{"id":462856,"date":"2018-02-09T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T01:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/09\/wizkid-signs-deal-with-nike-for-starboy-jerseys\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T01:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T01:00:24","slug":"wizkid-signs-deal-with-nike-for-starboy-jerseys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/09\/wizkid-signs-deal-with-nike-for-starboy-jerseys\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizkid signs deal with Nike for StarBoy jerseys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Friday,  9 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Africanews.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/95429341.295.jpg\" alt=\"Wizkid  Nike\" title=\"Wizkid  Nike\" width=\"295\" height=\"288\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Wizkid becomes the first African artist to have an official jersey from Nike<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813995117\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813995117\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518138024_114_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">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.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the \u2018Daddy Yo\u2019 star have been expressing their excitement and anticipation to own their own replicas of the jersey that was unveiled yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>With this deal, Wizkid becomes the first African artist to have an official jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid (sometimes stylised as WizKid), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>In 2009, he signed a record deal with Banky W.&#8217;s record label Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). <\/p>\n<p>He rose to prominence in 2010 with the release of the song &#8220;Holla at Your Boy&#8221; from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011). <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tease Me\/Bad Guys&#8221;, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Dull&#8221;, &#8220;Love My Baby&#8221;, &#8220;Pakurumo&#8221; and &#8220;Oluwa Lo Ni&#8221; were also released as singles from the Superstar album.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwizkidmusic%2Fposts%2F10155010571126809&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"613\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">I can&#8217;t wait to get my Wizkid FC jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World Publicist (@IsimaOdeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsimaOdeh\/status\/961334980252262401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">WizKid Fc&#8230;. Coming thru this jersey don sell out already <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80Caa2w37v\">pic.twitter.com\/80Caa2w37v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eniola ? 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