Entertainment of Friday, 9 February 2018
Source: Africanews.com
2018-02-09
Wizkid becomes the first African artist to have an official jersey from Nike
Nigerian and international singing sensation Wizkid of the StarBoy brand fame has signed a deal with the sportswear giant Nike to produce and sell the Star Boy jerseys.
Fans of the ‘Daddy Yo’ star have been expressing their excitement and anticipation to own their own replicas of the jersey that was unveiled yesterday.
With this deal, Wizkid becomes the first African artist to have an official jersey.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid (sometimes stylised as WizKid), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
He started recording music at age 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed.
In 2009, he signed a record deal with Banky W.’s record label Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E).
He rose to prominence in 2010 with the release of the song “Holla at Your Boy” from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011).
“Tease Me/Bad Guys”, “Don’t Dull”, “Love My Baby”, “Pakurumo” and “Oluwa Lo Ni” were also released as singles from the Superstar album.
I can’t wait to get my Wizkid FC jersey.
— World Publicist (@IsimaOdeh) February 7, 2018
WizKid Fc…. Coming thru this jersey don sell out already pic.twitter.com/80Caa2w37v
— Eniola ? Boy (@____Temi) February 8, 2018