Grammy award-winning singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu better known as Burna Boy has revealed why he chose music over a career in football.
In a chat with British-Nigerian media personality, Julie Adenuga, the self-acclaimed ‘Giant of Africa’ stated that he was skilled at goalkeeping. However, he found little satisfaction in the position as he felt unimportant.
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He said
“I love football. I was good at playing football but the wickedest thing was that I was good at goalkeeping. That’s why I just stopped because [goalkeeping] was dead. I didn’t feel so important. I just didn’t feel like I was needed like that. I felt like without me the team will still be alright. I don’t want to spend my life like that.”
Burna Boy’s music has sometimes served as a satire to African leaders as it portrays the legacy of Afrobeats pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti also known as Abami Eda
The 31-year-old’s discography includes five studio albums, starting with his debut single ‘Like To Party’ in 2011. In a significant achievement, his fourth studio album, ‘Twice As Tall,’ became the first and only Nigerian album to win a Grammy award in 2021.
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