Izuchukwu OkosiNigerian superstar singer Burna Boy will thrill football fans with some of his hit tracks at the Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi this evening (Saturday).
Burna Boy has been confirmed as a co-headliner for the final in Istanbul and will perform before a global audience.
Premier League side Manchester City and Serie A outfit Inter Milan, champions in 2010, will take to the field at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul to contest for the European title.
Known for his energized and vibrant presence on stage, the Grammy Award winner has promised fans of magical moments when he turns up to perform.
“As a huge football fan myself, I know it doesn’t get any bigger than the UEFA Champions League!,” the Last Last crooner remarked.
“That’s why I’m so excited to be performing on the Pepsi stage at this year’s final. Music and football are the ultimate combination, so you already know I’ll be bringing the vibes and making magic in Istanbul. The world isn’t ready for what we have in store!”
He will become the first African musical artiste to perform at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi since its inception seven years ago.
The final kicks off 8pm Nigerian time.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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