Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago will face off in a men’s football tournament in London in May 2025.

The competition, known as the Unity Cup, has been confirmed by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and is set to begin right after the domestic European season ends.

The two Caribbean teams will compete in the first semi-final on May 27, while the two west African sides are scheduled to play the day after. The losers of both games will then play a third-place match on May 31 with the winners facing each other in the final later that day.

The last Unity Cup took place in 2004, with Nigeria, Jamaica and Republic of Ireland facing off in a round-robin style tournament. Nigeria were the champions after winning both of their games.

While all the matches in the 2004 edition took place at Charlton Athletic’s The Valley, the GFA has not yet disclosed which stadiums this year’s games will be held.

All four nations in the 2025 Unity Cup have large diasporas within the UK. The 2021 census stated approximately 271,000 people in the UK identified as Nigerian, while 113,000 identified as Ghanaian. The Jamaican High Commission in London estimates there are around 800,000 people of Jamaican heritage living in the UK. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates 25,000 people of Trinidad and Tobago heritage live in the UK.

The Unity Cup is one of the brightest examples of culture and football going hand-in-hand. As more elite ballers declare to represent diaspora nations, these competitions will become more frequent and more significant. Whoever you’re backing, this tournament is due to be a movie.