Burna Boy, Mum Arrive In Cote d’Ivoire Amid Ongoing AFCON, Singer To Headline Concert, Video Trends

Burna Boy, Mum Arrive In Cote d’Ivoire Amid Ongoing AFCON, Singer To Headline Concert, Video Trends

  • Grammy Award winner Burna Boy and his mother are currently in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
  • A video showed Burna Boy, his mother and crew being welcome to the country where the AFCON 2023 is ongoing
  • The Nigerian music star is in Cote d’Ivoire to headline the STELL'AIR festival, which is scheduled to take place tonight

Nigerian international act and Grammy award winner Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireSTELL’AIR, in the company of his mother and manager, Bose Ogulu.

The report revealed Burna Boy arrived in Cote d’Ivoire early on Saturday, where he is set to hit the stage later tonight at the STELL’AIR festival.

Burna Boy and his mother in Abidjan.
Burna Boy to perform at a show in Cote d'Ivoire. Credit: @burnaboygram
Source: UGC

A video shared by the festival organisers on their social media showed Burna Boy and his mother being welcomed to the country.

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Watch the video of Burna Boy and his mother in Cote d’Ivoire below:

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It is, however, uncertain if the music star will remain in the country to witness the Nigerian Super Eagles play against Guinea-Bissau on Monday.

Nigerians react to video of Burna Boy and his mum in Cote d’Ivoire

YEN.com.gh captured some of the reactions that trailed the video; see them below:

dabellszn:

"The smile of a proud mother."

o_seyi28:

"It's his super Mommager for me. That's some powerful Mum there."

rezioluwa:

"Na him mama I like pass … I feel so relaxed seeing her around."

ernest_teenah:

"African giant Baba you nor go ever fall."

balel6537:

"Please we need goals in our next game. Make him play attack for us."

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_stephen_sgm:

"Ivory Coast don carry load."

iam_richez:

"The love naija people get for wanna body dey borst mind, who go house me for nigeria, i want visit."

codywaysgram:

"Some of us don go Abidjan wait for ODG for a week already."

Burna Boy named most streamed African artiste by Spotify

YEN.com.gh previously reported that Spotify released its year-end 2023, an annual data-driven analysis of how users listened to podcasts and music.

American superstar Drake became the most streamed artiste in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), followed by Burna Boy, who became the most streamed African artiste in SSA for the second time after 2022.

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