Super Eagles Battle Zimbabwe in Unity Cup opener
By Tosin Omojola
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will on Tuesday face the Warriors of Zimbabwe in their opening match of the Unity Cup in London.
The Nigerians held their official training session on Monday evening at Charlton Athletic Stadium, The Valley, ahead of the encounter.
A total of 20 players participated in the session, supervised by Head Coach .
The players in training included goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Arthur Okonkwo and Michael Atata; defenders Igoh Ogbu, Chibueze Oputa, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Obinna Igboke, Tijani Al Ameen and Elias Ochobi; midfielders Alhassan Yusuf, Tochukwu Nnadi, Samson Tijani, Aderemi Adeoye, Junior Ayobami and Tosin Oyedokun; as well as forwards Terem Moffi, Philip Otele, Rafiu Durosinmi, Owen Oseni and Femi Azeez.
Nigeria and Zimbabwe played out 1-1 draws in both legs of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Zimbabwe hosted the first meeting in Huye, Rwanda, before the Super Eagles welcomed the Warriors to Uyo for the reverse fixture.
Tuesday’s clash is expected to produce an exciting contest between the two African sides ahead of Wednesday’s fixture involving Jamaica and India, the other teams participating in the tournament.
Nigeria Squad for Unity Cup
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus), Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham FC, England), Michael Atata (Ikorodu City)
Defenders: Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor AS, Turkey), Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic), Tijani Al Ameen (Shooting Stars), Obinna Igboke (Enugu Rangers), Elias Ochobi (Rivers United), Chibueze Oputa (Enugu Rangers)
Midfielders: Tochukwu Nnadi (Olympique Marseille, France), Alhassan Yusuf (New England Revolution, USA), Aderemi Adeoye (Ikorodu City), Samson Tijani (FK Dukla Prague, Czech Republic), Ayobami Junior (Shooting Stars), Tosin Oyedokun (Ikorodu City)
Forwards: Philip Otele (Hamburger SV, Germany), Owen Oseni (Plymouth FC, England), Terem Moffi (FC Porto, Portugal), Rafiu Durosinmi (Pisa FC, Italy), Femi Azeez (Millwall FC, England).
