Van Dijk Says Liverpool Fan Wizkid, Chelsea Fan Davido Are His Favorite Afrobeat Musicians

Published: April 11, 2020

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has revealed that he listens to the Afrobeat songs of Nigeria's illustrious music stars Wizkid and Davido especially before every game for his club.

In an exhilarating human interest interview with Premier League Productions monitored by allnigeriasoccer.com conducted via video calling app Zoom, 2019 Ballon d'Or nominee Virgil Van Dijk told his interviewer, Simon Crabtree:

"I listen to a lot of Afrobeat music particularly by Nigerian musicians. I love Wizkid and Davido. I know you might not know them just go check them out," the Dutch international said.

Born Ibrahim Ayodeji Balogun, Wizkid is a Liverpool fan and according to Forbes is worth $4m while David Adeleke better known as Davido is interestingly an ardent Chelsea fan and has been at the Stamford Bridge in London several times to watch the Blues play.

In the about 26 minutes interview, Van Dijk also picked his five aside team of Premier League players comprising of Manchester City trio of Ederson (goalkeeper), Aymeric Laporte (defender) and Kevin De Bruyne (midfielder); Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal's Pierre Emerick Aubameyang as the striker.

Izuchukwu Okosi

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