2025 Unity Cup
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Unity Cup
| year = 2025
| other_titles =
| image = File:Brentford Community Stadium 2020.jpg
|caption= The Brentford Community Stadium hosted the tournament
| country = England
| dates = 27 – 31 May 2025
| num_teams = 4
| venues = Brentford Community Stadium
| city = London
| champion =NGA
| count =3
| second =JAM
| third = GHA
| matches = 4
| goals = 16
| top_scorer = 15 players (1 goal)
| prevseason = 2004 Unity Cup
|fourth=TRI}}
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.{{Cite web |date=10 April 2025 |title=Gtech Community Stadium to host the Unity Cup 2025 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/club-news-gtech-community-stadium-host-unity-cup-2025 |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=Brentford Football Club}} Ghana, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Trinidad and Tobago are the competing sides, and the competitors are countries with large diasporas in London.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2025 |title=What is the Unity Cup and why could it be a big cultural moment in England? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6383273/2025/05/27/unity-cup-nigeria-ghana-jamaica-trinidad/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |website=NY Times}}
Nigeria are the defending champions.{{cite news |date=31 May 2004 |title=Nigeria win Unity Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3763857.stm |access-date=10 October 2020 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}
Knockout stage
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Semi-finals|RD2=Final|RD3=Third place
|27 May|{{fb|JAM}}|3|{{fb|TRI}}|2
|28 May|{{fb|NGA}}|2|{{fb|GHA}}|1
|31 May|{{fb|JAM}}|2 (4)|{{fb|NGA}}|2 (5)
|31 May|{{fb|TRI}}|0|{{fb|GHA}}|4
}}
{{football box|
| date = 27 May 2025
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Brentford Community Stadium
| event =
| time = 19:45
| round = Semi-final
| score1 =
| score2 =
| report =
| attendance =
| referee = Stuart Attwell
| location = London
}}
{{football box|
| date = 28 May 2025
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Thomas-Asante {{goal|70}}
| stadium = Brentford Community Stadium
| event =
| time = 19:45
| round = Semi-final
| score1 =
| score2 =
| report =
| location = London
| attendance =
| referee = Stuart Attwell
}}
{{football box|
| date = 31 May 2025
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}}
| score =
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Brentford Community Stadium
| event =
| time = 12:30
| round = Third-place play-off
| score1 = 0
| score2 = 4
| report =
| location = London
| attendance =
| referee = Stuart Attwell
}}
{{football box|
| date = 31 May 2025
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}
| score =
| team2 = {{fb|NGA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Brentford Community Stadium
| event =
| time = 17:00
| round = Final
| score1 = 2
| score2 = 2
| report =
| location = London
| attendance =
| referee = Stuart Attwell
| penaltyscore = 4–5
| penalties1 =
| penalties2 =
- Iheanacho {{pengoal}}
- Simon {{pengoal}}
- Arokodare {{pengoal}}
- Onyemaechi {{pengoal}}
- Uche {{pengoal}}
}}
Winners
{{winners|fb|2025 Unity Cup winners|Nigeria|Third}}
Squads
= Ghana =
The squad for the Unity Cup included:https://www.ghanafa.org/otto-addo-names-squad-for-unity-cup-2025
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=1|pos=GK|name=Lawrence Ati-Zigi|age={{birth date and age|1996|11|29|df=y}}|club=St. Gallen|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=GK|name=Joseph Anang|age={{birth date and age|2000|6|8|df=y}}|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=GK|name=Benjamin Asare|age={{birth date and age|1999|7|13|df=y}}|club=Hearts of Oak|clubnat=GHA}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=Kamaradini Mamudu|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|4|df=y}}|club=Medeama|clubnat=GHA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=Aaron Essel|age={{birth date and age|2005|12|30|df=y}}|club=North Texas|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name=Razak Simpson|age={{birth date and age|1998|7|15|df=y}}|club=Nations|clubnat=GHA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=DF|name=Gideon Mensah|age={{birth date and age|1998|7|18|df=y}}|club=Auxerre|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=DF|name=Stephan Ambrosius|age={{birth date and age|1998|12|18|df=y}}|club=St. Gallen|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=DF|name=Ebenezer Annan|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|21|df=y}}|club=Red Star Belgrade|clubnat=SRB}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=Mohammed Salisu|age={{birth date and age|1999|4|17|df=y}}|club=Monaco{{efn|name=mon|Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.}}|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=MF|name=Caleb Yirenkyi|age={{birth date and age|2006|1|15|df=y}}|club=Nordsjælland|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=Majeed Ashimeru|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|10}}|club=Anderlecht|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=MF|name=Ibrahim Sulemana|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|5|22}}|club=Atalanta|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=MF|name=Lawrence Agyekum|age={{birth date and age|2003|11|23|df=y}}|club=Cercle Brugge|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=MF|name=Salis Abdul Samed|age={{birth date and age|2000|3|26|df=y}}|club=Sunderland|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=22|pos=MF|name=Christopher Bonsu Baah|age={{birth date and age|2004|12|14|df=y}}|club=Genk|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=27|pos=MF|name=Abu Francis|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|27|df=y}}|club=Cercle Brugge|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=FW|name=Aziz Issah|age={{birth date and age|2005|11|20|df=y}}|club=Barcelona Atlètic|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=Jordan Ayew|age={{birth date and age|1991|9|11|df=y}}|club=Leicester City|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=FW|name=Kwame Opoku|age={{birth date and age|1999|5|8|df=y}}|club=Asante Kotoko|clubnat=GHA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=FW|name=Mohammed Fuseini|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|16|df=y}}|club=Union Saint-Gilloise|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=FW|name=Felix Afena-Gyan|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|19|df=y}}|club=Juventus Next Gen|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=FW|name=Brandon Thomas-Asante|age={{birth date and age|1998|12|28|df=y}}|club=Coventry City|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs end}}
= Nigeria =
The squad for the 2025 Unity Cup includes the following players:
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=GK|name=Stanley Nwabali|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|06|10}}|club=Chippa United|clubnat=South Africa}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=1|pos=GK|name=Maduka Okoye|age={{birth date and age|1999|08|28|df=yes}}|club=Udinese|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=GK|name=Amos Obasogie|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|12|27}}|club=Singida Big Stars F.C.|clubnat=Tanzania}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=DF|name=Bruno Onyemaechi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|04|03}}|club=Olympiacos F.C.|clubnat=Greece}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=DF|name=Semi Ajayi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1993|11|09}}|club=West Bromwich Albion|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=DF|name=Igoh Ogbu|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|02|08}}|club=Slavia Prague|clubnat=Czech Republic}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=DF|name=Ifeanyi Onyebuchi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|04|04}}|club=Rangers International|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=DF|name=Nduka Junior|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|08|01}}|club=Remo Stars F.C.|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=Sodiq Ismail|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|08|02}}|club=Remo Stars F.C.|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=25|pos=DF|name=Waliu Ojetoye|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|4|29}}|club=Ikorodu City FC|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=DF|name=Felix Agu|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1997|9|27}}|club=Werder Bremen|clubnat=Germany}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=Benjamin Fredrick|age={{birth date and age|2005|05|28|df=yes}}|club=Brentford F.C.|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=MF|name=Wilfred Ndidi|age={{birth date and age|1996|12|16|df=yes}}|club=Leicester City F.C.|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=Frank Onyeka|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1998|1|1}}|club=FC Augsburg|clubnat=Germany}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=MF|name=Christantus Uche|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|5|19}}|club=Getafe CF |clubnat=Spain}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=MF|name=Papa Mustapha Daniel|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2002|1|1}}|club=Niger Tornadoes F.C.|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=24|pos=MF|name=Saviour Isaac|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2002|1|1}}|club=Rangers International F.C.|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=22|pos=MF|name=Collins Ugwueze|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|05|20}}|club=Rangers International F.C.|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=FW|name=Samuel Chukwueze|age={{birth date and age|1999|5|22|df=yes}}|club=AC Milan|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=FW|name=Moses Simon|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1995|5|12}}|club=FC Nantes|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=FW|name=Kelechi Iheanacho|age={{birth date and age|1996|8|3|df=yes}}|club=Leicester City F.C.|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=FW|name=Nathan Tella|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|07|5}}|club=Bayer Leverkusen|clubnat=Germany}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=Cyriel Dessers|age={{birth date and age|1994|12|8|df=yes}}|club=Rangers F.C.|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=FW|name=Tolu Arokodare|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|11|23}}|club=K.R.C. Genk|clubnat=Belgium}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=FW|name=Sikiru Alimi|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|03|23}}|club=Remo Stars F.C.|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=FW|name=Ahmed Musa|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|14}}|club=Kano Pillars F.C.|clubnat=Nigeria}}
{{nat fs end}}
= 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.https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20250522/mcclaren-names-mixed-squad-reggae-boyz-unity-cup-matchhttps://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/05/22/two-newcomers-eight-local-based-payers-reggae-boyz-squad-unity-cup/
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=GK|name=Shaquan Davis|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|11|11}}|club=Mount Pleasant|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=GK|name=Tafari Chambers|age={{birth date and age|2000|09|01|df=yes}}|club=Mount Pleasant|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=Dexter Lembikisa|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|11|4}}|club=Barnsley|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=Amari'i Bell|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1994|5|5}}|club=Luton Town|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name=Mason Holgate|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|10|22}}|club=West Bromwich Albion|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=DF|name=Stephen Young|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|7|22}}|club=Portmore United|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=DF|name=Richard King|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|11|27}}|club=Cavalier|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=DF|name=Sue-Lae McCalla|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1992|11|24}}|club=Mount Pleasant|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=DF|name=Kyle Ming|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|1|25}}|club=Mount Pleasant|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=22|pos=DF|name=Greg Leigh|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1994|9|30}}|club=Oxford United|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=MF|name=Brandon Cover|age={{birth date and age|2003|09|25|df=yes}}|club=Fleetwood Town|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=Kasey Palmer|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|11|9}}|club=Hull City|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=MF|name=Ravel Morrison|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1993|2|2}}|club=Precision Football|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=MF|name=Daniel Green|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1997|6|10}}|club=Mount Pleasant|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=MF|name=Isaac Hayden|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1995|3|22}}|club=Portsmouth|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=MF|name=Jon Russell|age={{birth date and age|2000|10|09|df=yes}}|club=Barnsley|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=Kaheim Dixon|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|10|4}}|club=Charlton Athletic|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=FW|name=Rumarn Burrell|age={{birth date and age|2000|12|16|df=yes}}|club=Burton Albion|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=FW|name=Renaldo Cephas|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|10|8}}|club=Ankaragücü|clubnat=TUR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=FW|name=Warner Brown|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|19|df=yes}}|club=Arnett Gardens|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=FW|name=Dwayne Atkinson|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2002|5|5}}|club=Cavalier|clubnat=JAM}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=FW|name=Malik Mothersille|age={{bda|2003|10|23|df=yes}}|club=Peterborough United|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs end}}
= Trinidad and Tobago =
The following players were named to the squad for the Unity Cup matches against {{fb|JAM}} and {{fb|GHA}} on 27 and 31 May 2025; respectively.{{cite web |title=Our 24-man squad is locked in for the Unity Cup in London, May 27–31! |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1243311027804098&set=a.483945990407276&locale=en_GB |website=Facebook |publisher=Trinidad & Tobago Football Association |access-date=26 May 2025 |date=24 May 2025}}
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=1|pos=GK|name=Marvin Phillip|age={{birth date and age|1984|08|01|df=yes}}|club=AC Port of Spain|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=GK|name=Jabari St. Hillaire|age={{birth date and age|1999|11|19|df=yes}}|club=Defence Force|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=Jelani Peters|age={{birth date and age|1993|12|17|df=yes}}|club=Free agent}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=Joevin Jones|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|8|3}}|club=Police FC|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name=Sheldon Bateau|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|29}}|club=Beveren|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=DF|name=Jamal Jack|age={{birth date and age|1987|12|17|df=yes}}|club=Club Sando|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=DF|name=Andre Raymond|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|11|9}}|club=Dunfermline Athletic|clubnat=SCO}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=DF|name=Noah Powder|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|27}}|club=Westchester|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=DF|name=Alvin Jones|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|7|9}}|club=Real Sociedad|clubnat=HON}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=DF|name=Justin Garcia|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|10|26}}|club=Defence Force|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=DF|name=Rio Cardines|age={{birth date and age|2006|01|07|df=yes}}|club=Crystal Palace|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=24|pos=DF|name=Jesse Williams|age={{birth date and age|2001|05|18|df=yes}}|club=Free agent}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=26|pos=DF|name=Shervohnez Hamilton|age={{birth date and age|2003|11|16|df=yes}}|club=Club Sando|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=Daniel Phillips|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|1|18}}|club=Stevenage|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=MF|name=Duane Muckette|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|7|1}}|club=Al-Khaburah|clubnat=OMA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=MF|name=John-Paul Rochford|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|1|5}}|club=Port of Spain|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=MF|name=Dantaye Gilbert|age={{birth date and age|2004|12|3|df=y}}|club=PSV Eindhoven|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=MF|name=Kristian Lee-Him|age={{birth date and age|1993|10|08|df=yes}}|club=Syrianska|clubnat=SWE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=FW|name=Kevin Molino|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|6|17}}|club=Defence Force|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=FW|name=Isaiah Leacock|age={{birth date and age|1999|11|11|df=yes}}|club=Defence Force|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=FW|name=Isaiah Lee|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|9|21}}|club=La Horquetta Rangers|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=FW|name=Reon Moore|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|9|22}}|club=Free agent}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=FW|name=Kaihim Thomas|age={{birth date and age|2003|02|08|df=yes}}|club=Defence Force|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=FW|name=Brent Sam|age={{birth date and age|1996|04|18|df=yes}}|club=Defence Force|clubnat=TRI}}
{{nat fs end}}
Notes
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References
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