Lagos, Nigeria – Na wah! This weekend, Naija Afrobeats star, Ahmed Ololade, wey dem dey call Asake, don scatter the place as e attend serious Major League Soccer match for New York. You sabi say na him be the guest of honour? Chai! No be small thing!
On Sunday, dem gree Asake perform da ceremonial coin toss before match between New York Red Bulls and Columbus. Confam! Video wey e post for Instagram show as he dey there with match officials, flipping the coin wey go decide who go start the match and the sides dem go face. And you know wetin e caption am? “Asake music gives you wings.” E no lie, na true level!
Even inside the ceremony, one of his palatable singles dey blow for stadium speakers as dem dey shake body. But the match, e no sweet as e end for goalless draw. Wetin I go talk? Sometimes, na so e be – na football! (No be me go carry blame at all).
Asake sef no stop there o! For another clip, you go see am dey juggle ball pitch-side while 36-year-old Cameroon bad guy, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, dey watch him like film. E be like say dem enjoy small gist before dem shake hands. I sure say Choupo-Moting dey ask am how e fit carry that kind swagger enter the pitch!
Now, make we run through wetin dey happen after e rise to fame for Naija. We sabi say for 2020, Asake drop that hit single “Lady” wey make everybody dey jive. Fast-forward to February 2022, he sign with Olamide’s YBNL label – e be like say na jackpot! Since then, this guy dey release correct albums: Mr Money With The Vibes for 2022, Work of Art for 2023, and Lungu Boy for 2024. Na true, he don chop international recognition too, and him even grab 2025 Grammy nomination for Best African Music Performance category. Chai, this boy dey go far o!
As Asake dey shine and show us say na only party wey dey his vibes, we dey hope say more collaborations go land from am soon. Na so e go be – football and music fit waka hand in hand! As you dey chook eye for wetin dey happen next, no forget say everywhere dey hot for this Naija boy wey dey carry Afrobeats like football trophy.
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