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Afrobeats will continue their love affair with football and football fan with UEFA and sponsors Pepsi announcing Burna Boy as one of two headliners for the final of the Champions League, Europe’s principal club competition. It’s great news for the development of the industry, with the football stage offering a good platform for Afrobeats stars to sell their craft. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Rema was one of the strongest beneficiaries of that grand visibility. His smash hit, “Calm Down” was a regular fixture inside stadiums and fan gatherings, and it led to the song climbing to the top of the charts in many countries.
UEFA and Pepsi made the revelation on Thursday, March 16 via a tweet that had Burna Boy speak to the fans. “Hey everyone. This is Burna Boy. I’ve got big news. I’ll be performing at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick-off Show by Pepsi. C’mon. Let’s go,” said the Grammy winner.
There’s no doubt that UEFA and Pepsi have made the right choice. Afrobeats is in high demand all over the world. And with Burna Boy, fans are guaranteed to experience a superb performance full of energy and raw talent from a catalog of hits as good as any global star can boast of today.
The 2023 Champions League Final will take place on 10th June 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey, with two of Europe’s biggest clubs facing off. The competition is currently at the quarter-final stage and 8 clubs left: Chelsea, Manchester City, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Benfica, Napoli, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich. They will each learn their next opponent when the draws for the quarter-final and semi-final go down on Friday, March 16.
Afrobeats to the world once again!
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