Emmanuel Adebayor, El-Hadji Diouf and Stephen Appiah will lead the African legends against the former Super Eagles of the 1994 and 1996 generations on Sunday 8 November at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos, in a Legends Football Game.
The Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos, will host the Legends Football Game on Sunday 8 November 2026. On one side, the African legends led by Emmanuel Adebayor, former African Footballer of the Year, El-Hadji Diouf, Didier Zokora and Stephen Appiah; on the other, the former Super Eagles of the 1994 and 1996 generations, reports the New National Star.
The event is organised by Toptier Sports Management in partnership with Afreximbank and CANEX, as part of CANEX WKND 2026, specifies Peoples Daily. Gates will open at 1.30pm and kick-off for the legends is scheduled for 5pm, with a live broadcast from 5pm to 7pm on NTA, AIT and Silverbird, according to the New National Star and Aljazirah.
A line-up of well-known names
Alongside Adebayor, Diouf and Appiah, the African legends group includes John Paintsil and Anthony Baffoe (Ghana), Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal), Aristide Bancé (Burkina Faso), Rigobert Song and Alexandre Song (Cameroon), Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari (Zimbabwe), as well as Brian Baloyi (South Africa), according to the New National Star.
On the Nigerian side, Blueprint announces Daniel Amokachi, Garba Lawal, Ben Iroha, Victor Ikpeba, Austin Eguavoen, Aloy Agu, Mutiu Adepoju and Finidi George.
A tribute to two golden generations
“These are names that every football fan in Africa knows. We are proud to bring them to Lagos to honour the heroes of 1994 and 1996,” said Chichi Nwoko, founder and managing director of Toptier Sports Management, quoted by Peoples Daily.
A mini-camp before the celebration
According to Blueprint, the 1994 generation won the AFCON in Tunisia by beating Zambia 2-1 in the final, thanks to a brace from Emmanuel Amunike, before reaching the round of 16 at the 1994 World Cup.
Two years later, the Nigerian U23s claimed Olympic gold in Atlanta: they beat Brazil in the semi-final, then Argentina 3-2 in the final, for what remains Africa’s first Olympic title, again according to Blueprint.
The programme is not limited to the match. The legends arrive in Lagos on 6 November for a mini-camp with 500 young footballers and a professional photo session, indicates Aljazirah.
The 8 November event is open to the public from 1.30pm.