TopTier Sports Management has confirmed that the Legends Football Game will return in 2027, days after Nigeria’s golden generation beat Team Africa 2-1 in front of a roaring crowd at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.
The company said plans for the 2027 edition will be unveiled soon, with a promise that the next game will be bigger than the first.
The 2026 game, organised by TopTier Sports Management with Title Sponsor, Bet9ja, brought CANEX WKND 2026 to a close and gathered some of the most celebrated names in African football on one pitch.
Nigeria paraded Jay-Jay Okocha, Samson Siasia, Daniel Amokachi, Finidi George, Mutiu Adepoju, Garba Lawal, Victor Ikpeba and Austin Eguavoen.
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Team Africa featured Samuel Kuffour and Stephen Appiah of Ghana, Alex Song of Cameroon, Salomon Kalou and Didier Zokora of Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf.
Chief Executive Officer of TopTier Sports Management, Chichi Nwoko, said the response to the game made the decision to return an easy one.”I am fulfilled and glad that we had an opportunity to bring Africa to Lagos,” she said.
“What we saw in Onikan tells us this is only the beginning. We are already working on 2027, and it will be bigger.”
Nwoko added that the purpose of the game remains unchanged: to honour the players who shaped Nigeria’s and Africa’s standing in world football, and to draw attention to better welfare and opportunities for athletes beyond their playing careers.
Details of the Legends Football Game 2027, including the date, venue and line-up, will be announced in the coming weeks.
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