{"id":896511,"date":"2026-04-03T08:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/super-eagles-next-match-nigeria-set-to-face-india-and-jamaica-venue-and-kick-off-time\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:18:15","slug":"super-eagles-next-match-nigeria-set-to-face-india-and-jamaica-venue-and-kick-off-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/super-eagles-next-match-nigeria-set-to-face-india-and-jamaica-venue-and-kick-off-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles\u2019 next match: Nigeria set to face India and Jamaica \u2013 Venue and kick-off time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Super Eagles of Nigeria will return to London this May to defend their Unity Cup title in a four-nation invitational tournament, Soccernet.ng <\/a>reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reports from Brila FM<\/a> and News18<\/a> revealed that the competition will run from May 26 to May 30, 2026, with Nigeria set to face India and Jamaica again.<\/p>\n

The Unity Cup will feature four teams, although the final participant has not yet been confirmed. Previous editions included countries like Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n

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Super Eagles of Nigeria team picture. (Photo credit: Super Eagles X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The matches are expected to be played in London, with venues such as the Brentford Community Stadium used in past tournaments.<\/p>\n

Soccer Super Eagles return as defending champions<\/h2>\n

Nigeria head into the competition as defending champions after beating Jamaica on penalties in the last edition to lift the trophy.<\/p>\n

The tournament offers coach Eric Chelle a chance to assess his squad following Nigeria\u2019s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Eric Chelle. Photo by Segun Ogunfeyitimi \/IMAGO
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Soccer Eric Chelle gets chance to rebuild momentum<\/h2>\n

India and Jamaica will use the tournament as preparation matches, with both sides looking to test themselves against stronger opposition.<\/p>\n

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Final Nigeria forward Moses Daddy Simon 15 and Nigeria defender Benjamin Fredrick 3 pose with the cup after the Unity Cup Final [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Nigeria, the Unity Cup provides an opportunity to integrate new players and rebuild ahead of future competitions, including the next Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Chief Editor at Soccernet.ng. He has interviewed Super Eagles stars like William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, and Ademola Lookman, and is known for breaking major transfer stories.<\/p>\n

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Soccer Copyright – IMAGO Super Eagles of Nigeria will return to London this May to defend their Unity Cup title in a four-nation invitational tournament, Soccernet.ng reports. Reports from Brila FM and News18 revealed that the competition will run from May 26 to May 30, 2026, with Nigeria set to face India and Jamaica again. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":896512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3577,2005,4578],"tags":[7956,6323],"class_list":{"0":"post-896511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eagles","8":"category-soccer","9":"category-super","10":"tag-eagles","11":"tag-super"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}