Nigeria and Jamaica will renew hostilities when they clash in the 2026 Unity Cup Final on Saturday night in a repeat of the 2002 and 2025 finals – both of which were won by the Super Eagles.
Nigeria vs Jamaica
Saturday 30 May, 19:30
The Valley
Nigeria head into the 2026 Unity Cup final hoping to maintain their 100% winning record in the competition, having previously lifted the trophy in the 2002, 2004 and 2025 editions.
Two of those victories came thanks to wins against Jamaica in the final, with a 1-0 triumph in 2002 and a dramatic 5-4 penalty win following a thrilling 2-2 draw in the 2025 competition.
Although Eric Chelle named a rotated squad for this competition, with the manager using the tournament to assess non-regular and new additions to the Super Eagles team, Nigeria impressed in their semi-final encounter.
Debutant Femi Azeez was particularly impressive for Chelle’s team, scoring in each half to lead the Super Eagles to a comfortable 2-0 win against Zimbabwe, booking their place in the final against Jamaica.
Although Nigeria will be the favourites to defend their crown once again, Jamaica will be eager to get revenge for two final defeats by securing a win and lifting the trophy for the first-ever time.
Jamaica will be confident off the back of a comfortable semi-final win against India, with the Reggae Boys taking just eight minutes to stamp their authority on the game as Courtney Clarke finished following a superb counterattack.
Kaheim Dixon added a second with 12 minutes left to play to seal the win for Jamaica, ensuring they will match up against Nigeria in the final yet again.
Team News
Azeez was undoubtedly the standout performer for Nigeria in their semi-final win against Zimbabwe, with the debutant forward netting both goals to lead the Super Eagles to a 2-0 win.
Several other new faces also impressed, though, including Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, who kept a clean sheet in his first appearance for the national team.
Meanwhile, Jamaica could also name an unchanged starting team following the comfortable semi-final victory against India.
Nigeria Predicted XI: Okonkwo, Chibueze, Nwaiwu, Ogbu, Igboke, Yusuf, Nnadi, Tijani, Moffi, Azeez, Otele
Jamaica Predicted XI: Boyce-Clarke, Cover, Ming, Lowe, Samuels-Smith, Hayden, Hall, Dixon, Clarke, Fuller, Cadamarteri
Bet9ja Tips
Nigeria have been the dominant force in the Unity Cup’s history, lifting the title on all four occasions, including via two victories against Saturday’s opponents Jamaica in the final.
While Jamaica will, therefore, be hugely motivated to get revenge and secure the Unity Cup title, Nigeria remain the stronger team on paper and will be expected to retain the trophy for the fifth consecutive time.
You can get odds for Nigeria to win the final inside 90 minutes of 1.67 with Bet9ja – 5GCCPHS
Furthermore, both teams demonstrated their attacking qualities in their respective semi-finals, and with that in mind, we are predicting that there will be several goals in the final on Saturday.
You can get odds for over 1.5 goals to be scored in the final of 1.30 with Bet9ja – 5GCCQPN
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Nigeria win: 1.67, Draw: 3.75, Jamaica win: 4.40 – result inside 90 minutes
