] It will be held at The Valley in Charlton, south-east London. The stadium previously held the 2004 edition of the tournament.[3]

Nigeria are the defending champions.[4][5]

Participating teams

Country Confederation FIFA Ranking[6]
(April 2026)
Previous best performance
 India AFC
136
Debut
 Jamaica CONCACAF
71
Runners-up (2002, 2025)
 Nigeria CAF
26
Champions (2002, 2004, 2025)
 Zimbabwe
130
Debut

Squads

Venue

London
2026 Unity Cup (England)
The Valley
51°29′11″N 0°2′11″W / 51.48639°N 0.03639°W / 51.48639; -0.03639 (London)
Capacity: 27,111

Matches

Match rules

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 May – The Valley
 
 
 Nigeria
 
30 May – The Valley
 
 Zimbabwe
 
 
 
27 May – The Valley
 
 
 
 Jamaica
 
 
 India
 
Third place play-off
 
 
30 May – The Valley
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

Nigeria v Zimbabwe
Jamaica v India

Third-place play-off

TBAvTBA

Final

TBAvTBA

Winners

 2026 Unity Cup winners 
 

Goalscorers

Broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster

Notes

References

  1. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (1 April 2026). “Unity Cup: India likely to face Nigeria, Jamaica in UK”. The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. ^ “Warriors date Super Eagles..Zimbabwe, Nigeria clash set for England”. The Herald (Zimbabwe). 2 April 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b “Nigeria and Jamaica headline 2026 Unity Cup Tournament spectacle”. Nigeria Football Federation. 8 April 2026. Archived from the original on 8 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ^ “Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka and B-team defender Benjamin Fredrick both started as Nigeria won the Unity Cup on Saturday”. Brentford F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  5. ^ “Nigeria are Unity Cup kings!”. 31 May 2025. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ^ “FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking”. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.