Three debutants impress as Chelle blends NPFL, foreign stars to win Unity Cup

The 2026 Unity Cup ended over the weekend, with Nigeria emerging arsenic champions aft beating Jamaica successful the last astatine The Valley successful London.

The Super Eagles entered the four-nation tourney arsenic favourites aft winning it past year.

They defeated Zimbabwe 2-0 successful the semi-final brushwood to advancement to the final, wherever they played against Jamaica, who besides defeated India successful the different semi-final clash.

Millwall winger Femi Azeez scored the 2 goals for the West African elephantine against the Warriors arsenic they suffice for the final.

Nigeria went connected to thrash Jamaica 3-0 successful the last to assistance the trophy on Saturday in London.

Two goals from Alhassan Yusuf and a onslaught from Terem Moffi gave Nigeria the victory.

Head manager of Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, made conscionable 1 alteration to the broadside that started the semi-final triumph implicit Zimbabwe, with Pisa Sporting’s Rafiu Durosinmi replacing Hamburger’s Philip Otele.

Chelle’s broadside dominated the brushwood arsenic they defeated the Reggae Boyz to assistance the Unity Cup.

The 2 games against Jamaica and Zimbabwe, respectively, look to beryllium among Chelle’s champion implicit matches arsenic manager of the Super Eagles, arsenic his squad recorded 2 cleanable sheets.

The Malian played the affable tourney without immoderate cardinal players lik...