Chrisantus Uche, on his debut, scored the decisive penalty as Nigeria won third Unity Cup, beating Jamaica 5-4 on penalties at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, England.
The regulation time had ended in a 2-2 draw, with Nigeria going up twice only to concede minutes later.
Cyriel Dessers provided the assist, with Moses Simon stabbing home from close range for the first goal.
In the 12th minute, an unmarked Dixon scored the equalizer after Nwabali couldn’t cut out the cross from the left.
The second half resumes with Nigeria maintaining control of the game, leading to a second goal.
Samuel Chukwueze puts Nigeria in front with a brilliant strike just inside the area, leaving Jamaica’s goalkeeper no chance.
Less than two minutes later, Jamaica once again got the equalizer.
A brilliant run on the left-hand side from Renaldo Cephas takes him past Sodiq Ismail, and he floats the ball into Jon Russell, who fires home for the equalizer.
The game went into penalties with Nigeria scoring all five, while Dwayne Atkinson missed his kick for Jamaica.
The win is Nigeria’s third for the Unity Cup after winning it in 2002, 2004, and 2025.
Nigeria beat Jamaica in a two-nation edition in 2002, and won against Jamaica and Ireland in 2004.
