IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerian music star, David Adeleke known better as Davido, will be performing at the closing ceremony of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, according to a businessman in Hong Kong.
The 30-year-old music sensation will be performing at the closing of the tournament on 18 December.
The singer sang the World Cup theme song ‘Better Together’ in collaboration with Trinidad Cardona and Aisha.
Davido was set to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup but could not make it due to the loss of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke.
This would probably be the first performance Davido would be having since his three-year-old son drowned in his swimming pool on 31 October, 2022.
The news of his performance at the ongoing World Cup competition was announced by Hong Kong businessman Stephen Hung who shared his excitement about the development via a post on his Instagram story on Thursday, 8 December.
Sharing a picture of the singer via his verified account, the business mogul wrote: “So happy my bro @davido confirmed he will perform at the World Cup Qatar closing ceremony. Can’t wait to see him there.”
Stephen Hung, born in 1959, is a Hong Kong businessman. He was the joint chairman of Hong Kong-listed, The 13 Holdings Limited. He is the chairman of The Taipan Investment Group and vice-chairman of Rio Entertainment Group, which operates the Rio Hotel & Casino in Macau.