Next October 25, the Barça Legends will return to Africa to play a friendly match at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, with a capacity of more than 60,000 spectators.
The rival will be a combination of African ex-footballers under the name of Africa Legends, in a duel that will reinforce the international expansion of Fútbol Club Barcelona and the club's link with the African continent.
Barça Legends Calendar in 2025 and trip to Nigeria
After premiering in Monterrey (Mexico) with a 2-3 victory against the Liga MX Legends thanks to a hat-trick by David Villa, the team led by Albert Ferrer will face its second commitment of the season in Abuja.
The Africa Legends vs Barça Legends match will be played on Saturday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m. local time (4:00 p.m. in Barcelona).
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🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
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🏟️ Where it is played: Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja (Nigeria)
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⏰ Time: 15:00 (local time), 16:00 in Barcelona
It will be the fifth time that the Barça Legends have traveled to Africa after playing in Maputo (Mozambique, 2017), Mohadmedia (Morocco, 2019), Lusaka (Zambia, 2023) and Kinshasa (DR Congo, 2023).
Nigeria, a power of African football
Nigeria is one of the countries with the most football tradition on the continent. The national team has won the Africa Cup three times (1980, 1994 and 2013) and has been runner-up six times. In addition, it has played six of the last eight World Cups (1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018).
The country has also shone in the Olympic Games: it won gold in Atlanta 96, silver in Beijing 2008 and bronze in Rio 2016, consolidating its role as a hotbed of great international talents.
Nigerian footballers who played for FC Barcelona
Throughout its history, Fútbol Club Barcelona has had four Nigerian players in the first team:
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Emmanuel Amunike (1997-2000): he won two Leagues, two Copa del Rey, one Cup Winners' Cup and one European Super Cup.
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Samuel Okunowo (1998-99): he was part of the League champion team.
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Haruna Babangida (2000-01): he made his debut very young in Barça B with just 16 years old.
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Elohor Godswill (2014): he played a match in the Copa Catalunya with the first team.
Ronaldinho will lead the Barça Legends in Abuja
The match will feature the presence of Ronaldinho, who has already confirmed his participation. The Brazilian will wear the Blaugrana shirt again accompanied by figures such as:
- Ludovic Giuly
- Javier Saviola
- Jesús Angoy
- Samuel Okunowo
- Marc Valiente
- Fernando Navarro
- Roberto Trashorras
The final list with the Barça players who will play in Nigeria will be completed in the coming weeks.
Great figures confirmed in the Africa Legends
The African team will also feature top-level stars. Among those confirmed are:
- Jay Jay Okocha
- Nwankwo Kanu
- Emmanuel Adebayor
- Alex Song
Precisely Alex Song played for Barça for two seasons. The rest of the squad will be announced in the days leading up to the match.
What are the Barça Legends?
The Barça Legends project was born in 2016 with the aim of integrating former club footballers into a professional and global project.
It currently has more than 80 linked players and organizes international matches and activities that contribute to the global projection of the Barça brand and the dissemination of the club's values around the world.
In this way, each Legends match becomes an opportunity to strengthen ties with new fans and reinforce the Barcelona feeling in every corner of the planet.