Nigeria Legends beat Team Africa 2-1 in Onikan thriller as Ikpeba and Dikko score on Sunday night
Photo: Jay-Jay Okocha in action at a legends match · Source: Wikimedia Commons (23 May 2017 file photo)
Victor Ikpeba opened the scoring and NSC chairman Shehu Dikko scored the winner off a Brown Ideye assist as Nigeria’s 1994 and 1996 heroes beat Team Africa at Onikan.
Key points
- Nigeria Legends defeated Team Africa 2-1 in the Legends Football Game at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on Sunday night, closing CANEX WKND 2026.
- The game marked 30 years since Nigeria’s Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold and the 1994 AFCON triumph.
- The result only surfaced on Monday — TopTier Sports Management issued its statement that morning, with reports landing from around 11:48 WAT — about 18 hours after the 17:00 WAT kick-off.
Nigeria Legends defeated Team Africa 2-1 in the Legends Football Game at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on Sunday night, closing CANEX WKND 2026.
Victor Ikpeba opened the scoring before National Sports Commission chairman Shehu Dikko scored the winner off an assist by Brown Ideye; Team Africa pulled one back late. The identity of Team Africa’s scorer was not confirmed in sources checked.
The result only surfaced on Monday — TopTier Sports Management issued its statement that morning, with reports landing from around 11:48 WAT — about 18 hours after the 17:00 WAT kick-off.
The game marked 30 years since Nigeria’s Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold and the 1994 AFCON triumph. Nigeria paraded Okocha, Kanu, Siasia, Amokachi, Finidi, Adepoju, Lawal, Ikpeba and Eguavoen; Team Africa featured Drogba, Adebayor, Diouf, Appiah, Kuffour, Alex Song, Kalou, Zokora, Rigobert Song, John Paintsil, Bance, Ndlovu, Benjani and Baloyi. The match was organised by TopTier Sports Management with Bet9ja, under Afreximbank/CANEX.
Why this matters
Nigeria Legends beat Team Africa 2-1 at Onikan — closing CANEX WKND 2026 with the 1994 and 1996 heroes on show.
Latest developments
First published 9 Nov 2026, 22:00 WAT.
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Sources
- Punch — Nigeria Legends beat Team Africa 2-1 in exhibition match
- New Telegraph — Nigeria edge Africa Legends 2-1 in Onikan thriller
- PM News — How Nigeria brought African football legends together in Lagos
- Sports Unlimited — TopTier brings Africa to Lagos as Nigeria's Legends beat Team Africa 2-1
Result verified across Punch, New Telegraph, PM News and Sports Unlimited, all tracing to the TopTier Sports Management statement on Monday. Team Africa's late scorer was not named in sources checked and is not named here. The match was Sunday 8 Nov; the result is Monday's news.