Nigerian Grammy Award-winning artist, Burna Boy, has been announced as one of the performers that will headline this year’s UEFA Champions League final Kick-Off Show in June.
The event will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, and will also feature another co-headliner who will be announced soon.
Burna Boy’s participation was made public on the Twitter page of the UEFA Champions League, accompanied by a video of the artist, making the announcement.
“Hello everyone, I’m Burna Boy, and I’ve got some big news. I’ll be performing at the UEFA Champions League final Kick-Off Show by Pepsi” he said.
This comes after the “Last Last” megastar took part in the half-time show of the 2023 NBA final in February, accompanied by other African artists, Rema and Arya Starr.
The 2022 – 2023 Champions League is presently at the quarter-finals stage. The last eight and semi-finals draws take place this Friday, March 17, at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Qualified teams include; AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Benfica, and defending Champions Real Madrid.
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