Afro Nation Launches London Event

Jamaica v Nigeria The Unity Cup Final — The Nigeria squad celebrate with the Unity Cup during the Unity Cup Final between Jamaica and Nigeria at Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, England, May 31, 2025. The lead-up to the 2026 tournament will be celebrated with an Afro Nation event at London’s Drumsheds this coming November. *Photo by Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images*

Afro Nation just celebrated its 5th anniversary this July in Portimão, bringing together the biggest stars in Afrobeats and Amapiano. Now, the festival announced that it will hold its first event in the UK, Nov. 21, 2025.

Together with Afrosport Network it will host Afro Nation United: The Road to the Unity Cup, connecting music, sport and culture across the global diaspora.

The annual Unity Cup is a soccer tournament featuring Ghana, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Trinidad and Tobago, communities with a large diaspora in London.

The launch of Afro Nation United takes place at Drumsheds, London’s 15,000 capacity event venue. “With three stages of non-stop music, the event promises the biggest indoor celebration of Black music and sports in the UK to date,” according to the press announcement.

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Room X: Afro Nation will be dedicated to afrobeats, rap and hip hop, with a lineup featuring Odumodublvck × Shallipopi, Darkoo, DJ OV, Jae5, Stylo G, 1Way × Sika Takeover, DJ Emz, Supermidz, and more.

Room Y: Piano People will celebrate the ever rising wave of South Africa’s vibrant club sound amapiano with back-to-back performances by Vigro Deep with special guest, De Mthuda joining forces with Njelic, and sets from Kwamzy, Don Jon B2B K3, Mdu aka TRP and KMAT.

Room Z: Lit & LeQuartier brings together everything beyond afrobeats and amapiano, promising a mix of dancehall, rap crossovers, and club sounds, featuring, Shiiva, Kwamz Original × Obe 380, Trendy Takeover, J Gadget and more.

LeQuartier is Afro Nation’s new platform dedicated to francophone music and culture, expanding the celebration to new communities across the diaspora.

Afro Nation is committed to unifying the worlds of music and sport. Another step in that direction is the recently announced partnership between Afro Nation and the Professional Fighters League Africa (PFL), where Afro Nation will program music talent at PFL events.

Tickets for Afro Nation United: The Road to the Unity Cup at Drumsheds, London go on sale Sept. 5, at 10 a.m. BST. More info on afronationunited.com.

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