English Premier League Celebrates Michael Essien, Play Asakaa Boys' Song In Video, Ghanaians Pleased
- The Engish Premier League shared a video on TikTok celebrating Ghanaian football icon Michael Essien and played a song by the Asakaa Boys in the background
- The video was one of Michael Essien's legendary goals against Arsenal, blasting a shot from outside the box into the net
- Many Ghanaians were excited to see a Ghanaian song used by the official English Premier League account
The English Premier League has shared a video on TikTok celebrating Ghanaian football icon Michael Essien and played a song by the Asakaa Boys in the background.
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The video was one of Michael Essien's legendary goals against Arsenal in the Premier League when he blasted a shot from outside the box into the top corner of the net.
The video was captioned, "Essien knew how to score a worldie" and featured the song Obaa Hemaa by the Asakaa Boys, one of their most popular songs.
The English Premier League's choice of music was a nod to Essien's Ghanaian heritage and a recognition of the Asakaa Boys' influence on the African music scene.
Many Ghanaians were excited to see a Ghanaian song used by the official English Premier League account and praised Essien for his impact on English football.
Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh praises Asakaa
Music writer and pundit Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, in a conversation with YEN.com.gh sang the praises of the Asakaa Boys and the work they have put in.
Asakaa are getting global recognition not by chance but because of the work they have put in and their talent. They have continued to drop hit after hit which ios not an easy thing to do. It is only a matter of time before they start receiving some of the biggest awards in music. He said.
Ghanaians praise English Premier League team
YEN.com.gh gathered some reactions from social media users.
Crispin zedi said:
How has this song made it to the biggest league in the world…. I cannot comprehend this
Sheihulai Ibrahim wrote:
Thank u very much Essien love from Ghana thank u also premier league admin
DON’T LAUGH ALONE wrote:
Good music from Ghana Asakaa to the Universe
L E G Y Tson reacted:
Wait oh, them use asaka song for their video
Kwaku McFlyy wrote:
PL playing a Ghanaian track, Nice!! West Ham does it most tho
West Ham plays Sarkodie's Otan
In another story, West Ham United's social media team, in a TikTok video, played Sarkodie's latest song, Otan, exciting many Ghanaians.
The video was a clip of Mohammed Kudus's goal versus Wolves, and the post was a way of celebrating Kudus.
In the comments section of the video, Ghanaians praised the West Ham social media team for constantly playing Ghanaian music.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
