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Jamaica
Nigeria
Trinidad and Tobago
Ghana


Details to be confirmed

Games will be played at The Valley (Charlton Athletic home stadium)

Are we ready for this?

Unity Cup

How they going to set it up ,4 teams knock out? Nigeria is struggling, Ghana is vying to Qualify outright
Per WCQ CAF ...Jamaica can qualify if they don't land Costa Rica
England is in a easy euro qualification....anyone can win even Jamaica

Jamaica had close encounters with Ghana, England won us 6nil twice
In England 6love we had beaten Nigeria before and played them the most,mostly
Ties...can we beat England using England b?

Sounds like Fake News to me, unless it is a Championship, League One, League two team England is going to field and the African nations are going to do likewise. Most European leagues end at the end of May except the lower English leagues and there are no international dates in May.

It has been updated to

Trinidad
Jamaica
Nigeria
Ghana

http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/tt...boyz-in-unity-cup-6.2.2265630.e0c9f7612c

T&T to face Nigeria, Ghana, Reggae Boyz in Unity Cup
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T&T’s midfielder Kevin Molino lead the T&T Soca Warriors for a warm-up session during the CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminary match between Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva on Tuesday.

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T&T’s Soca Warriors are set to face the giants of African football Nigeria and Ghana, as well as regional rivals Jamaica, in a four-team showdown for the Unity Cup in May.

It’s a bold move to boost the Soca Warriors team ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, which continue on June 6 with a clash with St Kitts/Nevis at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, T&T Football Association president Kieron Edwards revealed on Wednesday.

Edwards, following a convincing 4-0 triumph by the Soca Warriors in front of a packed Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, on Tuesday that propelled the country to the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and Canada, June 14-July 6.

Edwards told Guardian Media Sports Wednesday it’s time to move to the next level. “Next up on the agenda is the Unity Cup in May. We head to London, England, for two games. The Unity Cup comprises four teams: Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Ghana and Nigeria.”


“We play Jamaica in the first game, then Nigeria plays Ghana; the winners of the two games will play each other on the 31st of May. The first game is on the 27th of May, and the losers of the two games play each other on the same day, May 31, so they would play the first game, and the winners play the second, so that is the Unity Cup,” Edwards explained.

He explained further, “The idea is to have high-level opposition for the team’s preparation for the World Cup qualifier on June 6 against St Kitts/Nevis at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.”

The Warriors are second in Group B of the qualifiers so far after they were held to a shocking 2-2 draw by Grenada before they rebounded with a heavy 7-1 thrashing of the Bahamas for a total of four points. They need to be among the top two teams in the group to advance.

Edwards, who admitted he has been following Yorke from the moment he took up the coaching job of the T&T team, said he expected Tuesday’s victory over Cuba when asked by Guardian Media on Wednesday.

“It was expected. I would have been around the team from the inception of coach Yorke; I would have seen the team in Saudi Arabia and in Jamaica and saw the progression. I would have had many discussions with Yorke in terms of his ideas, his philosophy, what he’s trying to instil in the team, and how he wants the team to work. So, it’s about time,” Edwards said.

“It’s about having enough matches in terms of him getting to see his players and getting to see the composition of various players, so when I saw the team’s performance in Cuba going 1-0 down to them coming back and winning the match, I knew that when they came back home, they would have put on a good show.”

“Of course, the early man advantage helped, but because we had a man up, we did not throw caution to the wind and that kind of thing; they stayed structured and disciplined in terms of what Coach Yorke wanted. So, for me, it’s one that I expected to see that level of performance.

He continues to tell me there is a lot of work to be done still in terms of where we want to go for the final round of World Cup qualifying and what that will take.”

“Qualifying for the Gold Cup was important, so I think that would give us some quality matches in June and July, as top teams in CONCACAF have qualified for the Gold Cup, you would know, so the World Cup would be a very competitive one.”

“It will give Coach Yorke another opportunity to see the guys, get different compositions together, get the look in for different guys and give Coach Yorke enough match practice. Having those games in England would do that as well because Jamaica should be at full strength, as well as Ghana and Nigeria, so it would give the guys a good run in, and it would continue the process that coach Yorke has for the team to get to the 2026 World Cup,” Edwards explained.

May 27 Trinidad v. Jamaica

May 27 Nigeria v. Ghana

May 31 Losers of the first two games

May 31 Winners of the first two games

https://sportsmax.tv/football/jamai...tournament-ahead-of-world-cup-qualifiers


Reggae Boyz to Face T&T, Ghana, Nigeria in Four-Nation Tournament Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers

Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Jamaica Football. | 27 March 2025 | 1957 Views

Tags: Dennis Chung, Reggae Boyz, Jamaica Football, Steve McLaren

Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will participate in a high-profile four-nation football tournament in England this May, where they will face off against Trinidad and Tobago, as well as African heavyweights Ghana and Nigeria, in what is being dubbed the Unity Cup.

Set for mid-May, the tournament is designed to give each team valuable international experience and tactical sharpening ahead of major competitions later in the year—including the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

The announcement was confirmed by Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) General Secretary Dennis Chung, who spoke to Sportsmax.TV about the significance of the upcoming series of matches.

“It’s the Unity Cup in the UK. It’s going to be in May, the middle of May with four nations,” Chung stated. “This will be part of the whole preparation for the World Cup qualifiers.”



The tournament is expected to draw international attention, not only because of the calibre of the participating teams but also due to the global fanbases they bring. For the Reggae Boyz, it presents a golden opportunity to test themselves against top-tier opposition in a competitive environment—just weeks before the start of their CONCACAF qualifying campaign.

Importantly, the May window is expected to allow Jamaica to assemble their full-strength squad, including European-based players, most of whom play in England and other parts of Europe.

Jamaica will begin their 2026 World Cup qualifying journey on June 7, when they face the British Virgin Islands, before what is expected to be a more challenging test against Guatemala on June 10. Both matches are crucial as the Boyz look to secure their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.



The four-nation Unity Cup provides an ideal tune-up—offering head coach Steve McLaren and his technical staff an opportunity to fine-tune formations, assess player readiness, and build team chemistry in a high-pressure setting.

With the Reggae Boyz eyeing their first World Cup appearance since France 1998, this May tournament could play a pivotal role in shaping the road ahead.

Hope the Caribbean and Africans team don't plan to bamboozle their UK fans and field some B and C squads while charging A squad prices. Hopefully the diaspora will turn out since it is a bank holiday. I don't see how the teams will field strong teams when it is not a fifa date and EPL and European football season will end on the Sunday or later after before the Tuesday game, and MLS, JPL, and USL matches are scheduled. Maybe we will be using mostly EPL II, Championship and League One recruits on trial. We know we are going to be without Pinnock, Bobby Reid, T.Gray, D. Gray, Lowe, Blake, Waite, Jon Bell, Bailey,and Javain Brown. The other team should also be missing some key players. Hopefully the trialists like Mothersill, Cadamarteri, Covers and Splatt don't allow Trinidad to beat us and will make the games worth while.

These are simple friendlies nothing more nothing less

Games will be played at The Valley (Charlton Athletic home stadium)

Thank goodness England is not included we can win! UNITY CUP

Games Likely to be in London, will Jamaicans go out & support?
Personally didn't like what I saw in nations league in Jamaica

If T&T has personality they can win Tournament, they won't use british
Players a plus for em

WCQ and gold cup preparation

Ghana appears to be tournament favorite

Good opportunity fi di ballas